In the first newsletter to kick-off the year, CONCORD presents its two latest reports, "Who Still Holds the Lion's Share?" and "Blended Finance and the Illusion of...
Unlocking the Potential of the EU’s Global Gateway: Meaningful engagement with civil society
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...
Analysis of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework and the Global Europe Instrument
The forthcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), covering 2028–2034, will define the EU’s capacity to address global challenges, from poverty reduction, gender equality,...
AidWatch 2025: keeping a vigilant eye on EU commitments and the true purpose of ODA | AidWatch 2025 Launch
This year, CONCORD’s flagship report, AidWatch, turned 20 years old. To mark the occasion, we published a special edition, “Ending short-sightedness, restoring Official...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Proposals for mainstreaming equality in international cooperation
The European Commission, Parliament and Council committed to mainstreaming the reduction of inequality in their development cooperation, but success depends not only on conducting research, but also on the findings being taken forward.
Analysis of EU Communication “Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa”
On 9 March 2020 the Joint Communication ‘Towards a Comprehensive Strategy with Africa’ was released by the European Commission and the European External Action Service. The...