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June 24, 2011

The EU’s Multi-Annual Financial Framework Post-2013: Options for EU Development Cooperation

Posted by edcsp under Research | Tags: aid, Budgetising the European Development Fund, climate finance, development, emerging economies, ETTG, EU budget, European Development Fund, European Think-Tanks Group, MFF, multi-annual financial framework |
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The European Think-Tanks Group, four of Europe’s leading think-tanks have published a joint briefing paper:

‘The EU’s Multi-Annual Financial Framework post-2013: Options for EU development cooperation‘

As negotiations around Europe’s post-2013 multi-annual financial framework (MFF) begin, there are major questions around the comparative advantage of a Europe-wide approach to development assistance, and the role of the EU in the future global aid architecture. What should this aid be for? How should it be managed? How can European aid adapt to a development landscape that is going through such rapid change, and address current and emerging global challenges?
The paper reviews this landscape and proposes and analyses a set of options on:

Rethinking priorities and assistance towards MICs and emerging economies;
Ensuring enough flexibility to respond to unforeseen needs;
Dealing with climate finance;
Ensuring adequate long-term funding to strengthen security and development linkages;
Budgetising or maintaining a separate European Development Fund.

April 28, 2011

European Aid: Aspiring to the Gold Medal

Posted by edcsp under Article, Blog | Tags: "Simon Maxwell", aid, comparative advantage, development, donor, European Commission, European development policy, GIZ Magazine, UN, World Bank |
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In the Olympic Games of development cooperation, the European Commission (EC) stands among the top three in the table of medal winners – boasting more medals than the World Bank and about as many as the whole of the United Nations (UN). But can it continue to hold its position in the next Olympic Games? The challenge will certainly be fierce. The victory medal will go not just to the most efficient, nor to the athlete with the widest range of sports. Four big problems need to be solved by all hopeful contenders; four hurdles need to be jumped.

In an article published in the GIZ Magazine, Simon Maxwell puts forward four big challenges facing EU development cooperation.

March 3, 2011

EDCSP update – March 2011

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Click here to read the EDCSP team’s monthly update for March

February 12, 2011

Final EDC2020 Event: Shaping Europe’s Global Role

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ODI participated in the final EDC2020 event on Friday 11^th February in Brussels. This was an opportunity to present the results of three years of collaborative research from think-tanks across Europe. The project had three areas of focus: The impact of new actors in international development; energy security, democracy and political development; and climate change and European development cooperation. For more information, and to find EDC2020 publications, visit the project’s website here.

For a copy of EDCSP’s trip report of the final event, click here.

January 17, 2011

ODI submits opinion to the Commission’s consultation on inclusive growth

Posted by edcsp under Research | Tags: "Simon Maxwell", Claire Melamed, development, Dirk Willem te Velde, EU Development Policy in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, European Commission, growth, Jodie Keane, Karen Ellis |
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ODI today submitted their response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on ‘EU Development Policy in Support of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth’

There is much to welcome in the EU’s Green Paper on EU development policy. The emphasis on the relative importance of growth in promoting development is particularly important. ODI’s submission focuses on the growth section of the Green Paper, with contributions from Dirk Willem te Velde, the Head of the ‘Investment and Growth Programme’ together with Jodie Keane, Research Officer, Karen Ellis, the Head of the ‘Private Sector and Markets Programme’ and Claire Melamed, the Head of the ‘Growth and Equity Programme’. In addition, Simon Maxwell, ODI’s Senior Research Associate and Project Leader of the European Development Cooperation Strengthening Programme (EDCSP) sets out the challenges for the European Commission in designing the EU’s development policy as set out in the Green Paper.

To read the submission, click here

December 9, 2010

Simon Maxwell participates in high-level session on post-Lisbon development challenges.

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As part of the official programme of the European Development Days, Simon Maxwell spoke on a high-level panel on ‘The post-Lisbon landscape: development at a crossroads’. Other panellists included the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell MP, the Swedish Minister for Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson and the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs.

Simon Maxwell presented the conclusions of the European Think Tanks Group, outlined in its Memorandum ‘New Challenges, New Beginnings’, and contributed to a wide-ranging debate which covered both the institutional and policy challenges facing EU development cooperation.

November 23, 2010

EDCSP publishes a new paper on the next EU Financial Perspectives

Posted by edcsp under Research | Tags: development, EU budget, Financial Perspectives, MFF, Mikaela Gavas, multi-annual financial framework |
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The Financial Perspectives (2014-2020) is the European Union’s (EU) multi-annual financial framework review. It is one of a number of reviews that will shape the future of EU development assistance and the credibility of the EU as a major player in international development. In this new ODI publication, Mikaela Gavas describes the process for agreeing the new multiannual budgetary framework, and puts forward a set of questions and issues about the future of aid in EU development policy that will need to be addressed during the negotiations.

