The scale-up of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy takes place against a backdrop of shrinking civic space globally, continual cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA), and...
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...
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...
CONCORD Recommendations for Food and Agriculture in the AU-EU Partnership
Everyone deserves an affordable, healthy, and nutritious diet. Achieving this requires just, sustainable, and resilient food systems rooted in food sovereignty and planetary...
The human face of inequalities. What makes the difference for equality? Voices on what the EU can do
Inequalities are not just numbers. They take different forms and compound each other. But mainly, inequalities have a human face. Europe can and must make a difference by funding...
What makes the difference for equality? Voices from South Africa, Paraguay and Bangladesh on what the EU can do
Inequalities persist at high levels throughout the world and they affect individuals in a wide range of ways. Europe has a particular responsibility with respect to inequalities,...
A people-centred EU-AU Summit: Letter ahead of the European Council regarding the EU-AU Summit
The 6th European Union (EU)-African Union (AU) Summit is scheduled to take place on 17-18 February 2022. For this, we have written a letter to the President of the European...
Insider’s Guide to the Post-Cotonou Agreement
The new partnership agreement between the European Union and the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States marks the formal conclusion of their...
Reaction to the EU-OACP Agreement
The new partnership agreement between the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPSs) is the framework that will guide relations between...
Cotonou and Post-Cotonou Processes
What is the Cotonou Partnership Agreement? Cotonou Partnership Agreement is a comprehensive agreement between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. It...