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CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006 Presentation for the TRIALOG Central Training Budapest, 9 – 10 March 2006. Overview of the presentation. OVERALL FRAMEWORK OF DEVELOPMENT AID AT EUROPEAN LEVEL CONCORD ADVOCACY WORK KEY ISSUES FOR 2006 CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006
Presentation for the TRIALOG Central TrainingBudapest, 9 – 10 March 2006
Overview of the presentation
1. OVERALL FRAMEWORK OF DEVELOPMENT AID AT EUROPEAN LEVEL
2. CONCORD ADVOCACY WORK
3. KEY ISSUES FOR 2006
4. CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006
Advocate for EU level engagement
Is the European Commission more than 26th donor?
Member States see mainly two added values of EU: mega infrastructure projects and regional integration
EC hardly develops own strategies. No added value.
EC has no political role in UN but has channelled 1 bio. € through UN agencies. No added value.
If added value of common Development Strategy is not seen, development aid could be re-nationalized in a few years.
Advocate for EU level engagement
- Foreign Policy- Neighbourhood- Accession Countries- Trade- Security and Defence- Migration - Development
If Development is still seen as priority, there is a fight for resources between:- Southern Governments- United Nations (and Under-organisations)- EU Institutions (e.g. EIB)- Private Sector- NGDOs / CSO
Advocate for EU level engagement
Added value of European level ???
« Potential » added value of European level:
• 3 C’s: Coordination, coherence, complementary at MS level• “Acquis communautaire”• Policy dialogue • Framework setting• Weight as region in international processes (UN, WTO, Cotonou,…)
“If we do not participate in this process,
others will decide for us. “
Members of CONCORD39 members in 2006
ActionAid Aprodev Austrian platformBelgian platform British platform Caritas
Cidse Czech platform Danish platform
Dutch platform Eurodad Euronaid
Eurostep Finnish platform French platform
German platform Greek platform IPPF
Irish platform Italian platform Luxembourg platform
Malta platform Portuguese platform Slovakian platform
Solidar
EU-CORDSpanish platform Swedish platform
Terre des Hommes Forum
Representing over 16001600 European Development and Relief NGOs
Save the Children World Vision
Adra
CBMI
Plan
Oxfam
Latvia platform
Hungarian platform
Poland platform
Membership
CONCORD EUROPE
NGO Network (18)National Platform (21)
Development / Relief NGO
Civil Society Contact Group
Social, Environmental, …
To improve transparency
and accountability
2%Other4%
To be part of the European
Network (Clong -> Concord)
14%
To increase access to funding
25%
To improve the quality of
their activities*
26%
To advocate at the political
level29%
Why do NGOs choose to join CONCORD’s members?
EU N
atio
nal L
evel
EU N
atio
nal L
evel
Main Priorities:
Advocacy (29%)Improve the quality of their activities (26%)Increase access to funding (25%)
8%
8%
8%
8%
7%7%7%
7%
6%
6%
5%
5%5%2% 3%
8%
National development policiesHuman Rights & DemocracyEducationFunding of NGOs**EnvironmentHealthCivil Society participationRelief & Humanitarian AidTradeFood Security and Agriculture*EU PoliciesPeace & Conflict preventionMigrationInternational agendaWeapons trafficOther
Main sectors of advocacy for EU NGOs
No dominant sector of advocacy – a strength or a weakness?
EU N
atio
nal L
evel
EU N
atio
nal L
evel
National Development Policies – most common (8,6%)Weapons traffic – 0%
Structure• Working groups: Experts from CONCORD members
Policy group: Presidency, Gender, Security and Development, Financial Perspectives, Coherence
EU Funding for Development and Relief: Deconcentration, Financial regulations, Rationalisation
Development Education Forum
Food Security, Enlargement, Cotonou, Humanitarian aid, Trade, FFD
• The Convenors' Forum: Convenors of working groups to ensure coherence
• The General Assembly / Consultative Assembly
• Board
• Secretariat
Objectives
MAIN OBJECTIVE
To enhance the impact of European development NGOs vis-à-vis the European Institutions by combining expertise and accountability.
• CONCORD contributes to a responsible and coherent EU Development Policy towards the developing world.
• CONCORD promotes the role of European development and humanitarian NGOs in defining and delivering European development and humanitarian aid policies.
Activities
• Exchange information, analyses and intelligenceWorking groups
• Define, approve and disseminate common positions Civil Society Contact Group: common statement on rationalisation of thematic funding instruments
• AdvocateMeetings with European institutions
• CommunicateExtranet, news letter
• Organize trainings, meetings, conferencesEuropean NGO conference on MDG+5
CONCORD advocacy
ECHOEUROPEAID
DG DEV
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
COREPER SECRETARIAT
ECON / SOC COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
DG ADMIN
DG JHA
DG TRADEGENERAL SECRETARIAT
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
MINISTERS
DEV COM
COM FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BUDGET COM
DG RELEX
DELEG.DELEG. DELEG.
Key issues for 2006 (I)
• Coherence GAERC Conference Austrian Presidency Finnish Presidency CONCORD – Evert Vermeer Foundation: Project « EU Coherence »
• Role of Civil Society Transparency Initiative (Kallas) Plan D (Wallström) Code of Conduct (Frattini) Critics in EP Preparation of German Presidency
Key Issues for 2006 (II)
• After GCAP 05: Monitoring EU/EC aid commitments Aid Monitoring Report Aid Watcher Seminar Advocacy at national and European level
• Negotiations on EU-Budgets, Instruments and Programs DCECI – EP document Geographical and thematical Programs Framework of Dialogue with Civil Society
• European public awareness and development education strategy • Deconcentration• OECD DAC• …
Key issues for 06EU
EU Coherence for Development among EU external policies
Quantity and Quality of Aid
Financial perspectives 07-13, Policy Framework, Programs
Civil Society Engagement, dialogue with EU instit.,
EC-NGO-Partnership, Financial Regulation, Non-State Actors
CONCORD
EU Coherence project with EVF, Austrian & Finnish Presidencies
More and better aid, “Aid-watcher”,
Policy WG
FFD WG
FDR WG, WGE?
FDR WG, “Vision” paper
Role of Civil Society, German Presidency, CSCG
Global
Specific
Challenges for CONCORD 2006
• Future of GCAP (Europe)• Membership support• Reflection on framework for contacts with extra-european NGO-Platforms• GAs and Board elections
And many more…
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