Le premier rapport de ce genre a été approuvé par le Conseil «Affaires générales et relations extérieures» de mai 2003 et a prouvé que l'UE et ses États membres ont pris un bon départ en vue de respecter les engagements de Barcelone, notamment en ce qui concerne l'augmentation de l'APD de l'UE [2].
The first report of this kind was approved by the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in May 2003, and demonstrated that the EU and its Member States had made a good start in their efforts to meet the Barcelona commitments, in particular on the pledges concerning increase in EU ODA.