“What Funding for EU External Action after 2013”. Save the Children Statement January 2011

Save the Children’s statement on the public consultation “What funding for EU external action after 2013?” launched by the European Commission as part of the negotiations on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2013 onwards. The statement expresses concerns regarding the narrow focus of the consultation questionnaire. In particular, Save the Children is deeply concerned about the trend to increase budget support, which may lead to compromising rights-based approaches, especially in fragile states