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"Mr President, Malthusian theory, according to which we can only live in prosperity if others life in poverty, has had its day. The current stalemate poses a real risk to our commitment to the official development assistance of the European Union as a whole.
Our Committee on Development is very aware of this and is calling on the governments of the Member States to strongly oppose any move to treat official development assistance as a balancing item in this difficult economic climate. This would undeniably diminish the European Union’s capacity to be a strategic player in the areas of cooperation and humanitarian action, areas in which it is undoubtedly the largest, and by far the most effective, global player. It would sow doubts among our partners about the EU’s reliability in its role as a cornerstone for those who are still unable to manage by themselves.
Yesterday we had the opportunity to set out our ambitions in the debate on the Agenda for Change. Today is the first test of our consistency: we must follow up our statements with actions by refusing to lower our guard against the challenges that we will face over the coming decade."@en1
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