Communication from the Commission - EU Aid : Delivering more, better and faster
Date: 2006-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU policy, action programme, cooperation policy, development aid, third country

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 02.03.2006 
COM(2006) 87 final 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION 

EU Aid: Delivering more, better and faster 

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INTRODUCTION 

In the run-up to the UN Summit of September 2005, the donor community committed, at the 
High  Level  Forum  of  Paris  in  March  2005,  to  radically  change  its  practices  and  thereby 
improve the impact of its activities and help realise the qualitative jump needed to achieve the 
Millennium  Development  Goals.  As  a  result,  the  European  Union  (Member  States  and 
Commission,  including  10  new  Member  States  as  emerging  donors)  signed  up  to  ambitious 
objectives,  both  as  individual  donors  and  as  a  collective  group.  Determined  to  move  the 
international agenda forward and to assume its share of the effort, the EU gave increased aid 
effectiveness a central role in its own development strategy, and concretely committed itself 
to increase the effectiveness of its aid. 

This  set  of  decisions  presents  an  exhaustive  list  of  detailed  and  concrete  measures  to  be 
developed and implemented by 2010. Based on lessons learnt from the field, good practices 
and  expectations  from  the  partner  countries,  they  are  rooted  in  the  principles  of 
harmonisation,  ownership,  alignment,  and  management  by  results  of  the  Paris  Declaration. 
These commitments now need to be translated into concrete actions, and the EU has to focus 
on their implementation on the spot while facing the reality of country specificities. 

Part I of this Action Plan summarizes, per memoria, in a single and comprehensive document 
the  concepts  of  the  nine  time-bound  deliverables  on  which  the  EU  as  a  group  has  now  to 
deliver. 

Part  II  of  this  Action  Plan  presents  the  first  four  immediate  deliverables  that  have  already 
been  developed  and  are  ready  for  immediate  adoption  and  implementation  in  a  selected 
number of partner countries. 

Part  III  of  this  Action  Plan  describes  the  five  remaining  deliverables  that  have  to  be 
developed during 2006 and implemented in the field by 2010. 

It should be noted that two of the immediate deliverables of this Action Plan are presented in 
further  detail  in  two  specific  Communications  (i.e.  the  Communication  on  Financing  for 
Development  and  Aid  Effectiveness  and  the  Communication  on  a  Joint  Programming 
Framework).  As  such,  these  three  documents  form  a  “package  on  aid  effectiveness”  put 
forward to the Council and the Parliament. 

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Table 1. Synoptic Table 

Axis 1 

Axis 2 

Axis 3 

Casting a glance art EU aid 

Leading the Paris agenda 

Boosting the EU Consensus  

Donor Atlas 

Roadmaps 

Division of labour 

(Immediate deliverable) 

(Immediate deliverable) 

(Short term deliverable) 

Compendium EU 

Joint Programming 

Co-financing 

(Short term deliverable) 

(Immediate deliverable) 

(Short term deliverable) 

Monitoring mechanisms 

Joint Arrangements 

EU vision 

(Immediate deliverable) 

(Short term deliverable) 

(Short term deliverable) 

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PART I 

TRACKING OUR COMMITMENTS 

Our  commitments  on  aid  effectiveness  can  be  split  into  three  inter-connected  axes,  which 
respectively address: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

a transparent and knowledge-based mapping and monitoring of our activities; 

the  implementation  of  our  collective  commitments  adopted  by  the  Paris 
Declaration on harmonisation and alignment; 

the  execution  of  the  aid  effectiveness  pillar  of  the  new  EU  strategy 
framework,  as  defined  by  the  New  Development  Policy  Statement  (the 
“European consensus”) and the EU Strategy for Africa. 

AXIS 1: CASTING A GLANCE AT EU AID 

A  constant  review  of  our  activities  is  an  essential  pre-condition  for  a  knowledge-based 
analysis  of  our  successes  and  failures,  from  which  we  can  derive  rational  and  optimal 
redeployment  of  our  activities  and  methods.  Such  a  candid  scrutiny  of  our  development 
assistance  is  not  only  an  obligation  of  transparency  to  our  constituencies  and  the  public 
opinion, but also an essential basis upon which to form our strategic thinking. 

