Ahead of the European Commission’s communication on the future EU budget, CONCORD reacts to the proposal of a single External Instrument. The merging of 12 instruments into one...
AidWatch 2018: Aid and migration – the externalisation of Europe’s responsibilities
To clarify how EU’s development cooperation and migration agendas are interlinked in today’s EU policies, our new report provides a commentary on the impact of these links. The...
European Parliament vote is a win for sustainable development
In this article, CONCORD welcomes the crucial steps taken forward in the European Parliament’s commitment to development financing as the Foreign Affairs and Development...
Partnership or conditionality? Monitoring the migration compacts and EU Trust Fund for Africa
Thanks to the collective effort and widespread expertise of the members of the Migration group, CONCORD produced the discussion paper “Partnership or Conditionality? Monitoring...
AidWatch 2017: Genuine aid – EU pushes commitment up to 2052
The EU could take a generation to meet the 0.7% ODA/GNI target at the current rate of growth, reveals our new AidWatch report. While 2016 saw a substantial increase of 27% in...
Making the case for strong EU development cooperation budget in the next Multiannual Financial Framework
Our position paper on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) outlines selected key issues related to the EU’s development and humanitarian funding and also how the...
AidWatch 2016: This is not enough
Since 2005, the AidWatch report monitors and makes recommendations on the quality and quantity of aid provided by EU Member States and the European Commission. The AidWatch...