On Thursday 1 June, the European Parliament endorsed the new European Consensus on Development which sets the framework and the priorities of EU development policy to 2030, aligned with the 17 universal sustainable development goals (SDGs) (see EUROPE 17798).
The text negotiated between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission was passed by 405 votes to 70, with 159 abstentions.
It restates that eradication of poverty will remain the number one priority of this policy while seeking...