The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU has organised on the 4 April at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union in Brussels the presentation of the ECDPM study entitled “Enhancing the EU Response to Women and Armed Conflict with Particular Reference to Development Policy”. The study has been prepared for the Slovenian Presidency in close cooperation with Austrian and German partners.
The press release states that the Slovenian Presidency “wishes to make a step forward, since there are many opportunities to enhance coordination, complementarity and coherence of development policies, aimed at creating a comprehensive framework for an effective use of development programmes and instruments in this field. By enhancing its response to the issue of women and armed conflict, the EU will strengthen its contribution towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. She stressed that the study offered substantial and useful proposals and recommendations for an effective EU response to the issue of women and armed conflict.”
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