Like-minded in Principle or in Practice? Priorities and Allocations in EU Member States’ Foreign Aid

Sammanfattning

Working Paper, May 2021

The purpose of this report is to map and compare the policy priorities of
the EU27 in the field of development co-operation. The report puts a
particular emphasis on identifying EU member states (MS) with
development profiles that are similar or dissimilar to Sweden’s. The data
and material used throughout the report include (a) relevant policy
documents of the respective member states, and (b) Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data on the
allocation of Official Development Assistance (ODA). More specifically,
the report draws primarily on the OECD Creditor Reporting System1
(CRS), as well as the recently launched Development Co-Operation
Profiles.