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| 29.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 349/99 |
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29.11.2013

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Official Journal of the European Union

CE 349/99

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Thursday 5 July 2012Development education and active global citizenship

P7_TA(2012)0302

Declaration of the European Parliament of 5 July 2012 on development education and active global citizenship

2013/C 349 E/15

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the European Consensus on Development, which underlines that ‘the EU will pay particular attention to development education and raising awareness’, |
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having regard to the European Consensus on Development, which underlines that ‘the EU will pay particular attention to development education and raising awareness’,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Structured Dialogue concerning the role of civil society and local authorities in development, which calls on ‘EU Member States and the European Commission [to] strengthen their strategies for Development Education and Awareness Raising’, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Structured Dialogue concerning the role of civil society and local authorities in development, which calls on ‘EU Member States and the European Commission [to] strengthen their strategies for Development Education and Awareness Raising’,

| — | having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas development education and awareness-raising are central to European development policies, as outlined in the European Development Education Consensus (‘The European Consensus on Development: The contribution of Development Education and Awareness Raising’); |
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whereas development education and awareness-raising are central to European development policies, as outlined in the European Development Education Consensus (‘The European Consensus on Development: The contribution of Development Education and Awareness Raising’);

| B. | whereas, despite being one of the biggest funders of development education in Europe, the European Union does not have a dedicated strategy in this field; |
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whereas, despite being one of the biggest funders of development education in Europe, the European Union does not have a dedicated strategy in this field;

| C. | whereas, during periods marked by austerity, crises and the rise of nationalist and populist movements, it is particularly important to support active global citizenship; |
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whereas, during periods marked by austerity, crises and the rise of nationalist and populist movements, it is particularly important to support active global citizenship;

| 1. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to develop a long-term, cross-sectoral European strategy for development education, awareness-raising and active global citizenship; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Council to develop a long-term, cross-sectoral European strategy for development education, awareness-raising and active global citizenship;

| 2. | Calls on the Member States to develop or strengthen national development education strategies; |
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Calls on the Member States to develop or strengthen national development education strategies;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Commission, the Council and the parliaments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Commission, the Council and the parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 1 to the Minutes of 5 July 2012 (P7_PV(2012)07-05(ANN1)).

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