In a draft non-binding resolution on the modalities of the partnership between the EU and the 79 ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) countries after 2020, MEPs from the European Parliament's development committee confirmed their hopes, on Tuesday 24 April, for a renewed and updated partnership that is more political and more open to civil society and the private sector, and that can enable the challenges of the 21st Century to be addressed together more effectively (see EUROPE 11948).