Europublic's team of specialised journalists provides editing services for this publication issued by the European Commission's Directorate-General Development entitled: "Highlights, Annual Report 2005" covering news on the European Community's development policy and the implementation of external assistance in 2004.

The key development objectives for 2004, in the framework of sustainable growth, were set out in the Commission's 2004 Annual Policy Strategy.

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Foreword " This is the fifth Annual Report on the European Commission's development policy and implementation of external assistance. It presents the policies and targets set dor 2004, and measures our achievements against them ...

In 2005 we expext to go fruther in developing our foreign policy tools, with more ENP Action Plans, greater development of our crisis management capacity, a renewed commitment to eradicating poverty, and focusing on the MDGs and multilateral institutions in the run up to the UN Summit".

Signed: Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Member of the European Commission
responsible for External Relations
and European neighbourhood Policy and EuropeAid