Brussels, 22/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 20 September, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on second reading on the Instrument for Development Cooperation (IDC) - an advance through the efforts of the Finnish Presidency, described as historic by the European Parliament and welcomed by development NGO Eurostep.
The agreement meets Parliament demands on development cooperation architecture and priorities. Parliament succeeded in retaining its co-decision...