The Co-Chairperson highlighted the ramifications of the EU economic crises and the fact that it threatened to derail a lot of systems. Mr Cashman made a commitment to continue informing South Africa, through Ambassador van de Geer and Ambassador Sooklal, of the developments of the EU economic crises and agreed with his Co-Chair that not only did the crises present a threat to the fabric of the EU, but to the 17 EU member countries. In addition, the EU was aware that it was worrisome for developing countries that were reliant on development aid. The leadership understood that the policy on aid would be neglected if the risk were unmanaged and that they understood that the resolution required collective effort.