Press Release: Commission consults stakeholders on the future of EU development policy

The European Commission was seeking views from a wide range of stakeholders on the most important issues that should inform the revision of the current European Community development policy. A new policy proposal was planned for the first half of 2005, aimed at providing a vision for long term reflection and positioning of the Union in the international development debate, as well as a framework to guide the implementation of EU development assistance. The Commission was therefore launching an internet consultation on 25 January 2005 in order to reach the widest possible range of development partners. The consultation was planned to run until 2 March 2005 with results to be published by April 2005.