Leading experts from EU institutions and civil society debated the private sector in development. The private sector in development and its link with human rights was debated at...
Infographic: Timeline of Aid/Development effectiveness
New infograph giving an overview of the aid/development effectiveness process since 2005. New infograph giving an overview of the aid/development effectiveness process since...
AidWatch 2012 Special Report: Event Summary
This special report focuses on the quality of EU aid and the post-Busan development effectiveness agenda Read the report Read the press release AidWatch Launch – House of Dutch...
EU budget talks forgetting development and humanitarian aid
Development NGOs warn that EU leaders are overlooking aid in budget negotiations, with large cuts targeted at development and humanitarian aid. (Brussels, 23/11/2012) Development...
EU budget cuts could cost lives in developing countries, warn NGOs
EU development and humanitarian aid should not be cut from the budget. EU budget cuts could cost lives in developing countries, warn NGOs Joint Press Release by CONCORD, Oxfam,...
Feature: Spain's aid cuts getting worse
Spanish aid is sinking to lowest levels in decades as government targets development cuts. UPDATE 2/10/2013 The Spanish Development NGO network, Coordinadora ONGD, announced...
Olivier Consolo on the state of the Development sector
Olivier Consolo talks about the challenges development NGOs are facing in an EDD interview. The European Commission’s policy on civil society organizations needs to trickle...
EU Aid: The Facts
A new factsheet on where and how EU aid is spent, adapted from work by our UK member Bond. 1. What is ‘EU aid’? Aid is money that is classed as Official Development...
EU aid levels in drastic fall
Many EU countries show a fall in development aid budgets since 2011. According to figures released by the OECD earlier this year on 4th April 2012 many European...
European Parliament extends EPA deadline
The European Parliament agrees to extend the deadline for ACP countries to conclude EPAs. The European Parliament voted on the 13 of September at 12pm against a European...