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17.06.2025
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S&D - Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats 

EPP backtracks from commitments on UN Agenda 2030, and sides with far right

Due to the EPP siding with the far right, the European Parliament has voted down the report on financing for development ahead of the Fourth International Conference in Seville. The report should have called on member states to increase their commitment to international development cooperation. By voting against, the EPP aligns with anti-European forces and undermines the EU’s global credibility and responsibility. As a result, a strong signal from the European Parliament is missing ahead of ...
Due to the EPP siding with the far right, the European Parliament has voted down the report on financing for development ahead of the Fourth International Conference in Seville. The report should have called on member states to increase their commitment to international development cooperation. By voting against, the EPP aligns with anti-European forces and undermines the EU’s global credibility and responsibility. As a result, a strong signal from the European Parliament is missing ahead of the upcoming Conference in Seville. Marit Maij, S&D Shadow Rapporteur on the file, said: “The Seville Conference is a key moment to relaunch global development financing and show EU leadership, especially when facing the USAID cuts that are expected to increase the amount of preventable deaths by 3 million per year. The European Parliament should be sending a clear, united message. Instead, the EPP has, yet again, sided with the Eurosceptic far right to jeopardise progress and credibility at a critical time. “The report emphasised that EU development policy must be oriented towards the needs of the people in the partner countries involved, and consistently aligned with the principles of the United Nations Agenda 2030. It calls for an integrated approach to development financing as well as recognition of the current challenges in the international financial architecture. Special emphasis is placed on responsible financing and long-term debt sustainability. “At least 93% of EU development...

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