Pursuant to the Development Cooperation Act of 16th September 2011, the Council of Ministers will adopt a multiannual development cooperation programme by way of resolution. The programme, covering a period no shorter than 4 years, will be created by the MFA, while the Foreign Minister will acquire greater coordination powers regarding all of the state budget funds directed towards development co-operation (i.e. not only the funds stemming from the target reserve).

Work will lead to defining the geographical and thematic goals and priorities of the Polish development co-operation system. These goals will be reviewed on a periodic basis halfway through the programme.

Simultaneously, Poland wishes to modernize the methods of granting aid. The solutions adopted in the draft act should allow for longer-term projects and the implementation of larger and more complex projects (find out more information on the Act). Moreover, introducing a five-year perspective should allow the main aid operators (Polish NGOs, business communities, and ministries) to best plan their participation in the development aid system.

The focus is centred on three main areas: