EU has come round: more IIMs, probably
It seems that the idea of more IIMs is through. Just a moment ago, the European Community finally came out with a somewhat clear statement. This calls for:
more IIM meetings like this one until July 2006 financing this with funding set aside for the PCIPD the proposals to be split into two groups. The first one should be the less conflictive ones. The second one are the more problematic points, which should be put on a list that will remain open for new ideas.
While this is highly provisional, it indicates the way this debate will take. The EU countries were the largest sort-of-solid block calling to push the Development Agenda to the PCIPD committee, where it would have floundered. Now that they have come around to supporting the continuation of the IIMs, the remaining opposition should not be decisive anymore.
This is good. It means that one of the bigger groups of developed countries have finally understood that this process is too far-reaching and important to go to a dubious committee.
The mountain of proposals is thus set to grow and grow. I already have an extremly impressive stack of paper next to my computer. Good thing I am going back home by train instead of by airplane: There’s no weight restriction on baggage there.