The role of Civil Society Organisations in implementing development cooperation programmes and providing funding for CSOs is a key aspect of EU international partnerships. Likewise, for many CSOs the EU partnership is a vital source of income for their programmes. In recent years, the changes in EU international cooperation programmes have impacted the distribution and diversity of EU funding for CSOs.
As stated in the New European Consensus on Development, and reaffirmed by the Council of the European Union, the EU and its Member States recognise the multiple roles that civil...
This guide aims to provide civil society organisations with a comprehensive overview of the instruments and programmes used by the European Union (EU) in its international...
The Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) determines the budget spending of the EU for a period of at least five years. The current MFF which ran from 2014 to 2020, is coming to...
In many aspects, CONCORD welcomes Member States’ endorsement of the political agreement reached with the European Parliament on the Neighbourhood, Development and International...
Ahead of the next round of negotiations between the institutions on the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) civil society organisations and NGOs are calling on...
In July 2020, the European Council proposed a reduction to Heading VI and to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) by 10%, and a further...
The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) determines the architecture of the EU’s budget. As the current MFF is coming to an end in 2020, this episode of our “Talking Development...
On 27 March 2019, the European Parliament confirmed its stand on the external instrument of the upcoming long-term EU budget 2021-2027. In this press release, CONCORD discusses...
Ahead of the upcoming vote on amendments to the Multiannual Financial Framework’s (MFF) “Neighborhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument” (NDICI) regulation,...