Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion
10:00 am
Ms Jane-Ann McKenna:
Yes. I will ask Ms Wigens to come in here also as she might have more of the specific detail. We are seeing the shift within the Global Gateway instrument and within the Team Europe funding essentially towards more friendly states where they are going to see a clear return on investment in terms of any financing that is spent.
This is where we are saying that if we are looking at principles of humanitarian development assistance, it is very much on the basis of needs. Those are the principles and the values that Ireland espouses and which we would like to see retained at European level.
I will ask Ms Wigens to come in and speak on clear areas where divestment is taking place.
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