On 31 January, EDCSP’s Mikaela Gavas presented findings from her research on ‘Reviewing the evidence: how well does the European Development Fund perform?’ at an event in Brussels, hosted by ONE .
Read the presentation here.
February 1, 2013
The European Development Fund: Assessing the evidence
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January 30, 2013
Reviewing the evidence: how well does the European Development Fund perform?
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The EU is in the process of concluding the negotiation about its future seven-year budget, the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020. In parallel, the EU is negotiating the budget for the European Development Fund (EDF), which covers the same period. The EDF is the EU’s main instrument for delivering development aid under the ACP–EU Cotonou Partnership Agreement. The Agreement is the world’s largest and most advanced financial and political contractual framework for North–South cooperation. Although the EDF is not part of the EU budget itself, the negotiations around the level of funding it receives are an important part of the broader debate and the outcome will be decided in conjunction with the MFF.
In this Discussion Paper, Mikaela Gavas reviews the EDF’s performance in recent evaluations and reviews the existing evidence against three critiques made by some Member States. She concludes that these critiques overlook important considerations and thus do not present an accurate picture of the performance of the EDF.
January 23, 2013
How can the EU take forward the resilience agenda: a ten point plan
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In October 2012, the European Commission published a Communication on ‘The EU approach to resilience’. This is to be followed by Council Conclusions and an Action Plan. The former will formalise EU policy in this area. The second will put flesh on the bones of the policy. In this opinion, Simon Maxwell sets the Communication in context and offers some thoughts on next steps.
January 22, 2013
The EU and Global Public Goods: Challenges and Opportunities
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On 21 January, EDCSP’s Mikaela Gavas presented findings from her latest research project on: ‘The EU and Global Public Goods: Challenges and Opportunities’ at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) in Copenhagen.
Read the presentation here.
January 8, 2013
Is there a role for Northern NGOs in a world of MICs?
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December 11, 2012
A response to ICAI report into DFID’s oversight of EU aid to low-income countries
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Mikaela Gavas responded to the publication of the latest Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) report, and was quoted in an article by The Guardian:
“The report demonstrates how important a successful EU aid programme is to the delivery of Britain’s poverty reduction objectives in the world – and how important Britain’s influence has been on the results focus and value for money of European aid. What’s clear from the report is that there is room for better engagement between DFID and the EU and that both sides have work to do if they are to make the best of the future relationship. We know there is potential for aid spent through the EU to have greater reach, greater scale, greater coordination and ultimately greater efficiency than when EU member states go it alone.”
December 7, 2012
The EU’s balancing act in Doha
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The EU played a clever game at the climate talks in South Africa last year, but faces a difficult task this yea
r in Doha. In this blog, Louise van Schaik asks if Connie Hedegaard, the EU Commissioner for Climate Change, will be able to hold the progressive alliance together, and build momentum for a global deal in 2015? Or will the talks end once more in recrimination between developed and developing countries?
