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The EU has long touted itself as the world's top development aid donor. But member states’ share of Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA fell from 0.53 percent in 2023 to 0.47 percent in 2024 — well below the 0.7 percent target agreed at UN level (Photo: Matt Tempest/Flickr)

EU's status as top aid donor 'in jeopardy' as budget cuts hit

The EU’s claim to be the world’s top development aid provider is in jeopardy because of spending cuts that rival the US Trump administration in severity, according to a new report published on Wednesday (22 October). 

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The EU has long touted itself as the world's top development aid donor. But member states’ share of Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA fell from 0.53 percent in 2023 to 0.47 percent in 2024 — well below the 0.7 percent target agreed at UN level (Photo: Matt Tempest/Flickr)

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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