On 23 September 2020, the European Commission released on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum; which includes a number of welcomed aspects. While some proposals go in the right...
Letter to Commissioner for International Partnerships ahead of Development FAC
On 8 April 2020, CONCORD wrote this letter to provide recommendations on the EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the Development Foreign Affairs Council.
Views on EU support to sustainable development worldwide
In 2017, the European Union and its Member States adopted a shared vision and framework for action to align the Union’s development policy with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
Open letter to EU leaders: Our sustainable future must start now
This open letter, published in Euractiv on 11 June 2019, calls for EU leaders to end the political inertia on social and environmental challenges by making sustainable...
Talking Development Episode 6: The world is interconnected, so are EU policies
The interconnection of EU policies seems to be a complex issue. To help you understand this complexity, we present a panel of five speakers who will guide you through the concept...
How will you work for sustainable development? A litmus test for EU leaders
With the European Parliament elections around the corner, new EU leaders are about to take on their posts. CONCORD’s new paper puts these leaders’ priorities to the test and...
Views on the reflection paper ‘Towards a sustainable EU by 2030’
In the wake of the European Commission’s newly launched reflection paper on Sustainable Development, CONCORD asks current and future EU leaders to adopt an overarching SDG...
Views on the reflection paper ‘Towards a Sustainable EU by 2030’
Three possible scenarios that should guide the European Union in operating a just environmental, social, economic and political transition towards sustainability by 2030 are at...
Recommendations for Common Agricultural Policy reform proposal 2020-2027
As the biggest exporter and importer of agricultural food products, the EU holds a particular international responsibility. EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is therefore an...
The impact of EU policies on the world
In this paper, CONCORD conducts a quantitative analysis of the impact assessments from 2017 and the first half of 2018, comparing this with our data from previous years, and...