France’s latest legislation on development aid is not just about increasing spending, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told members of Parliament earlier this year.
“Striving” for or “examining the possibility of reaching” — according to the National Assembly and Senate, respectively — the famous 0.7% target for spending gross national income on official development assistance by 2025 has won plaudits so far.
But Le Drian said the bill, which is currently before the Senate and expected to come into force this summer, also represents a broader “change of model.”