2024 was a year marked by a challenging geopolitical landscape, global crises and shrinking civic space. In this context CONCORD and its member worked to strengthened advocacy...
Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2024Shaping the world we want, starting from the EU2024 was a year marked by a challenging geopolitical landscape, global crises and shrinking civic space. In this...
The EU’s short-sighted aid cuts are a choice – so is the way forward! CONCORD Newsletter April 2025
In January, CONCORD launched its first Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) position paper, “Shaping International Partnerships: Budgeting our Common Future” , analysing the...
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...
Joint Statement: A Joint Call for the EU to Ensure No One is Left Behind in the Next MFF
Alongside VOICE and EPLO, CONCORD signed a joint statement calling on the EU to ensure that no one is left behind in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), staying true...
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...
Joint Letter to the European Council Regarding Innovative Ways to Raise EU Own Resources
CONCORD is among the 17 organisations calling European Heads of State to adopt new ways of raising EU own resources, adressing the invesment gap and the commitment to global...
Joint Statement: Disastrous Omnibus proposal erodes EU’s corporate accountability commitments and slashes human rights and environmental protections.
CONCORD has joined over 360 organisation in calling on the European Parliament and EU Council to act to block the Omnibus proposal. The proposal, which had been announced late...
Open Letter – Uphold EU Global Leadership: Reject the Merger of External Financing Instruments
The EU is currently facing a number of social, political and economic issues. Despite being one of the major contributors to international cooperation funding, recent...
Shaping International Partnerships: Budgeting our Common Future
The world stands at a crossroads, facing a confluence of crises - rising inequalities, democratic backsliding, escalating conflicts, and the intensifying impacts of the climate...