EU assistance to go to specific fields
The European Union (EU) wants to hear Vietnam’s opinions on specific fields for assistance, said the EU Director General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Koos Richelles at a press briefing in Hanoi on October 24.
2013 is the final year of the EU development support program for Vietnam in the 2007-2013 period, and the EU is drafting a new program for 2014-2020.
The EU will examine targets that recipients of its official development assistance (ODA) want to achieve in their socio-economic development plans.
The EU will examine targets that recipients of its official development assistance (ODA) want to achieve in their socio-economic development plans.
Instead of providing assistance for individual projects, the EU will focus its aid on specific fields in the future after assessing the impact of their policies on the beneficiaries.