European Parliament
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves  (PPE ),
in writing.
(PT)
This report concerns EU development cooperation in support of the objective of universal energy access by 2030. In fact, access to modern energy services is a fundamental prerequisite for poverty reduction and sustainable human development. Energy services impact upon all aspects of people’s lives and livelihoods, and without them, whole communities are constrained to a life of poverty. The importance of energy access demands greater attention from the international community. As such, and in view of the measures proposed in this document in pursuit of the objective of universal energy access, I voted for this report.