Refining the mapping of our aid 

The  first  edition  of  the  EU  Donor  Atlas  showed  two  trends:  (i)  a  concentration  of  aid  in 
certain “attractive” countries and sectors, creating “orphan” or forgotten countries and sectors, 
and  (ii)  a  fragmentation  of  activities  in  “darling”  countries/sectors,  with  a  multiplication  of 
actors and small-scale projects.  

In order to further develop its analysis into operational principles on how to better organise 
ourselves and improve our division of labour, the Donor Atlas needs to be refined into more 
precise and specific assessments - while keeping a visible profile for public awareness. 

Reviewing EU development rules 

The  international  aid  effectiveness  agenda  is  increasingly  promoting  the  emergence  of  joint 
activities and synergies between development actors.  

The  primary  objective  of  this  exercise  is  to  give  our  partner  countries,  as  well  as  other 
development actors, a readily available overview of all of MS’s current rules and procedures. 
Such  a  consolidation  of  EU  Member  States’  donor  systems  will  be  fused  into  various 
compendiums. They are conceived as comprehensive and operational tool books to facilitate 
the  work  of  any  operator  (be  it  a  partner  country  official,  a  SME,  or  a  NGO)  that  needs  to 
understand our rules. By identifying the various building blocks, the compendiums could also 
serve as a basis to trigger future progress on harmonisation and simplification. 

Monitoring our promises 

In the Paris Declaration donors and partner countries agreed to set up a monitoring mecanism, 
without  creating  a  parallel  “monitoring  industry”.  In  order  to  keep  the  momentum  on  the 
reforms  and  the  pace  of  delivery,  the  EU  gave  its  full  support  to  a  strong  but  realistic 

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monitoring  process  -  both  (i)  at  the  international  level  for  the  objectives  that  the  donor 
community  collectively  has  agreed  upon,  and  (ii)  at  the  EU  level  for  our  own  additional 
commitments and contributions. 

AXIS 2: TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTION 

The  implementation  of  our  collective  contribution  to  the  UN  Millennium  Summit  in 
September  2005  represents  a  crucial  endorsement  of  international  aid  effectiveness  efforts 
undertaken over the last two years, and formally adopted through the Paris Declaration (PD) 
on  harmonisation  and  alignment  of  February  2005.  This  package  of  EU  commitments  was 
based  on  the  initial  recommendations  of  the  Ad-Hoc  Working  Party  on  Harmonization 
(ADWPH) Report, formally adopted through the conclusions of the General Affairs Council 
of November 2004. 

Supporting local coordination processes 

The “Roadmap” identifies concrete harmonisation issues (from a provided menu of actions) 
that  require  implementation  by  all  EU  donors  active  in  a  given  country.  Roadmaps  are  not 
meant to be substitutes for the country-led action plans on harmonisation and alignment, but 
rather  to  be  an  instrument  to  identify  areas  in  which  EU  donors  could  help  strengthening 
existing local processes, be they government-led or donor-led, or creating them if necessary 
by going further than existing initiatives. 

Developing a Joint Multi-annual Programming Framework (JPF) 

The spirit of the JPF is to create a mechanism, compatible with existing national documents 
and cycles, open to other donors, and which offers a framework for regrouping the duplicating 
building  blocks  of  Member  States  systems  and  thereby  reduce  the  transaction  costs  of  our 
programming.  The  Framework  would  contain  elements  such  as  the  factual  description  of 
country profile, a common analysis of the situation, donor matrixes, and the analysis of EU 
policy  mix.  It  should  offer,  over  the  medium  term,  the  possibility  for  donors  to  establish  a 
collective strategic response to the challenges raised in the joint country analysis, and in the 
long term pave the way for a potential joint programming. Discussions on this item already 
have a long history - as the Council established the principles, the content and the calendar for 
the JPF process in November 2004, in April and in November 2005 respectively. 

Developing Joint Local Arrangements 

These  arrangements  -  referred  to  as  Joint  Financial  Arrangements  (JFAs)  in  the  Council’s 
conclusions - strive to promote a single dialogue, disbursement and reporting mechanisms at 
country level - between the donor community and the partner country, through the adoption of 
a  formal  document.  Partial  and  interesting  examples  exist  in  the  field  -  i.e.  in  Zambia  and 
Mozambique  -  mainly  built  around  Budget  Support  and  SWAPs  operations.  These  existing 
products have proven to be very effective in (a) reducing the transaction costs and burden put 
on the partner country, (b) creating good and sustainable working relations between donors, 
as well as (c) helping the division of labour. The objective is to develop a joint template that 
will be adapted to country specificities. 

