What role does donor harmonisation in the OECD context play?
As a Member of the European Parliament, I fought for the 27 member states speaking in one voice to partner countries, rather than using 27 different voices. Coordination is necessary, no doubt. Therefore, I do not believe that 16 German Länder should now throw in their weight and complicate things even mores. Within the context of the OECD coordination and Germany’s bilateral cooperation with Ghana, we therefore want to make a meaningful contribution. Our agreement with Ghana explicitely says so. Of course, our contribution will be a minor one. How much money have you earmarked for the partnership with Ghana in your Land’s budget? We do not have any figures yet. According to the OECD criteria, we spend some € 20 million on ODA every year. That figure includes university fellowships and much more. It is impossible to say how much of that goes specifically to Ghana. However, I am certain that it would be good for all 16 German Länder to twin up with a partner country in the developing wo
