In the wake of the European Commission’s newly launched reflection paper on Sustainable Development, CONCORD asks current and future EU leaders to adopt an overarching SDG...
Views on the reflection paper ‘Towards a Sustainable EU by 2030’
Three possible scenarios that should guide the European Union in operating a just environmental, social, economic and political transition towards sustainability by 2030 are at...
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...
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...
Recommendations for Common Agricultural Policy reform proposal 2020-2027
As the biggest exporter and importer of agricultural food products, the EU holds a particular international responsibility. EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is therefore an...
The impact of EU policies on the world
In this paper, CONCORD conducts a quantitative analysis of the impact assessments from 2017 and the first half of 2018, comparing this with our data from previous years, and...
Making the EU commitments a reality through smart programming
In this document, we share recommendations on how smart programming could support EU commitments to those issues traditionally addressed by thematic budget lines and explain why...
Responses to the stakeholder consultation: Addressing inequality through EU development cooperation
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development makes the reduction of inequality one of the key goals to be achieved by the international community by 2030. In particular, the...
AidWatch 2018: EU aid – a broken ladder?
The AidWatch 2018 report considers European official development assistance (ODA) in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s overarching pledge to leave...