European Commission 6 July 2011, REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Annual Report 2011 on the European Union's development and external assistance policies and their implementation in 2010

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 6.7.2011 COM(2011) 414 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Annual Report 2011 on the European Union's development and external assistance policies and their implementation in 2010 {SEC(2011) 880 final} EN 1 EN A difficult environment The world began a fragile recovery in 2010 from the financial and economic crisis of 2008- 2009.