AXIS 3: BOOSTING THE EUROPEAN CONSENSUS 

The  New  Development  Policy  Statement  -  the  “European  Consensus  on  Development”  - 
adopted in December 2005 emphasises EU Aid effectiveness as a crucial element of its shared 

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vision. The EU Strategy for Africa endorsed by the European Council at the same time also 
calls for a fast and steady implementation of the aid effectiveness agenda in Africa. As such, 
this new political framework calls for: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

a better division of labour - aiming at greater complementarity, as well as ensuring a 
minimum EU presence in fragile countries and “aid orphans” in particular; 

more joint actions through a more intensive use of co-financing - capitalising on new 
MS’ experiences, while facilitating their gradual emergence as new donors; 

strengthening  of  the  EU  input  and  impact,  along  the  principles  and  the  issues 
highlighted by the European Consensus; 

Enhancing the division of labour 

The excessive fragmentation of development assistance has led to dispersion, duplication and 
even  contradiction  in  aid  activities,  reducing  its  potential  impact  through  accumulation  of 
unnecessary  administrative  costs  and  increased  burden  put  on  the  partner  countries. 
Reinforcing  the  complementarity  of  our  activities  is  key  to  increase  our  aid  effectiveness. 
Through  the  Paris  Declaration  donors  have  agreed  to  make  full  use  of  their  respective 
comparative  advantage,  while  respecting  the  ownership  of  the  partner  country  on  how  to 
achieve increased complementarity. 

The  objective  is  therefore  to  reinforce  the  division  of  labour  -  both  at  (i)  country-  and  (ii) 
cross-country/regional  levels,  which  imply  challenges  of  different  nature.  They  need  to  be 
carefully addressed - in terms of political pressure, lack of visibility and loss of opportunities. 
In  this  context,  the  emerging  donor  activity  of  the  new  Member  States  deserves  a  special 
attention. 

Increasing joint EU activities 

The EU has agreed to develop more joint actions. This initiative intends to define a strategic 
approach to co-financing, which will give a catalytic role to a substantial part of the EC funds 
in promoting the development of more joint EU activities. Moreover, the projected scaling up 
of aid over the next couple of years will mainly increase the flows of bilateral aid. This will 
impose  some  difficult  administrative  management  challenges  on  Member  States.  In  this 
context, it is essential to avoid creating unnecessary additional administrative structures. 

In  addition  to  defining  an  “active  EC  offer”  (where  EC  funds  could  co-finance  joint 
activities), it is also important to define a “passive EC offer” - whereby national funds could 
be administratively channelled through  the  Commission and lead  to  co-financing operations 
linked  to  nationally-owned  and  decided  activities.  Finally,  the  new  Member  States  are 
increasingly  developing  their  own  activities  in  this  field.  The  proposed  structured  co-
financing approach should aim at supporting their expansion. 

Strengthening the EU vision on development assistance 

The  political  and  intellectual  impact  of  EU’s  financial  contributions  in  the  area  of 
development is not yet fully recognised and deployed. The objective of this deliverable is to 
strengthen the EU’s political and analytical role by concrete measures. It aims at stimulating 
the European debate on development and promoting best practice. The EU has the potential to 
serve as an intellectual cornerstone, through the reinforcement of the collective input and of 
the perception of a specific EU donor community. 

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2006: A MOMENT OF TRUTH 

It is essential that our promises quickly turn into field implementation and show subsequent 
impact  by  2010.  Moreover,  like  other  donors,  the  EU  has  agreed  to  meet  and  assess  its 
progress on the implementation of its respective contributions to the harmonisation agenda at 
a third High Level Event to be held in Ghana in 2008. It is therefore important that a relevant 
mass effect of results has been achieved by this horizon. In order to live up to these promises 
and the expectations they have created, this Action Plan therefore presents - for each of its 9 
deliverables  –  indicative,  pragmatic,  and  realistic  outcomes  for  2010,  as  well  as  mid-term 
targets for 2008. 

Creating another pilot process will just be another excuse for not moving the agenda forward. 
When  adopting  world-wide  processes,  it  is  nevertheless  important  to  implement  them  in  a 
realistic manner taking into account local specificities. The Action Plan will therefore propose 
to  support  and  monitor  the  implementation  of  the  relevant  deliveries  -  in  a  limited,  but 
relevant  number  of  countries,  thereby  giving  the  reality  of  our  commitments  a  face  and  a 
name. 

