Foreign Affairs Council (Development) (Brussels, 19.05.2014)

The Foreign Affairs Council (Development), chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton i, is taking place in Brussels, today (19.05.2014). The Council will exchange views on the preparation of a new post-2015 framework, while Ministers will take stock of the ongoing work at UN level and discuss the EU's role in the process.

The Council will also be briefed by the Commission on the implementation of the Agenda for Change, the EU's development policy, as well as on the recently presented tool box for working towards a rights-based approach to EU development cooperation.

In addition, the Council will hold an exchange of views on the role of the private sector in development cooperation, in the wake of a new Commission communication, presented on 13 May.

During lunch, ministers will discuss the situation in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan and will also confirm that EU is to resume development cooperation with Madagascar.

Live broadcasting will be available here (from 8:30 CET).

More information on the event here.