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Understanding policy coherence for development
A commitment under the EU Treaties, policy coherence for development requires the EU and its Member States to take into account the objectives of development cooperation in all their external and internal policies that are likely to affect developing countries. Managing competing objectives is a challenge. Better awareness among EU policy-makers and a streamlined action plan could help mitigate trade-offs and improve synergies.
Commitments made at the hearing of WOPKE HOEKSTRA, Commissioner-designate on Climate Action
The Commissioner-designate, Wopke Hoekstra, appeared before the European Parliament on 2 October 2023 to answer questions put by MEPs from the Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), Foreign Affairs (AFET), Development (DEVE) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). During the hearing, he made a number of commitments which are highlighted in this document. These commitments refer to his portfolio, as described in the mission letter sent to him by Ursula von der Leyen ...
This study is the third in a series of three research papers, prepared for a PECH Committee Workshop. It explores how initiatives within the European Green Deal may impact food security in fisheries and aquaculture. The Farm to Fork Strategy’s aim of sustainable food production indicates prioritising low-trophic species like bivalves and algae. ‘Fit for 55’ requires greater fuel efficiency and a transition to clean energy by the fishing fleet. A net positive long-term impact on food security is expected ...
International Agreements in Progress - After Cotonou: Towards a new agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific states
The partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states (the 'Cotonou Agreement') was due to expire in February 2020. The EU and the then ACP Group of States – which later became the Organisation of the ACP States (OACPS) – started negotiations on a 'post-Cotonou' agreement in September 2018. The EU and the OACPS agreed on the principle of a common foundation complemented by three regional protocols. However, the multi-level negotiations, the ...
La RDC, 6 mois avant les élections générales du 20 décembre 2023 : Un colosse aux pieds d’argile?
Le 20 décembre 2023, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) devrait organiser des élections générales. Près de 44 millions d’électeurs – soit à peine un Congolais sur deux puisque dans ce pays très jeune, plus d’une personne sur deux n’a pas l’âge pour voter– seront appelés aux urnes pour élire, notamment, leur Président de la République. Le Président Tshisekedi est candidat à sa succession. D’ici au 20 décembre, les autorités semblent prêtes à utiliser toutes les cartes en leurs mains pour rester ...
UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation (SDG 6): EU support through focused action
Freshwater is a vital yet scarce resource that is under increasing threat. Progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 6 (ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all) is off track globally, and many of its targets will not be reached by 2030. Access to freshwater and sanitation is alarmingly challenged in several African and Asian regions. While for the most part the European Union (EU) has abundant freshwater compared to other parts ...
Reporting on SDG implementation: UN mechanisms and the EU approach
Adopted in 2015 by the United Nations (UN), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – 'the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all' – clearly links 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to a series of targets to be reached by 2030. The 2030 Agenda includes a detailed mechanism for monitoring progress towards these targets. At its core are a number of quantified indicators for each target, which are regularly revised by the UN and other international agencies. These ...
Understanding SDGs: The UN's Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be attained by 2030. Unlike their antecedents, the SDGs commit both developed and developing countries, and embrace the economic, environmental and social aspects of development. The SDGs and the broader 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, of which they form the core, are based on findings that human activities have triggered dramatic changes in the conditions on Earth (climate change and biodiversity loss), which ...
Policy departments Monthly Highlights - July 2023
ELi rahastamise juhend – 2023. aasta väljaanne
EL pakub kohalikele ja piirkondlikele omavalitsustele, valitsusvälistele organisatsioonidele, ettevõtjatele, spetsialistidele ja kodanikele mitmete fondide kaudu rahalist toetust. Selles Euroopa Parlamendi uuringuteenuste koostatud juhendis antakse hõlpsasti kättesaadavat teavet kõigi ELi rahastamisallikate kohta, mis on mugavalt tegevusvaldkondade kaupa rühmitatud.