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...
CONCORD analysis of the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act’s Impact Assessment: Advancing Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development
This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the European Commission’s ex-ante impact assessment accompanying the EU Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act. The study evaluates the...
Do we care enough about citizen engagement? A qualitative look at global citizenship education funding in Europe
This study provides a deep dive into the current state of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) funding across Europe. This report examines critical challenges such as the...
AidWatch 2024 – Whose Interests Does Official Development Assistance Truly Serve?
The headline figures for Official Development Assistance (ODA) tell an alarming story. Half a century after the deadline by which “economically advanced countries” committed that...
AidWatch 2024 explores whose interests EU ODA truly serves: CONCORD Newsletter October 2024
In October, CONCORD launched the 2024 edition of its annual AidWatch report, entitled 'Whose interests does Official Development Assistance truly serve?' This year's report...
Model mission letters: CONCORD’s vision for the future of EU international cooperation and external action
In light of the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, CONCORD is putting forward our vision for the future of EU international cooperation...
Open letter: Seven CSOs call on the new European Commission to prioritise development cooperation
Open letter: Seven EU-level organisations call on the new European Commission to prioritise development cooperation Dr Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European CommissionRue...
A gateway to equality? CONCORD launches research on Global Gateway and inequalities: CONCORD Newsletter June 2024
In May 2024, CONCORD launched its research, 'A gateway to equality? Insights from El Salvador and Lesotho on tackling inequalities in the European Union’s Global Gateway...