At CONCORD, we are committed to shifting power in international partnerships and to ensuring that our actions, narratives, and advocacy reflect and support locally led change....
Enabling Civic Space – CONCORD’s Recommendations for the new EU Civil Society Strategy
This paper seeks to complement CONCORD’s previous paper “Standing strong in the storm: an EU strategy to safeguard civic space worldwide”, by providing an overview of the context...
Stepping up EU international cooperation through the next Multiannual Financial Framework
In an increasingly complex global landscape, the European Union (EU) has a critical role to play in ensuring that its Official Development Assistance (ODA) remains a powerful...
Attacks on NGOs in the European Parliament 570+ Organisations Join Forces to Defend Civil Society
European civil society organisations are currently facing an attack coming from certain Members of the European Parliament. Spearheaded by some MEPs from the European People’s...
The human face of inequalities. What makes the difference for equality? Voices on what the EU can do
Inequalities are not just numbers. They take different forms and compound each other. But mainly, inequalities have a human face. Europe can and must make a difference by funding...
How much funding could go to gender equality in a year?
The EU frames GAP III as “an ambitious agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action” and it sets out a clear plan to tackle the root causes of gender...
CONCORD’s Strategy 2023-2026: To get there. Together.
CONCORD’s 2023-26 strategy is written at a time of particular uncertainty. One thing is sure: much of the progress we have made over the past two decades in terms of human...
Panel discussion on the on-going EU-ACP negotiations
On 17 December 2018, CONCORD took part in a panel discussion of the on-going EU-ACP negotiations. This document provides a report the discussion, as well as outlines our key...
#Budget4Solidarity: security and migration in the future EU budget
As a part of our series #Budget4Solidarity, CONCORD held an interview with Bruno Rivalan, from Coordination Sud, on the future EU budget. In this video, the focus on security and...
#Budget4Solidarity: the importance of aid effectiveness
As a part of our series #Budget4Solidarity, CONCORD held an interview with Céline Mias on the future EU budget. In this video, Céline reminds us that aid should never be...