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Development is at the heart of the
EU’s external actions, along with its foreign, security and trade
policies. The primary and overarching objective of EU development
policy is the eradication of poverty in the context of
sustainable development, including the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).
''End Poverty 2015" Millennium
Development Goals website:
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
The EC contributes to the achievement of the
MDGs by focusing its assistance on six key areas in which it can add
particular value:
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the link
between trade and development
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regional
integration and cooperation
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support for
macroeconomic policies and equitable access to social services
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transport
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food
security and sustainable rural development
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institutional capacity building, in particular good governance and the
rule of law
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EU action in the field of development
is based on the
European Consensus on Development , signed on 20 December 2005,
whereby EU Member States, the Council, the European Parliament and the
Commission agreed to a common EU vision of development.
As the world's largest
donor of official
development assistance, the EU has, in the last years been strongly
committed to improve aid effectiveness. The adoption of an ambitious
Paris
Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in 2005 was due, in no small measure,
to the strong input provided by the EU.
For further information:
Aid Conference: Commission urges donors to make aid more
effective to reach Millennium Development Goals
(September 2008)
The EU - a
global partner for development - speeding up progress towards the
Millennium Development Goals (April 2008)
EU must stand by its promises and deliver on development aid if we are
to meet the Millennium Development Goals (April 2008)
The European
Community Report on the Millennium Development Goals, including foreword
by Commissioner Louis Michel
Speeding up progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: the
European Union's contribution
(COM 2005/132)
Accelerating progress towards attaining the Millennium Development Goals
(COM 2005/134)
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