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CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006 Presentation for the TRIALOG Central Training

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.

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CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006 Presentation for the TRIALOG Central Training

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  1. CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006 Presentation for the TRIALOG Central Training Budapest, 9 – 10 March 2006

  2. Overview of the presentation • OVERALL FRAMEWORK OF DEVELOPMENT AID AT EUROPEAN LEVEL • CONCORD ADVOCACY WORK • KEY ISSUES FOR 2006 • CONCORD PRIORITIES FOR 2006

  3. 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.

  4. Political interest Budget 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

  5. 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. “

  6. ActionAid Aprodev Austrian platform Belgian 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-CORD Spanish platform Swedish platform Terre des Hommes Forum Plan Save the Children World Vision Oxfam Adra Poland platform CBMI Latvia platform Members of CONCORD 39 members in2006 Hungarian platform Representing over 1600 European Development and Relief NGOs

  7. Membership Development / Relief NGO National Platform (21) NGO Network (18) CONCORD EUROPE Social, Environmental, … Civil Society Contact Group

  8. Why do NGOs choose to join CONCORD’s members? EU National Level Main Priorities: Advocacy (29%)Improve the quality of their activities (26%)Increase access to funding (25%)

  9. Main sectors of advocacy for EU NGOs No dominant sector of advocacy – a strength or a weakness? EU National Level National Development Policies – most common (8,6%) Weapons traffic – 0%

  10. 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

  11. 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.

  12. 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 • Advocate Meetings with European institutions • Communicate Extranet, news letter • Organize trainings, meetings, conferences European NGO conference on MDG+5

  13. DG TRADE DG JHA DG RELEX DG ADMIN MINISTERS COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DELEG. DELEG. DELEG. CONCORD advocacy GENERAL SECRETARIAT DG DEV EUROPEAID ECHO COM FOREIGN AFFAIRS ECON / SOC COMMITTEE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DEV COM COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS COREPER SECRETARIAT BUDGET COM

  14. 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

  15. 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 • …

  16. EU 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 Key issues for 06 Global Specific

  17. 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… • MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT:always there for you ! • avogt@concordeurope.org • +32 2 743 87 72

  18. Ελληνική Επιτροπη Μη Κυβερνητικων ΟργανωσεωνΓια ΤηνΑνάπτυξηllenic Committee οf Non Governmental Development Organisations ΜΚΟ NGO The confederation BelgianPlatform

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