Selv om det skulle lykkes de nye medlemsstater at øge deres udviklingsbistand til 0,17 % i 2010 som aftalt, må man frygte, at kun en brøkdel af dette beløb vil gå til udvikling og støtte til de fattigste lande i verden.
Even if the new Member States were to succeed in raising their ODA to 0.17% by 2010 as agreed, it is to be feared that only a fraction of that amount would go to development and support for the poorest countries in the world.