Brussels, 26/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - In a joint resolution on the recent UN development aid conference (Monterrey, Mexico), the European Parliament called on the Union to fix a binding timetable in which the objective of 0.7% of GDP for development aid is achieved by 2010, within the framework of its contribution to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg at the end of August).
Parliament is of the opinion that the results of the Monterrey Conference constitute "a step...