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TunisiaSustainable development: The Council of the European Union adopts conclusions
The Council adopted a set of conclusions concerning the implementation by the EU of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, which was established in 2015 and comprises a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given the horizontal nature of the 2030 Agenda, its implementation requires a cross-policy approach by the EU and its member states. Earlier this year, the Commission published a reflection paper “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030,” to which the conclusions are a response.
In its conclusions, the Council underlines the central importance of sustainable development for the European Union and stresses that it is in the EU’s interest to continue to play a leading role in implementing the 2030 Agenda and its 17 SDGs. The Council calls for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda to be accelerated “both globally and internally, as an overarching priority of the EU, for the benefit of its citizens and for upholding its credibility within Europe and globally.”
Moreover, the Council reiterated its earlier call for the Commission to draw up a comprehensive and overarching implementation strategy outlining timelines, objectives and concrete measures to reflect the 2030 Agenda and to mainstream the SDGs into all relevant internal and external EU policies.
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Council conclusions “Towards an ever more sustainable Union by 2030”
Commission reflection paper “Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030”
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