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V4 Countries and Development Cooperation: (Re)Emerging Donors in (Re)United Europe and the Role of UNDP
By Daniel Hanšpach
Abstract
Over the past decade and half, the V4 countries have made a considerable progress in their economic and democratic reform processes. They have one of the highest per-capita GDPlevels and living standards among the transition countries. All these countries enjoy the EU, NATO, WTO and OECD membership. These countries are also gradually becoming net contributors vis-á-vis UNDP. The Czech Republic (since January 2001) has already become a net contributor. The others are expected to become net contributors in the not-so-distant future, possibly with UNDP's termination of the core funding for these countries at the end of 2005. The status of the EU accession countries as recipients of development assistance is therefore changing to that of providers of development assistance.