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...
Joint synthesis report: responses to the stakeholder consultation
Contributing to the European Consensus on Development, CONCORD provided their responses to the Joint Synthesis Report (JSR) on 24 September 2018. The aim of the JSR is to achieve...
Analysis of NDICI
The EU’s commitment to sustainable development was expressed throughout the negotiation processes of the Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement; it was further confirmed in the...
Responses to the public consultation on the evaluation of the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development (2009-2016)
The Council and the European Parliament requested the European Commission for an independent assessment of progress regarding the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development (PCD)...
Towards Global Compacts on refugees and on migration
With this policy brief, CONCORD aims to draw lessons for the future Global Compacts from the externalization of migration and asylum policies implemented by the European Union...