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EU position ahead of post-2015 talks
CONCORD broadly welcomes the new European Commission Communication on Global Partnership for the post-2015 development agenda published today.
NGOs getting ready for Addis summit
NGOs getting ready for Addis summit 3 February 2015 By Seamus Jeffreson, Director of CONCORD, the European confederation of Relief and Development NGOs Many of our members are gearing up for […]
EU Delegations Report 2015: "Mutual engagement between EU Delegations and civil society organisations"
A new report by CONCORD, the European confederation of Relief and Development NGOs, looks at the mutual engagement between EU’s delegations and civil society organisations across the world. The report comes at a timely moment as this month the European Year for Development 2015 was launched with a dedicated focus on Europe in the world.
Europe in the World: EU delegations
Europe in the World: EU delegations 26 January 2015 By Seamus Jeffreson, Director of CONCORD, the European confederation of Relief and Development NGOs For almost a decade now, in our […]
Civil Society Alliance: governance applications
Propose new members for the Steering Group of the Civil Society Alliance by Wed 21st January.
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 2015 […]
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.
Launch of the European Year for Development EYD2015 Civil Society Alliance
More than 70 participants took part in the Civil Society Alliance launch event.
NGOs tell Juncker and Mogherini European Year for Development 2015 is not just about aid
(Riga/Brussels, 09/01/2015) CONCORD Director Seamus Jeffreson spoke alongside the EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini amongst other high level speakers at the opening conference […]
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 institutional leaders, 10:00 It […]
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 organisations aiming at promoting […]
PRACTICAL GUIDE 2014 – CONCORD Briefing note
PRACTICAL GUIDE 2013 – CONCORD Guidance note on the main changes
NGO reaction on changes to development aid reporting
(Brussels, 16/12/2014) The way international development aid is reported is set to change, following a decision today in Paris by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High level meeting.
“2014 – a year of changes and challenges”. CONCORD end of year message 2014
“2014 – a year of changes and challenges” CONCORD end of year message 2014 18 December 2014 By Johannes Trimmel, President of CONCORD
CONCORD media statement on EU budget 2015
On Monday 8 December, the negotiators of the Council and Parliament finally agreed on a provisional agreement for the EU budget 2015.
European Year for Development 2015
Join the EYD2015 Civil Society Alliance and the official website. @CONCORD_Europe is looking to build a broad Civil Society Alliance for a successful #EYD0215 – be part of it! http://t.co/pSX3meqNeW […]
CONCORD at the Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2014 in Strasbourg
The CONCORD Cotonou Working Group (CCWG) was present at the 28th session of the ACP – EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), taking place in Strasbourg in 2014. Members of the […]
Civil Society view regarding pending EU legislation 2014 – response to BusinessEurope
We, the undersigned organisations, representing diverse public interests, strongly oppose the worrying deregulatory tendency under the headline of ‘cutting red tape’. With this open letter we specifically respond to the statement issued […]
CONCORD letter on EU budget 2015 to EU institutions
CONCORD calls on all three EU institutions to safeguard development and humanitarian aid in a more sustainable EU budget for 2015.
CONCORD letter ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on December 12th
Dear Minister, We are writing to you ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on December 12th, when EU development ministers will discuss issues that are critical to driving forward […]
Back to the grassroots – a view from the Johannesburg International Civil Society Week
Back to the grassroots – a view from the Johannesburg International Civil Society Week Last week CONCORD Communications Coordinator Daniel Puglisi attended the Civil Society Week in Johannesburg. I asked […]
JPA Briefings 2014
Twice a year, parliamentarians from both the EU and the ACP countries gather in ‘Joint Parliamentarian Assemblies’ (JPA). During this event, EU and ACP representatives adopt measures concerning the improvement […]
The European Year for Development 2015. A new conversation with a new public
8 December 2014 – By Seamus Jeffreson, Director of CONCORD; the European Development NGO confederation The first ‘European Year’ on EU external policy is – among other things – an […]