In response to the current developments regarding the EU’s Global Gateway strategy,  this sub-project seeks to improve access to and transparency of information regarding Team Europe Initiatives and the Global Gateway.

The work aims to enhance the understanding around the impact of Global Gateway for local populations, and to better equip members of the confederation to effectively influence and monitor the implementation of the projects with a ‘leave no one behind’ approach.

The MFF sub-project aims to influence the next EU multi-annual budget (2028-2034) to ensure sufficient and quality funding for sustainable development, international cooperation and tackling inequalities.

It aims to support coordinated and aligned advocacy through national platforms and members and strong linkages with other networks and campaign initiatives on external relations funds.

This sub-project is focused on tracking the money flowing through the NDICI, nourishing the work on the MFF and Global Gateway.

It promotes advocacy on funding for CSOs, funding for women’s rights organisations and Global Citizenship funds. It is also responsible for tracking and influencing the rules guiding implementation and their impacts on CSOs’ access to EU funding.

The current approach of EU institutions to international cooperation involves cuts in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations and a focus on internal security and economic interests.

In this context, this sub-project monitors how EU ODA is spent, producing an annual report, which analyses the quantity and quality of ODA provided by the EU and Member States. The AidWatch report aims to hold EU leaders to account for their commitment to spending at least 0.7% of GNI on ODA.

The sub-project also works to develop CONCORD’s advocacy and visibility efforts through a series of activities aimed at influencing the political discourse around ODA.