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...
10 Interesting Facts about EU13 Development Sector
Did you know…? 1. In 2003, the founding members of CONCORD included 3 national platforms from EU10 countries - FoRS/Czech Republic, SKOP/Malta and Platforma...
#EYD2015: Engaging Citizens for Global Justice
European Year for Development 2015: A year of discussion and action in Europe on global development: our world, our dignity, our future. More than 130 participants took part in...
Overview of the Lithuanian Umbrella Presidency
In the second half of the year 2013 Lithuania held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) for the first time. This article will shortly present the main...