CONCORD Italy held an event on 19 February to reflect on the Italian Presidency in the development cooperation field. The event involved members of the Italian Parliament, the...
Postcard from Riga
12 January 2015 - Seamus Jeffreson is the Director of CONCORD, the European confederation of development NGOs. Here he gives his personal reflections of the launch of the EYD...
Strong support for European development cooperation
CONCORD welcomes the positive results of the latest Eurobarometer survey which shows support for EU development cooperation remains high. Commenting was Seamus Jeffreson, CONCORD...
Launch of the European Year for Development EYD2015 Civil Society Alliance
More than 70 participants took part in the Civil Society Alliance launch event. The Civil Society Alliance aims to bring together a broad range of organisations from right across...
Seamus Jeffreson remarks EYD2015 launch event
CONCORD Director Seamus Jeffreson's remarks in Riga, Latvia for the opening of the European Year for Development Opening remarks alongside prime minister of Latvia and EU...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS EYD2015 Civil Society Alliance subgranting mechanism
CONCORD, within its Civil Society Alliance project for the European Year for Development 2015, is launching a call for applications for projects related to civil society...
CONCORD #DEVWORKSHOP2014
The event will bring NGO representives and European decision makers together to discuss global development issues. CONCORD is organising the first #DevWorkshop at the EU...
VIDEO: EU Parliament hearings – Mogherini and Mimica
Watch the video of the hearing in the European Parliament of Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of...
Italy overhauls its development cooperation system
By Luca De Fraia (ActionAid Italy) Italy may well now sport a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation; in fact, the good news is that the Italian Parliament gave...
What the Media Forgot to Tell You
"Extreme poverty is on the way out" By Hans Zomer, Director of Dochas, the Irish Development NGO platform. Opinions expressed in the blog do not reflect the position of...