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This article discusses the EU’s commitment to the achievement of international development goals from a policy coherence perspective. In particular, it looks at the ways in which the Union has contributed to the targets of global partnership for development (MDG-8) with its own initiatives on development financing and international trade with poorer countries. The article utilises the MDG-8 and its targets as a reference for policy coherence and takes stock of their implementation by the EU. In addition, it discusses prospects for the EU’s role in the post-2015 period in this regard. The article argues that the EU’s implementation of the MDG-8 has been insufficient and uneven. It also highlights the need for an impartial frame of reference for PCD based on concrete indicators. This would also help the EU to reinforce its approach to PCD and to act as a global partner.
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Cet article traite de l’engagement de l’Union européenne (UE) quant à la réalisation des Objectifs Mondiaux de Développement (OMD), dans une perspective de cohérence des politiques. En particulier, il examine les moyens par lesquels l’UE a contribué aux cibles relatives au partenariat mondial pour le développement (le huitième OMD ou OMD-8) avec ses propres initiatives en matière de financement du développement et de commerce international avec les pays les plus pauvres. L’article utilise l’OMD-8 et ses cibles comme la référence pour la cohérence des politiques et fait le bilan de leur mise en œuvre par l’UE. En outre, il examine les perspectives pour le rôle de l’UE dans la période de l’après-2015 à cet égard. L’article soutient que la mise en œuvre de l’OMD-8 par l’UE a été insuffisante et inégale. Il souligne également la nécessité d’un cadre impartial de référence pour la cohérence des politiques pour le développement (CPD) dans le contexte de l’après-2015. Cela aiderait également l’UE à renforcer son approche de CPD et à agir en tant que partenaire mondial.
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Stocchetti, M. A Perfect Post-2015 Partner? Analysing EU’s Development and Trade Agendas for Global Development Partnership. Eur J Dev Res 28, 76–90 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2015.78
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