In the absence of a strategy, a discussion paper on what the EU's future strategy could be to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development and its 17 objectives (SDGs) adopted by the UN in September 2015 was presented by the European Commission on Wednesday 30 January (see EUROPE 12181).
This document, entitled 'Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030', should pave the way for a comprehensive implementation strategy in 2019, stressed the October 2018 European Council, recalling...