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Tue, 15 Jul, 2014 03:10:04 AM FTimes Report, July 15  Development Minister Pekka Haavisto. Photo Lehtikuva. EU development ministers will discuss global development goals and the role of the private sector in development at a meeting scheduled to be held in Florence on Tuesday.
Development Minister Pekka Haavisto will attend the informal meeting where the ministers will discuss the global UN Post-2015 Development Agenda and the role of the private sector in development, said an official press release on Monday.
For the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Finland would like to see the EU to assume a stronger and active role in the preparations. To this end, clearly defined and solid stands must be approved for the EU to use in inter-governmental negotiations.
Finland also considers it important that the EU discuss development goals especially with countries that have divergent views on this topic.
The discussions regarding the private sector will focus, in particular, on the creation of jobs and tax issues. Finland believes that, to increase employment, countries need the kind of economic growth that benefits all people, reduces inequality and respects the environment.
The private sector also has an important role in how taxes can be collected for public services and for the wider development of societies.
At lunch, the ministers will discuss the links between migration and development. The ministers' guests will be Peter Sutherland, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, and William Swing, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The EU's objective is to develop the dialogue on migration with third countries - particularly countries in the Mediterranean region, Central Africa and the Horn of Africa.
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