Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
(asked on 13th January 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the European Commission will be responsible for negotiating the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals on behalf of Member States.
This question was answered on 16th January 2015
In line with the General Arrangements for EU Statements in multilateral organisations, once the intergovernmental negotiations start, the UK will negotiate as part of the EU while retaining the right to speak nationally where appropriate.