Foreign Affairs Council, 12-13 May 2016

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 12-13 May 2016. Its agenda included the following items:

+ Orientation debate on the revision of the European consensus on development, following the adoption of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development;

+ Debate on joint programming of external assistance by the European Union and its member states;

+ Debate on trade and development, focusing on the EU's contribution to the private sector in implementing the 2030 agenda;

+ Discussion on migration and development, following up on the results of the Valletta summit in November 2015: Emergencu Trust Fund, high-level dialogues, EU support to refugees and displaced people;

+ Discussion on humanitarian issues in preparation for the World Humanitarian Summit, taking place in Istanbul on 23-24 May;

+ Exchange of views on the preparation for the Brussels conference on Afghanistan, taking place on 4-5 October.

ESO: Background information: Meeting: Foreign Affairs Council, 18-19 April 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/meeting-foreign-affairs-council-18-19-april-2016/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council adopts recommendation for continuation of internal border controls http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-adopts-recommendation-for-continuation-of-internal-border-controls/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council conclusions on the annual report 2016 to the European Council on EU development aid targets http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-the-annual-report-2016-to-the-european-council-on-eu-development-aid-targets/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council Conclusions on Habitat III http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-habitat-iii/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council Conclusions on Responsible Global Value Chains http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-responsible-global-value-chains/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council Conclusions on Afghanistan http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-afghanistan-6/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council Conclusions on stepping up Joint Programming http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-stepping-up-joint-programming/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Council conclusions on the EU approach to forced displacement and development http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-the-eu-approach-to-forced-displacement-and-development/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Conclusions on the World Humanitarian Summit of 23-24 May 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-conclusions-on-the-world-humanitarian-summit-of-23-24-may-2016/

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