Contributing to the European Consensus on Development, CONCORD provided their responses to the Joint Synthesis Report (JSR) on 24 September 2018. The aim of the JSR is to achieve...
Transforming lives? EU Gender Action Plan II from implementation to impact
Is the EU Gender Action Plan II actually transforming the lives of women and girls in the world? Have the lives of women and girls improved as a result of EU actions? With its...
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...
Thematic programmes in the future EU external instrument
In this document, we explain why the current proposed amount of 7 billion EUR for thematic lines under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument...
10 areas to consider in the NDICI regulation: the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus (EFSD+) in the MFF 2021-2027
The European Commission’s proposal for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) includes provisions about the EFSD+ in the preamble...
Analysis of NDICI
The EU’s commitment to sustainable development was expressed throughout the negotiation processes of the Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement; it was further confirmed in the...
What European Member States and Commission must remember while committing new funds to the EU Trust Fund for Africa
EU Member States are preparing to meet at the 28-29 June European Council, and proposals to further externalize refugees’ protection and migration management to countries of...
Joint letter: EU Multiannual Financial Frame 2021-2027
This joint letter is written in advance of the European Council on 28 & 29 June, 2018. It is proposed that the EU’s external actions should be based on its values as set out...
Joint letter from NGO networks to European Council on Heading VI in the next MFF and Recovery Fund
On 8 June 2020, a joint letter co-signed by CONCORD, VOICE, CAN Europe, Cooperatives Europe, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, Eurodad, ENoP, EPLO and HRDN was sent to EU...
Women’s rights and trade: time for a radical shift
Today, European decision-makers widely acknowledge that the EU trade policy is not gender-neutral, and that this needs to be addressed. A concrete policy measure that receives a...