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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9744

20 September 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/un/development
European study underlines importance of investment in infrastructure and social policy

Brussels, 19/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - While the United Nations sounds a note of caution about the fact that the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), half-way to the deadline for their attainment, are compromised by the surge in food and oil prices and by the global economic slowdown, a European study published on 19 September shows that economic growth alone cannot make up for the delay incurred.

The study underlines the need to step up efforts not only to increase aid efficiency and...

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