European Parliament and Committee on Development 23 March 2006, European Parliament resolution on the development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (2005/2162(INI))

1. Regrets that the overall amount for the 10th EDF decided by the European Council is below the original calculation of the Commission; 2. Regrets that the plethora of political commitments made in 2005 in support of substantial increases in ODA have not been translated into a substantial increase in the contributions of Member States to the EDF; underlines that the proposed amount for the 10th