Mr. Dieter Frisch

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  This paper should be cited as: Frisch, D. 2008. The European Union's development policy. (ECDPM Policy Management Report 15). Maastricht: ECDPM
  
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  Foreword
  
  ECDPM is delighted to be able to mark 50 years of European cooperation by publishing the account of an observer and a protagonist of the many events described in this paper. Starting his career in the Commission in 1958, it was in 1964 that Dieter Frisch entered DG Development where he would spend two thirds of his 36 years of service, interrupted only by six years as Director of DG Budget (1977-1982). From 1982 to his retirement in 1993, he occupied the post of Director-General for Development where he led the negotiations for Lomé III and IV. He is therefore very well placed to guide us through the twists and turns of early ACP-EU relations from Yaoundé to Lomé and up to the Treaty of Maastricht where European cooperation was placed on a formal footing. Even though retired, Dieter Frisch continues to maintain a keen interest in European affairs, in particular development cooperation. As a consultant and expert in European cooperation, he is regularly consulted by various official and non-governmental bodies. He has therefore been able to keep abreast of more recent developments, from Cotonou to the "European Consensus" and the Joint ACP-EU Strategy.
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  The knowledge and experience of Dieter Frisch, who was a member of the ECDPM's Board from 1986 to 1993 and again became a member in 2002 when he became Chairman of the Board's Programme Committee, are of major value as our work continues. We are therefore delighted to share, through this paper, the more historical aspects of his experience of European cooperation with a wider audience.

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  "Everyone agrees that money received through debt relief must go to those who really need it," said Dieter Frisch, former Director General of the European Commission.

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  Dieter Frisch, Former Director General for Development at the European Commission.
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  For the flagship section of our newsletter, we have put our "Three questions to" to two Board Members of ECDPM, Mr Dieter Frisch, Former Director General for Development at the European Commission and Mr Lingston Cumberbatch, Project Director of the ACP EPA Project Management Unit (PMU) to provide you with a historical perspective on the ACP-EU relations since their inception.
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  Lingston Cumberbatch, Board Member of ECDPM and Project Director of the ACP EPA Programme Management Unit (PMU) and Dieter Frisch, Former Director General for Development at the European Commission
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  Dieter Frisch : In my view the positive developments in the ACP-EU relations have been less in the technical area, but much more in the quality of our relationship. The Lomé and now the Cotonou agreements have indeed grown from rather technical schemes of cooperation in the trade and aid field into a development policy and even a political dimension.
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  LC: Ten years ago my good friend Dieter Frisch detected a clear ranking of importance ACP countries vis-à-vis others. He saw the ACP as countries that were 'fairly at the end', behind the US, Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia, and Latin America. He was right of course. But interest in Africa is rising. Africa is becoming an increasing target in the hunt from various sources for global energy and mineral resources.

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  Dieter Frisch, Former Director General for Development at the European Commission.
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  For the flagship section of our newsletter, we have put our "Three questions to" to two Board Members of ECDPM, Mr Dieter Frisch, Former Director General for Development at the European Commission and Amb.
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  Lingston Cumberbatch, Board Member of ECDPM and Project Director of the ACP EPA Programme Management Unit (PMU) and Dieter Frisch, Former Director General for Development at the European Commission
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  Dieter Frisch: In my view the positive developments in the ACP-EU relations have been less in the technical area, but much more in the quality of our relationship.The Lomé and now the Cotonou agreements have indeed grown from rather technical schemes of cooperation in the trade and aid field into a development policy and even a political dimension.
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  LC: Ten years ago my good friend Dieter Frisch detected a clear ranking of importance ACP countries vis-à-vis others.He saw the ACP as countries that were 'fairly at the end', behind the US , Eastern Europe , the Mediterranean , Asia , and Latin America . He was right of course.But interest in Africa is rising.Africa is becoming an increasing target in the hunt from various sources for global energy and mineral resources.

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  This paper should be cited as: Frisch, D. 2008. The European Union's development policy: A personal view of 50 years of international cooperation (Policy Management Report 15). Maastricht: ECDPM
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  Starting his career in the Commission in 1958, it was in 1964 that Dieter Frisch entered DG Development where he would spend two thirds of his 36 years of service, interrupted only by six years as Director of DG Budget (1977-1982). From 1982 to his retirement in 1993, he occupied the post of Director-General for Development where he led the negotiations for Lomé III and IV. He is therefore very well placed to guide us through the twists and turns of early ACP-EU relations from Yaoundé to Lomé and up to the Treaty of Maastricht where European cooperation was placed on a formal footing. Even though retired, Dieter Frisch continues to maintain a keen interest in European affairs, in particular development cooperation. As a consultant and expert in European cooperation, he is regularly consulted by various official and non-governmental bodies. He has therefore been able to keep abreast of more recent developments, from Cotonou to the "European Consensus" and the Joint ACP-EU Strategy.
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  The knowledge and experience of Dieter Frisch, who was a member of the ECDPM's Board from 1986 to 1993 and again became a member in 2002 when he became Chairman of the Board's Programme Committee, are of major value as our work continues. We are therefore delighted to share, through this paper, the more historical aspects of his experience of European cooperation with a wider audience.

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  The European Union's development policy: a personal view of 50 years of international cooperation by Dieter Frisch (PMR 15)

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  Dieter Frisch , Vice-Chairman of Transparency International , Belgium , and former Director-General , DG Development , said that good governance can either be defined more broadly or very narrowly.He has opted for the latter , defining the term as the authority to manage a country's resources , or the transparent and accountable management of all resources for a country's economic and sustainable development.
  
  The EU has added good governance in the Cotonou agreement to pre-existing concepts such as human rights , democratic principles and rule of law.Mr. Frisch said he would like to see all international agreements take the same approach.
  
  Good governance should be pursued everywhere , but even more importantly in developing countries because of the scarcity of resources.Donors should expect from their partners a genuine effort to manage their own resources before asking for support from outside sources.Mr. Frisch said the times are over when donors can turn a blind eye to the way countries manage their own resources.He said he was very disappointed to see that there are some countries with real development potential unable to take off because of poor resource management.
  
  Indicator for Good Governance
  
  While anti-corruption and good governance are not equal , the fight against corruption is a good indicator for good governance.One can assess the quality of governance by examining a country's determination to fight mismanagement , fraud and corruption.Mr. Frisch suggested giving the fight against corruption a prominent role as an indicator for good governance ; this should also be used as a criterion in aid allocation.It is logical that donors should consider the efforts undertaken by the country when determining allocation of aid , Mr. Frisch said.Unfortunately , quantitative targets of aid agencies often overshadow the qualitative factors.
  
  Other indicators , he suggested in his paper , were assessing progress in education and primary health care ; comparing budget expenditure in the military field to social expenditures ; and comparing the development potential of a country with its development performance.
  
  Western countries can only give advice on good governance if they first have their own houses in order.We are only credible if we do our own job first , Mr. Frisch said , praising the OECD convention , which for the first time makes bribing officials abroad a criminal offence.
  
  Above all , the international donor community must provide positive support to promote good governance.Financing agencies should support governments' efforts to control corruption in three broad areas , mainly with technical assistance :.
  
  · Raising awareness of the disastrous effects of corruption , through public debate , civic education , seminars , publications , support to the media.Breaking the taboo surrounding corruption , organising a catharsis so that the problems of mismanagement come to the open are indispensable first steps before a therapy can take place.
  
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  Mr. Frisch would like to see other groups do the same , especially the European Commission.Sanctions should also be envisaged , as a measure of last resort , against governments which , after consultation , refuse to take remedial measures.

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  Dieter Frisch
  
  Presented at the seminar "Transparence dans la Gestion des Affaires Publiques", Dakar, Sénégal28 - 29 April, 1999
  
  Dieter Frisch is a founding member of Transparency International

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