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The European Commission has launched an open public consultation on the future of EU development policy to inform a future revision of the European Consensus on Development, the EU’s policy statement that commits the EU to eradicating poverty and building a fairer and more stable world, which dates from 2007.

Following the signing of the Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) between United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) and the European Commission (EC) earlier this year, UCLG Africa is now conducting a series of Regional Seminars across the African continent.

Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO B2) at the European Commission (EC) has launched a brainstorming process that aims at clarifying the Territorial Approach to Local Development (TALD) and at identifying opportunities and challenges to promote the concept through the EC's thematic and bilateral support.