On board for dialogue on sustainable development!
We had the opportunity to join on 27th of February 2019 the second meeting of this year of the 2030 Agenda Working Party within the Council of the EU, that took place in Brussels. The EU Presidency Project was represented by Ștefan Cibian (FOND Romania, President of the board) and Rilli Lappalainen (Fingo, Advocacy Director) .
The discussions revolved around the Reflection Paper ”Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030”, which was launched by the European Commission in January 2019. This is a reference document, that integrated the recommendations of the civil society, private sector and academia, preceding the overarching European Sustainable Development Strategy for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
Together with CONCORD Europe, the project representatives shared their views on how to prioritize sustainable development at EU level and how the three Presidency platforms (FOND Romania, Fingo and CROSOL) work within the EU Presidency Project ”Towards Open, Fair and Sustainable Europe in the World”.
All the actors and member states that were present at the 2030 Agenda Working Party meeting acknowledged the sense of urgency, and the need for a transition of our economy and society to a sustainable path!