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...
Intersectional Feminist Policy-Making for EU External Action: 10 principles
Inspired by existing feminist foreign policy frameworks and the thinking by feminists in the Majority World CONCORD has adapted 10 principles that should underpin an...
Annual report 2023
Annual report 2023Claiming meaningful civil society space Our Annual report captures the joint work of our Confederation in 2023, including the work priorities we have...
A gateway to equality? Insights from El Salvador and Lesotho on tackling inequalities in the European Union’s Global Gateway programmes
The Global Gateway initiative purports to address investment gaps in the Global South. The initiative was conceived to bolster the EU’s global influence, positioning itself as an...