The U.S.-EU High Level Development Dialogue: Building on the Legacy of the Marshall Plan

In a rapidly changing world, the EU, including its 27 member states, was one of the United States’ most important multilateral partners for achieving U.S. global development objectives. The aid programs of the 27 EU member states combined with the Commission and the U.S. aid budgets disburse more than 70 percent of global official development assistance. Therefore, the renewed U.S.-EU Development Dialogue provided a forum through which the United States and the EU (including member states) could maximize results from limited foreign assistance resources. A robust and resilient U.S.-EU development partnership would reflect the best aspects of U.S.-European partnership since the Marshall Plan. The three main areas for expanded U.S.-EU cooperation were priority sectors, such as food security; improved aid effectiveness and country ownership; and new emphases, such as security and development and joint support of new Middle Eastern democracies. This brief reviews the opportunities and challenges for U.S.-EU development cooperation in key sectors in aid effectiveness and, in newer areas such as security and development, suggests a number of ways to move forward.

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