Brussels, 13/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Spanish Presidency still hopes to reach agreement before the European Council of Barcelona of 15 and 16 March, on an agreed Union stance for the UN conference on financing development (Monterrey, 18-22 March), as major contribution by the Fifteen on the external aspects of the sustainable development strategy being pursued by the Union.
Since the failure of EU Foreign affairs Ministers to reach an agreement on a timetable increasing public aid from...