What did 2017 bring to the development sector in Europe? The annual report of CONCORD encloses the biggest achievements of our confederation in the field of development aid and...
Future EU external action on migration: what the EU should be financing when migration is a predominant area of external action?
After the release of the European Commission’s Communication package on the upcoming 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union, CONCORD expresses...
Responses to the public consultation on the evaluation of the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development (2009-2016)
The Council and the European Parliament requested the European Commission for an independent assessment of progress regarding the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development (PCD)...
Analysis of DEVE amendments to the European Parliament’s own-initiative report
In this policy brief, CONCORD analyses the DEVE opinion and the proposed amendments based on the CONCORD position: Making the case for strong EU development cooperation budget in...
Analysis of BUDG amendments to the European Parliament’s own-initiative report
In this policy brief, CONCORD Europe analyses the BUDG opinion and the proposed amendments based on CONCORD position: Making the case for strong EU development cooperation budget...
Recommendations for a more effective and meaningful participation of civil society in the future EU-ACP relations
In the current context of growing criticism and restriction of civil society action in all parts of the world it is essential for the future EU-ACP agreement to defend the space...
Concerns and redlines on the European Commission proposal for a single External Instrument
Ahead of the European Commission’s communication on the future EU budget, CONCORD reacts to the proposal of a single External Instrument. The merging of 12 instruments into one...
Towards Global Compacts on refugees and on migration
With this policy brief, CONCORD aims to draw lessons for the future Global Compacts from the externalization of migration and asylum policies implemented by the European Union...
AidWatch 2018: Aid and migration – the externalisation of Europe’s responsibilities
To clarify how EU’s development cooperation and migration agendas are interlinked in today’s EU policies, our new report provides a commentary on the impact of these links. The...
Global Citizenship Education: How much do we care?
While Global Citizenship Education is recognised by many as a powerful tool to resolve the current global challenges our world is facing, the level of investment by national...