PART II  TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTIONS 

This  second  part  of  the  Action  Plan  refers  to  four  deliveries  that  are  already  ready  for  an 
immediate adoption in 2006. They correspond to the parallel proposals being put forward to 
the Council and the Parliament in spring 2006. This Action Plan does not go into the details of 
their content, but rather focuses on the targets for their progressive implementation. 

Deliverable 1 – the Donor Atlas 

The revised EU Donor Atlas II has been developed along five components: 

(i) 

An EU Annual Report 

In order to raise public awareness on EU development assistance, this EU annual report will 
present  our  collective  challenges,  as  well  as  our  joint  and/or  individual,  but  coordinated, 
responses. It will, in a visible and positive manner, highlight projects activities from each of 
the  EU  donors  (Member  States  and  Commission).  It  will  be  published  annually  from  2006 
onwards. 

(ii) 

An improved Donor Atlas 

In  a  Volume  I,  the  existing  Atlas  will  be  revised  and  updated  in  collaboration  with  the 
Member States and the OECD/DAC by mid-2006.  

(iii) 

An additional regional focus 

In  a  Volume  II,  a  first  regional  focus  on  Western  Africa  will  be  added  to  the  Atlas,  as  a 
follow-up to the EU Strategy on Africa. It will be sufficiently detailed to allow a real debate 
on division of labour, and it will support deeper and more specific analysis in the context of 
emerging regional processes. Additional Volumes, with other regional focuses will be added 
each six months, in order to cover the entire development world over the medium term. 

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(iv)  Mapping at country level 

It is important that aid mapping is carried out at country level, covering all the donors active 
in that country. In order to do so, models have been developed in three of the four EU Pilot 
countries: a partner-led model in Nicaragua, a donor-led model in Mozambique and an EU-
led  model  in  Vietnam.  Such  practices  will  be  extended  to  all  the  signatories  of  the  Paris 
Declaration by 2008. 

(v) 

Emerging donors 

New  actors  are  emerging.  They  impact  on  the  development  community  as  we  know  it.  An 
ongoing  study  is  reflecting  upon  the  activities  of  the  major  emerging  donors  (the  BRICS 
countries - i.e. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South-Africa). The EC proposes to launch an 
EU development dialogue with these countries by 2006. 

Deliverable 2 – Monitoring the EU and the DAC processes 

The monitoring has to cover two sets of commitments. First, the international objectives and 
targets agreed by all participants, donors and recipients in Paris, including the more ambitious 
additional  objectives  that  the  EU  has  committed  itself  to1  Second,  the  EU  contributions  in 
terms of concrete EU operational deliverables as a group. 

(i) 

The first set of commitments 

These commitments will be monitored through the mechanisms currently being set up by the 
OECD/DAC  Joint  Venture  on  Monitoring  (JVM).  The  monitoring  covers  all  donors  and 
partner countries, and will be based on country driven surveys measuring progress against the 
Paris Declaration. The survey indicators to be used are to be field tested in 2006 in Cambodia, 
Ghana, Nicaragua, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. To avoid further delays, the EU has to 
push for a fast and steady implementation of the Paris Declaration. 

(ii) 

The second set of commitments 

From 2006 onwards the implementation of the EU concrete operational deliverables will be 
monitored through the Annual Report on the Follow-up of Monterrey, which takes  stock of 
the fulfilment of promises at EU level - both in terms of volume and effectiveness of aid. 

This deliverable is  the  subject  of  a  specific  Communication  and  Staff  Working  Paper  being 
put forward in parallel to this Action Plan to the Council and the Parliament. 

Deliverable 3: Roadmaps 

Existing Roadmaps ensure a relevant coverage of development countries. The Roadmaps vary 
in  nature,  but  the  majority  of  them  show  a  positive  momentum  and  high  expectations.  The 
responses can be grouped in the four following country categories: 

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(i) provide all capacity building assistance through coordinated programmes with an increasing use of 
multi-donors  arrangements;  (ii)  to  channel  50%  of  government-to-government  assistance  through 
country  systems,  including  by  increasing  the  percentage  of  our  assistance  provided  through  budget 
support or sector wide approaches; (iii) to avoid the establishment of any new project implementation 
units; (iv) to reduce the number of un-coordinated missions by 50%. 

