The Publish What You Fund team presented the findings of the 2012 Aid Transparency Index to the European Parliament in Brussels last week. The European Union’s budget negotiations are currently the hot topic in Europe, as EU leaders will be meeting this week for an extraordinary summit to focus on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), […]
Justine Greening, U.K. Secretary of State for International Development, today launched DfID’s new Open Aid Information platform at the Open Up! conference in London. The platform will provide detailed information on specific DfID projects in developing countries as well as activities by DfID partners, such as multilateral development banks and private sector contractors. DfID is the highest […]
The European Development Days saw thousands of development advocates, decision-makers and practitioners in Brussels. The three main themes this year were food security, private sector development and inclusive growth. EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, announced the results of a ‘Eurobarameter’ survey, indicating broad European support for development aid, despite the economic crisis. Commissioner Peibalgs used the findings […]
A report released today by the National Audit Office welcomed steps taken by the Department for International Development (DFID) to improve transparency over aid distributed via multilateral organisations. Commenting on the report, Publish What You Fund Director David Hall-Matthews said: ‘We agree that DFID is making great steps to improve the transparency of its aid […]
The AidWatch 2012 Report and ONE Data Report were launched together today in London, detailing concerns about the quantity and quality of aid being spent by the European Union. Commenting on the reports, Publish What You Fund’s David Hall-Matthews said: “It is disappointing that both of these reports found European aid levels have reached a historic […]
Brian Atwood, Chair of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), has confirmed the organisation’s strong commitment to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). At a speech last night in London, Atwood impressed the crowd by saying the DAC is behind the aid transparency movement. He asserted that as much as 30% of aid is lost on transaction costs, […]
