Sklepi Sveta z 21. maja 1999 o vrednotenju razvojnih instrumentov in programov Evropske skupnosti določajo različne načine, h katerim Svet poziva Komisijo in države članice, naj izboljšajo učinkovitost razvojne pomoči Evropske skupnosti, vključno s prenosom dela nalog na delegacije, povečano koordinacijo in komplementarnostjo donatorjev, zmanjšanim številom instrumentov, povečano uporabo meril uspešnosti in preusmerjanjem dela razvojnih upravljalnih odborov.
The Council Conclusions of 21 May 1999 on the evaluation of European Community development instruments and programmes set out various ways in which the Council calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the efficiency of European Community development aid, including deconcentration to delegations, increased coordination and complementarity among donors, a reduced number of instruments, increased use of performance criteria and a reorientation of the work of development management committees.