The new European Consensus on Development – EU and Member States sign joint strategy to eradicate poverty

The European Union and its Member States signed a strategic blueprint, outlining the future of European development policy. This "New European Consensus on Development" represents a new collective vision and plan of action to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development.

The jointly developed strategy was signed during the annual two-day European Development Days. The new Consensus strongly reaffirms that poverty eradication remains the primary objective of European development policy. It fully integrates the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. In doing so, it aligns European development action with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which is also a cross-cutting dimension for the EU Global Strategy.

Following the agreement, Commissioner Mimica presented the Consensus at the United Nations' High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (10-19 July).