“EU development cooperation helps improve life opportunities for millions of people across the world. The EU and its member states have invested over €74 billion in development in 2018 – over half the world's development efforts. In the future, the EU and its member states should not only maintain our leading position, but also keep up efforts to further increase our development assistance.” Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica commenting on OECD's Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) finding that the EU continued to be world's biggest development aid donor in 2018.