Inside the Council of the EU's 2021 development priorities

European Union states will focus on human development, the debate over development cooperation with middle-income countries, and how to roll out the “Team Europe” approach over the next six months, according to a work program seen by Devex.

The document sets out the priorities for Portugal, which holds the rotating position leading the bloc’s agenda until the end of June.

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined EU hopes for a fresh start with African countries in 2020, the European Commission used its response to the health crisis to launch Team Europe — an attempt to get big and small member states, the commission itself, the European Investment Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to better work in concert.

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