NEW EUROPEAN CONSENSUS ON DEVELOPMENT: DOUBLE STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

  Today, the EU Foreign Affairs Council adopted the new European Consensus on Development,
  a cornerstone of  EU development policy   meant to define a new common framework for the
  implementation of the 2030 Agenda  by the EU and its Member States.CONCORD, the European
  Confederation of Development NGOs, encourages the renewal of the commitment to “the reduction
  and, in the long term, the   eradication of poverty”[1] as main objective of EU Development policy.
  By attempting to align with the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement, the Consensus reflects on the
  leadership of the EU, providing guidance towards Sustainable Development.

 
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