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The Role of National Sustainable Development Councils in Europe in Implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

This report suggests fresh thinking and new action in order to foster and expand civil society engagement in implementing sustainability. SDG implementation is clearly a matter of regulation, but regulation alone will not do the trick. We need new forms of governance that resonate with society, the private sector and organised civil society groups. This …

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Monitoring & review tools, Policy papers

Stakeholders activities in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sd and the Sdgs Implementation

In the context of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this ESDN Quarterly Report tries to provide a picture of the extremely variegated, wide and multi-faceted world of stakeholders, other organisations and local initiatives that are relating to the 2030 Agenda. With the intention to …

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SDG Watch Europe

SDG Watch Europe is a new, EU-level, cross-sectoral CSO alliance of NGOs from development, environment, social, human rights and other sectors. Its goal is to hold governments to account for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).

Their work is coordinated along the lines of the 4 interlinked Work Strands.

Strand One: Joint …

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SDG coalitions

Letter to Timmermans SDG Watch

Letter sent to EC Vice president Timmermans calling on the EU and each of its Member States to develop an overarching Sustainable Development Strategy with a timeline of 2030 and a concrete implementation plan which coordinates the achievement of the 17 goals, 169 targets and their indicators.

Source: EEB and other EU based-networks and organisations

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A Global Strategy for EU’s Foreign and Security Policy

While a prosperous Union is the basis for a stronger Europe in the world, prosperity must be shared and requires fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) worldwide, including in Europe.

Source: European Union

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Sustainability Now

This report seeks to assess the stakes, argues for new forms of governance and addresses a limited number of sustainability hotspots.

Source:  EPSC- European Political Strategy Centre – Falkenberg

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Eurostat Sustainable Development in the EU – A statistical glance from the viewpoint of the un sustainable development goals

This publication  provides an overview of the current situation of the EU and its Member States on sustainable development in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is done in light of the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ adopted on 25 September 2015 by the UN General Assembly. The publication is structured along the …

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Communication next steps Sustainable Europe

Communication from the commission to the European parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions, November 2016.

This document gives an overview of the European response to the 2030 agenda.

Source: European Commission

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