The EU is currently facing a number of social, political and economic issues. Despite being one of the major contributors to international cooperation funding, recent...
Model mission letters: CONCORD’s vision for the future of EU international cooperation and external action
In light of the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, CONCORD is putting forward our vision for the future of EU international cooperation...
Open letter: Seven CSOs call on the new European Commission to prioritise development cooperation
Open letter: Seven EU-level organisations call on the new European Commission to prioritise development cooperation Dr Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European CommissionRue...
A people-centred EU-AU Summit: Letter ahead of the European Council regarding the EU-AU Summit
The 6th European Union (EU)-African Union (AU) Summit is scheduled to take place on 17-18 February 2022. For this, we have written a letter to the President of the European...
Letter to Commissioner for International Partnerships ahead of Development FAC
On 8 April 2020, CONCORD wrote this letter to provide recommendations on the EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the Development Foreign Affairs Council.
Open letter to EU leaders: Our sustainable future must start now
This open letter, published in Euractiv on 11 June 2019, calls for EU leaders to end the political inertia on social and environmental challenges by making sustainable...
Letter to Ministers ahead of 16 May 2019 EU FAC Development meeting
On 16 May 2019, EU Member State Ministers responsible for Development Cooperation met in Brussels for their semestral meeting to discuss and adopt conclusions on the most...
Joint letter: recommendations on EU external action in the MFF
Ahead of the European Council on December. 13th - 14th, 2018, this joint letter outlines the recommendations of CONCORD, VPLO, VOICE, Climate Action Now Europe and Eurodad on EU...
Joint letter: Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 26 November 2018
Ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 26 November 2018, this joint letter shares some of the main concerns about the private sector instruments proposed in the draft...
Informal Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 14 September 2018
Ahead of the Informal Foreign Affairs Council on 14 September 2018, this letter raises crucial issues and suggests recommendations regarding the Heading VI: Neighbourhood and the...