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(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

where a roadmap does not add value, 

where a roadmap is not yet adopted, 

where a local process and/or an EU roadmap is being initiated 

where a local process and/or an EU roadmap is launched 

A  first  analysis  indicates  that  several  processes  will  have  to  be  boosted.  It  is  important  to 
reflect quickly, with the partner countries and other donors, on how to upgrade the roadmap 
process,  how  to  strengthen  and  share  monitoring  responsibilities  and  how  to  handle  the 
increasing  ODA  at  regional  level.  The  establishment  of  Roadmaps  should  be  achieved  by 
2006. The completion of all Roadmap objectives should be reached by 2010. 

It is therefore proposed that from 2006 onwards, technical seminars be organised on a regular 
basis to assess the processes, organise a division of labour on the operational follow-up, set up 
qualitative targets for implementation. In addition a system for steady support and monitoring 
should be set up in the 12 countries where solid Roadmaps are either established or are on the 
verge  of  being  launched  (i.e.  Bangladesh,  Burkina  Faso,  Ethiopia,  Ghana,  India,  Jordan, 
Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua, South-Africa and Vietnam). 

This deliverable is the subject of a specific report. 

Deliverable 4 –Joint Programming Framework (JFP) 

A  first  study  analysed  a  compendium  of  national  programming  documents,  identifying 
duplications  and  common  building  blocks.  A  second  study  analysed  the  lessons  from  the 
existing  field  cases,  mainly  the  Joint  Assistance  Strategy  (JAS)  developed  in  Uganda, 
Tanzania  and  Zambia.  A  third  study  focused  on  the  current  programming  in  Uganda,  and 
intended  to  show  what  a  future  joint  programming  framework  could  look  like  in  a  given 
country. It allowed visualising  the  potential outcomes and gains, while keeping in mind the 
local  challenges  and  specificities.  The  findings  of  these  studies  were  shared  and  discussed 
with Member States in 2005, and subsequently formed the basis upon which the Commission 
developed its proposal for a Multi-annual Joint Programming Framework. 

While  its  adoption  should  be  achieved  by  mid-2006,  the  JFP  should  be  implemented  in  a 
pragmatic, progressive and “opportunistic” manner - i.e. the fact that the programming cycle 
of twelve donors in Mozambique are currently converging, represents a unique opportunity. 
Therefore, while keeping a world-wide approach, we suggest focusing on implementation in a 
limited number of countries by using the following simple selection criteria: 

(1) 

Countries where there is a national poverty strategy; 

(2) 

Countries where at least two EU donors will start new programming in 2006-2007; 

(3) 

Countries where there is sufficient local coordination capacity; 

This would lead to a tentative list of countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, 
Haiti,  Mali,  Mozambique,  Nicaragua,  Rwanda,  Senegal,  South  Africa,  Tanzania,  Vietnam, 
Uganda and Zambia), where we could suggest starting implementing the JFP by 2008. Eleven 
are  African  countries  and  this  corresponds  to  the  immediate  implementation  of  the  Aid 
effectiveness  agenda  in  Africa,  requested  by  the  EU  Strategy  for  Africa.  An  additional 
country, Haiti, is suggested for linking this process with the specificities of a fragile state. In 

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countries  where  donor  joint  assistance  strategy  has  already  been  initiated  (i.e.  Tanzania, 
Uganda and Zambia), it is important that the JPF inserts itself and support these processes.  

A further extension of the JPF to all remaining ACP countries, as well as to all countries that 
have signed the Paris Declaration, should be reached by 2010. 

This deliverable is the subject of a specific Communication being put forward in parallel to 
this Action Plan to the Council and the Parliament. 

PART III  COMPLETING THE AGENDA 

This  third  part  of  the  Action  Plan  refers  to  the  five  remaining  deliverables  that  need  to  be 
further developed before the end of 2006.  

Deliverable 5 – Operational complementarity 

The report of the Ad Hoc Working Party on Harmonization provided a guidance in the form 
of a menu of steps on how to develop an operational EU strategy towards complementarity. 
The Commission proposes that the Council by mid-2006 endorse a few guidelines for such an 
operational  strategy,  based  on  the  lessons  learned  from  the  revised  Donor  Atlas.  The 
Commission could then propose to the Council a set of pragmatic operational principles on 
how to boost our division of labour, for adoption by the end of 2006. 

