Poland’s Development Cooperation in 2004–2009
Poland’s Development Cooperation in 2004–2009

Summary/Abstract: Development cooperation is an increasingly important dimension of international relations. For many countries it is also a vital instrument of foreign policy and external relations. Also in Poland the prospect of accession to the European Union and the growing importance of development cooperation had provided a powerful boost to the building of a new system of development aid. In October 2003 the Council of Ministers adopted a Strategy for Poland’s Development Cooperation, a fundamental document that identified the objectives and principles and the organisation of Polish aid. In 2004 aid and development cooperation were recognised in another strategic document as an important task in Poland’s relations with the developing countries. In the same year the first annual operational plan setting out, in detail, the directions and terms of the provision of aid by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [MFA] was designed. In the second half of 2005 a Development Cooperation Department (DCD) was established in the MFA to handle the implementation of the Polish aid programme. Since 2004 the value of Poland’s official development assistance (ODA) has been rising dynamically.

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