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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-597/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/597",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/597 of 9 April 2019 on the establishment of a High-level Group of Wise Persons on the European financial architecture for development",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-597",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/597\nof 9 April 2019\non the establishment of a High-level Group of Wise Persons on the European financial architecture for development\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(2) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThere is a need to reflect on the European financial architecture for development. To that end, a High-level Group of Wise Persons on the European financial architecture for development (the ‘Wise Persons Group’) should be established.\n(2)\nThe Wise Persons Group should submit to the Council an independent report providing a view on the challenges to and opportunities for improving and rationalising the European financial architecture for development as well as scenarios for its evolution in line with European policy objectives, in order to inform the reflection of the Council on that subject,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/597/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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