Once  adopted,  it  is  proposed  to  unroll  these  principles  in  the  field  in  connection  with  the 
future regional chapters of the revised Donor Atlas, and thereby to cover one region every six 
months until full world coverage is achieved by 2010. 

This  deliverable  will  be  the  object  of  a  specific  Communication  put  forward  latter  to  the 
Council and the Parliament. 

Deliverable 6 – Increasing joint activities: a catalytic role for EC co-financing 

The Commission will propose a structured co-financing mechanism for EC funds before the 
end of 2006. A two-headed proposal for both an “active” and a “passive” offer will address 
the  principles,  criteria  and  operational  conditions  for  a  structured  co-financing  mechanism. 
The objective would be to develop co-financing activities by with Member States by 2010. 

It  should  be  noted  that  this  delivery  implies  the  completion  of  the  ongoing  revision  of  all 
impediments to co-financing currently existing within the EC rules. It includes changes in the 
Financial Regulations, the Annex IV of the Cotonou Agreement and the insertion of updated 
rules in all future regulations for which the Commission is seeking the Council support. It is 
essential that all impediments be abolished by 2008.  

This  deliverable  will  be  the  subject  of  a  specific  Communication  put  forward  later  to  the 
Council and the Parliament. 

Deliverable 7 – Strengthening the EU vision 

The “European Consensus on Development” has highlighted the potential of shared analysis 
and debate at the European level, with a view to promote an EU intellectual core of excellence 
on development issues. The following elements will help to build this core: 

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(i) A network of development research centres 

While  European  centres  of  excellence  in  the  area  of  development  have  produced  strong 
academic  contributions,  they  nevertheless  seem  scattered  in  nature.  This  lack  of  “unified” 
European research and academic works has hampered our impact on the general thinking in 
this field. It is therefore important to better connect these centres, in a flexible network and on 
a  pro-active  basis.  Such  a  network  should  be  established  by  2006  to  commission  strategic 
studies  that  would  feed  our  own  thinking  and  strengthen  our  academic  input  to  global 
thinking.  It  should  allow  by  2008  a  comprehensive  EU  prospective  and  analytical  capacity 
supporting the vision shaped in the European Consensus. 

(ii) The European Development Days 

There is at present no event or moment that symbolises the analytical contribution of the EU 
in the development arena, nor an event or a moment that gathers all EU actors. Most political 
parties, unions or organisation have a moment of “cohesion”, for prospective thinking such as 
‘summer universities’ or “weeks of their core theme”. Such an event or moment could serve 
to develop intellectual dynamism and confrontation, and gather various community actors in a 
sense of collectiveness around a common agenda. 

Starting  in  2006  and  onwards,  it  is  therefore  proposed  to  create  annual  “European 
Development Days”, as part of the strengthening of our collective input and the effectiveness 
of our actions. 

(iii) The multiplication of joint training 

The “European Consensus” has also underlined common operational objectives and methods 
that correspond to pragmatic modalities. Both the Commission and the Member States have 
developed  vocational  training  programs  for  development  practitioners.  It  is  therefore 
proposed  to  develop  a  European  training  map,  regrouping  relevant  training  tools  from  both 
the Commission and the Member States, to be offered in the future to any EU member. Such 
system should be tested at the occasion of the first European Development Days in 2006, and 
be further exponentially developed by the end of 2008. 

Deliverable 8 – Joint Local Arrangements 

Flexible joint local arrangements that allow for adaptation to local specificities will have to be 
quickly developed jointly by the Commission and the Member States, and adopted before the 
end of 2006. 

By 2008, such arrangements should be proposed for all the 14 countries that have signed the 
Rome  Declaration  on  Harmonization.  (i.e.  Bangladesh,  Bolivia,  Cambodia,  Ethiopia,  Fiji, 
Kyrgyz  Rep.,  Morocco,  Mozambique,  Nicaragua,  Niger,  Senegal,  Tanzania,  Vietnam  and 
Zambia), who were the subject of the 2004 DAC survey on harmonisation, and therefore have 
a solid country situation baseline. 

Deliverable 9 – Overview of EU development rules: compendiums 

The four following compendiums will be drafted 

(1) 

(2) 

Compendium of EU rules for programming; 

Compendium of EU rules for procurement; 

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(3) 

(4) 

Compendium of EU rules and principles for NGOs; 

Compendium of EU rules for subsidies; 

They will all be developed by the end of 2006. They will be later revised in 2008 pending on 
further simplification and harmonisation of rules. 

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