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PLATFORMA - 15.02.2017
MEPs put local and regional governments at the forefront of future EU development policy This article was originally published by PLATFORMA.
The EU’s development policy needs new impetus to tackle climate change, migration and security challenges, and this won’t happen without an active role of local and regional governments, say MEPs in a resolution adopted today (14 February) in Plenary.
The resolution, approved by 539 votes to 71, with 83 abstentions, is the basis for negotiations with the Council and Commission for the revision of the European Consensus on Development, a joint policy statement setting out the EU’s common values, principles and objectives for eradicating poverty in the world.
The need for further recognition of local and regional governments, ...
The EU’s development policy needs new impetus to tackle climate change, migration and security challenges, and this won’t happen without an active role of local and regional governments, say MEPs in a resolution adopted today (14 February) in Plenary.
The resolution, approved by 539 votes to 71, with 83 abstentions, is the basis for negotiations with the Council and Commission for the revision of the European Consensus on Development, a joint policy statement setting out the EU’s common values, principles and objectives for eradicating poverty in the world.
The need for further recognition of local and regional governments, ...
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