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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 […]
CONCORD holds first exchange with Commissioner Mimica
CONCORD members welcomed new EU Development Commissioner Neven Mimica on Monday 17th at a reception event with European civil society leaders.
International Civil Society Week 2014 roundup
CONCORD members were present at the second’ Global Conference’ 2014 took place in Johannesburg, South Africa organised by the DEEEP project. The event gathered “grassroots activists and campaigners for a global […]
CONCORD input into the review of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy
CONCORD – the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development representing over 1.800 NGOs in all 28 EU Member States – would like to share with you some initial inputs […]
EU aid: how much does each country give?
The accompanying infographics for the 2014 AidWatch Report.
Le Rapport AidWatch: L’UE ne tiendra pas ses engagements en matière d’aide au développement en 2015
Lancé à Paris le 20 novembre à l’OCDE, le neuvième rapport AidWatch de CONCORD, intitulé Aid Beyond 2015, alerte les Etats membres sur plusieurs points. Malgré des défis humanitaires et de […]
AidWatch Report: EU will miss historic aid pledge in 2015
Launched in Paris on 20 November at the OECD, the ninth CONCORD AidWatch report ‘Aid Beyond 2015‘ finds that: • Despite growing humanitarian and development challenges, such as the recent […]
AidWatch Report: Aid Beyond 2015
The 2014 CONCORD AidWatch report, ‘Aid Beyond 2015: Europe’s role in financing and implementing sustainable development goals post 2015’
Infographic – the human cost of EU policies
Real life impact: the human cost of EU policies in developing countries. The EU is holding back development. We need coherent policies NOW!
Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis needs EU support
Opinion piece by CONCORD’s EPAN (Enlargement, Pre-accession and Neighborhood) working group.
National platforms are crucial for strong EU advocacy
4 November 2014 – By CONCORD Director Seamus Jeffreson – Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting our member FoRs, the Czech Republic NGO platform in Prague. I’d like to […]
Guide to EuropeAid funding instruments 2014-2020
Serbia: Preparing for a new role in development?
Serbia: Preparing for a new role in development? 27 October 2014 Every October the European Commission releases reports assessing how countries that aim to join the European Union in coming […]
CONCORD #DEVWORKSHOP2014
The event will bring NGO representives and European decision makers together to discuss global development issues.
CONCORD reaction to EU Parliament vote on EU aid budget in 2015
(Brussels/Strasbourg, 22/10/2014) The EU Commission’s development and humanitarian overseas aid budgets should not be cut in 2015, according to a vote by the European Parliament today in Strasbourg. The vote […]
Six reasons why EU leaders must not cut aid budgets
Six reasons why EU leaders must not cut aid 21 October 2014 The European Union’s development and humanitarian aid programmes are suffering a cash crisis in 2014 and risk severe […]
What new MEPs need to know about policy coherence for development
The European Commission and the Member States together are the biggest aid donor in the world. This is a strong signal and good news but development is not just about aid […]
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 the European Commission
European Summit 23-24 October 2014: Climate change and its impact on development
As a network of relief and development organisations, we are writing to you ahead of the upcoming European Summit, where you and other European leaders aim to agree on an […]
CONCORD AidWatch submission to OECD DAC Senior Level Meeting
As the world progresses towards agreeing a new and hopefully ambitious development framework and goals post-2015, the donor community has a particular responsibility to live up to their commitments on […]
Six things we like about Federica Mogherini, the EU’s candidate HRVP
Six things we like about Federica Mogherini, the EU’s candidate HRVP 7 October 2014 Federica Mogherini faced the European Parliament yesterday for her hearing to replace Catherine Ashton and become […]
CONCORD response on EU Commission Impact Assessments consultation
In the context of a consultation by the European Commission, CONCORD has made recommendations on how to improve the way the Commission delivers the Impact Assessments (IA) that it carries out […]
Comment la cohérence peut sauver l’Europe
Comment la cohérence peut sauver l’Europe L’Union européenne s’enlise dans une crise de confiance de la part de ses citoyens qui ont exprimé lors des dernières élections un désaveu. Nombreux […]