The EU’s Africa policy and the role of Hungary

Abstract

During the past fifty years the development gap between rich and poor grew dramatically, which, – not exaggerating – affects Africa and especially the Sub-Saharan region the most. Forecasts regarding the decolonization process in the 1960’s did not come true at all. Although getting rid of the burden of colonization theoretically opened up the way for independent national development the next decades still brought decadence for almost the entire continent. By the 1980’s and 1990’s most of the African countries’ macro indicators showed a worse picture than during the colonial era. Starting out from these theses the author thoroughly examines the change of the vital co-operation between Europe and Africa.