Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001729/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Virginie Joron (PfE)
Saudi Arabia finances 1.6 % of global development aid, as does Switzerland.
By contrast, in 2023 the Commission and the Member States provided EUR 101 billion, which accounts for 41 % of development aid. According to the European Parliament’s research service, just 3.8 % of this amount was spent on health and 3.3 % on water supply and sanitation[1].
Since 10 March 2025, the Trump presidency has put an end to 83 % of the US Agency for International Development’s programmes falsely termed as ‘humanitarian’.
In these circumstances, it is questionable why Brussels uses the term ‘humanitarian’ and what the purpose of this aid actually is.
- 1.How much is the Commission spending on values, democracy and other non-urgent actions outside Europe?
- 2.Which are the three main humanitarian NGOs funded by the Commission? What is the annual remuneration of their directors?
Submitted: 30.4.2025
- [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2025/769540/EPRS_ATA(2025)769540_EN.pdf