This paper discusses integral implementation problems of the aid harmonization process within the European Union (EU) which has pretty much failed to show up with convincing results yet. Therefore this paper looks on the origins of the problems EU donors struggle with. It has turned out that in...

The objective of this paper is to connect the literature on the aid allocation to the research on European integration of non-members. The main idea of the paper is that the EU aid is an instrument promoting the strategic interests of its members. On the one hand, the assistance furthers...