In any event, the European Union must cooperate closely with developing countries in the context of the new Lomé Convention, to promote viable forms of development and to settle their debts - as proposed in the report - in exchange for coverage of their energy needs from renewable sources.
Under alle omstændigheder bør Den Europæiske Union arbejde snævert sammen med udviklingslandene inden for rammerne af den nye Lomé-konvention om at fremme bæredygtige former for vækst og om regulering af deres gæld - som betænkningen også foreslår - ved at lade vedvarende energikilder dække deres energibehov.