This policy brief examines the European Union’s emerging 360-degree approach within the Global Gateway strategy. It assesses whether the 360-degree approach contributes to...
Who Still Holds the Lion’s Share? Funding Concentration, Shrinking Access and the Narrowing Space for Civil Society
This report provides an analysis of EUR 26.4 billion in EU external action programming under NDICI–Global Europe (2021–2025), examining how funding architecture, management...
Unlocking the Potential of the EU’s Global Gateway: Meaningful engagement with civil society
The scale-up of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy takes place against a backdrop of shrinking civic space globally, continual cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA), and...
Blended finance and the illusion of development: Lessons from the EFSD+ for the next EU budget
The proposed Global Europe Instrument (GEI) for the EU’s 2028–2034 budget signals a major shift in EU external action. Rather than reinforcing poverty reduction and inequality as...
Analysis of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework and the Global Europe Instrument
The forthcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), covering 2028–2034, will define the EU’s capacity to address global challenges, from poverty reduction, gender equality,...
AidWatch 2025: keeping a vigilant eye on EU commitments and the true purpose of ODA | AidWatch 2025 Launch
This year, CONCORD’s flagship report, AidWatch, turned 20 years old. To mark the occasion, we published a special edition, “Ending short-sightedness, restoring Official...
CONCORD’s Pledge to Shift the Power
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....
AidWatch 2025 – Ending short-sightedness, restoring ODA’s purpose
Since the publication of the first AidWatch report 20 years ago, Official Development Assistance (ODA) has significantly contributed to improving global health, poverty...
CONCORD’s Position Paper on GAP IV
As the current Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) will be coming to an end in 2027 and drafting will soon begin for the Gender Action Plan IV (GAP IV), we have published our...
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...