BRATISLAVA, November 5, (WEBNOVINY) – Among the twelve new EU members, the Slovak Republic is at the tail end in providing development aid. In 2010, Slovakia failed to fulfill its international commitment in foreign aid, when instead of the planned 0.17 percent, it allocated only 0.085 percent of its gross national income to official development assistance. This stems from an evaluation report elaborated by the Platform of Non-Governmental Development Organizations, which shelters thirty-one Slovak non-governmental organizations involved in provision of development and humanitarian assistance abroad.
Last year, the old EU15 pledged to spend a total of 0.56 percent of their gross national income on development aid. The twelve new members, including Slovakia, were to spend 0.17 percent of the gross national income on development aid. Slovakia provided EUR 55.8 million last year (0.085 percent of GNI). A year before, it was EUR 54 million, while in 2008 it was as much as EUR 65 million.
With the exception of Cyprus, no new EU member fulfilled its pledge last year. Only Poland, Romania and Latvia spent less than Slovakia on foreign aid.
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