European Union High Representative and Vice President Federica Mogherini said Tuesday that the EU will be the first to integrate the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into its internal policies and external actions, one year after the agenda was adopted.
The EU announced three proposals for the future of the European Union’s development cooperation: a replacement for the 10-year-old European Consensus on Development, a road map for integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into all EU development cooperation and a commitment to renew EU partnership with African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries in preparation for the end of the 2020 Cotonou Agreement.
The 28 member states of the EU make up the world’s largest aid donor, responsible for about half of all official development assistance. The 2005 EU Consensus for Development created a blueprint for EU member states’ joint development cooperation, including priorities for funding and financing mechanisms.
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Molly Anders is a former U.K. correspondent for Devex. Based in London, she reports on development finance trends with a focus on British and European institutions. She is especially interested in evidence-based development and women’s economic empowerment, as well as innovative financing for the protection of migrants and refugees. Molly is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied Arabic in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
