ALDA took part in the fifth global meeting of the Policy Forum on Development (PFD) and its public consultation, on 21-23 March in Brussels.
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The organised consultation allowed the European Commission to evaluate the external financing instruments of the European Union, gathering evidence of their performance towards achieving Development Goals, while starting to think about the future set of goals, after 2020.
The meeting mobilized more than 160 representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs), associations of Local Authorities (LAs) and representatives from the European Commission and EU Member States. The exchange was focused around two clusters:
- WHAT: stakeholders’ stands and inputs on the general direction of EU development policy;
- HOW: foster the implementation of EU Consensus on Development and 2030 Agenda (SDGs: Peace/People/Prosperity/Planet/Partnerships) with the help of inclusive multi-stakeholder partnerships.
Dialogue-consultation was led by the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO). It was aimed to let the CSOs from South-East Europe countries, undergoing the accession negotiation process with the EU, share their experiences and also learn from the CSOs and LAs of the EU and partner countries, as well as European institutions. As a result, the importance of two listed below was especially emphasised:
- Approach of International decentralised co-operation and inclusive partnerships for development;
- Having a space for a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the EU level to discuss development issues.
ALDA took part in the fifth global meeting of the Policy Forum on Development (PFD) and its public consultation, on 21-23 March in Brussels.
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The organised consultation allowed the European Commission to evaluate the external financing instruments of the European Union, gathering evidence of their performance towards achieving Development Goals, while starting to think about the future set of goals, after 2020.
The meeting mobilized more than 160 representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs), associations of Local Authorities (LAs) and representatives from the European Commission and EU Member States. The exchange was focused around two clusters:
- WHAT: stakeholders’ stands and inputs on the general direction of EU development policy;
- HOW: foster the implementation of EU Consensus on Development and 2030 Agenda (SDGs: Peace/People/Prosperity/Planet/Partnerships) with the help of inclusive multi-stakeholder partnerships.
Dialogue-consultation was led by the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO). It was aimed to let the CSOs from South-East Europe countries, undergoing the accession negotiation process with the EU, share their experiences and also learn from the CSOs and LAs of the EU and partner countries, as well as European institutions. As a result, the importance of two listed below was especially emphasised:
- Approach of International decentralised co-operation and inclusive partnerships for development;
- Having a space for a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the EU level to discuss development issues.