EU – Baltic States, Financial Services, Funds, Latvia, Legislation

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Latvia supports the establishment of the EU Emergency Trust Fund to facilitate stability and address the underlying causes of migration in Africa and also intends to contribute to the fund. We would like to see progress in good governance and rule of law. Effective implementation of existing commitments on readmission and the signing of new readmission agreements should also be facilitated”.

At an in-depth discussion between development ministers and environment ministers on how to put in practice the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Parliamentary State Secretary expressed readiness for implementing these goals both in Latvia and through offering assistance to its partners on cooperation for development. Sustainable development goals or the 2030 Agenda adopted at the UN Summit in September this year sets out the global framework to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development by 2030. Initial discussions on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals have already taken place in Latvia involving both line ministries and civil society.

At the meeting, the ministers exchanged views on the EU’s relationship with the African, Caribbean and Pacific states after 2020 when the current ACP-EU Partnership Agreement expires. It is important for Latvia that within the new framework, the African countries experience improvements in security, cooperation on readmission, as well as the promotion of rule of law, and development of an environment conducive to trade and investments.

The Ministers for Development also adopted Conclusions on the Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 taking forward what has been accomplished in the field of gender equality in the context of development cooperation by the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2015.