To read the full paper, click here

November 18, 2010

European Commission launches a debate on EU development policy

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On 10^th November, the European Commission launched a public consultation on ‘EU development policy in support of inclusive growth and sustainable development’. Although the paper covers a broad range of issues, it seeks to answer four key questions:

How to ensure high impact on EU development policy;
How to facilitate more, and more inclusive, growth in developing countries;
How to promote sustainable development as a driver for progress;
How to achieve durable results in the area of agriculture and food security.

Simon Maxwell has published his initial thoughts on the Green Paper in an opinion piece titled “Playing poker with development policy”. Do you agree with his analysis? Add your thoughts by commenting on his piece. (more…)

November 17, 2010

EDCSP hosts Parliamentary meeting with Under-Secretary of State, Stephen O’Brien MP

Posted by edcsp under Events | Tags: APGOOD, David Laws, development, EU APPG, Stephen O’Brien |
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On Wednesday 17^th November EDCSP organised a private meeting of MPs and Lords hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development (APGOOD) and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Europe (EU APPG). This was an opportunity to hear the Under-Secretary of State, Stephen O’Brien MP share his views on European development cooperation and how it can be strengthened. David Laws MP, Chair of APGOOD, moderated a frank and open discussion which covered a broad range of topics, including the added value of delivering aid through Europe, how the Government and Parliamentarians can influence the EU’s agenda and how value for money and transparency of European development cooperation can be improved.

November 17, 2010

Playing poker with development policy

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Andris Piebalgs is playing poker with development policy – but, do you know what, there’s a mirror behind him, and we can see his hand. Furthermore, it’s not such a bad hand. Why doesn’t he just put his cards on the table and scoop the pot? (more…)

November 15, 2010

European Think-Tanks Group ‘bootcamp’

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On 3^rd – 5^th November, ODI hosted a group of 20 researchers from the European Think-Tanks Group for an EU ‘bootcamp’.

Young researchers from DIE, ECDPM, FRIDE and ODI came together for three days of intense training, brainstorming and planning. The purpose of the workshop was to strengthen ties between the institutes, build joint capacity for engaging with Europe and lay the ground for future collaborative research projects. (more…)

November 11, 2010

Where would you place the EU Swingometer?

Posted by edcsp under News, Poll | Tags: consolidation, cooperation, development, EU, European development policy, swingometer |
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Please contribute to the debate on the future of EU Development Cooperation, by telling us where you would place the EU swingometer, on a spectrum from consolidation to cooperation. Perhaps first read the paper, ”Consolidation or cooperation: the future of EU development cooperation“, and then click on the swingometer to submit your preference, and see how it compares to others. There is a comment box in case you’d like to explain your choice or leave a comment.

October 13, 2010

A U-Turn on the European External Action Service? Where is development?

Posted by edcsp under Blog | Tags: Catherine Ashton, development, EEAS, European External Action Service, Lisbon Treaty, Mikaela Gavas |
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The new European External Action Service (EEAS) is slowing coming alive. The recruitment process is in full swing, with the appointment of 28 ambassadors charged with representing the European Union’s interest abroad. Twelve of them were selected from the Member States, and sixteen from the Commission.

The next step is the selection of the senior managerial team, however, the European Parliament is yet to approve the staff and financial legal base for the service which would allow the service to become fully operational. The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton, would like the EEAS to be launched in December, marking the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. The Parliament, however, refuses to be held down by the deadline. (more…)

July 15, 2010

EDCSP publishes new paper on the future of European development cooperation: consolidation or cooperation?

Posted by edcsp under Research | Tags: consolidation, cooperation, development, European development policy, swingometer |
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EDCSP has published an important new paper on the future of European development cooperation.

Two competing visions lie at the heart of debate about the future of EU development cooperation. They are: first, that there is a strong case for the European Community (EC) to play a greater part in shaping policy and delivering programmes; or, conversely, second, that the EC role is one of coordination and network management, rather than actual delivery. We conceptualise this as a “swingometer” in which different visions lead to a pendulum being positioned in different places along a continuum from consolidation to cooperation.

To read the full paper, click here.

June 30, 2010

Summer surprise or summer shock? How did the EU’s development ministers treat the Commission’s Spring Package?

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The EU’s Foreign Affairs Council discussed development issues on 14 June. Its Conclusions can fairly be considered as a partial endorsement of the proposals put forward by the Commission in its Spring Package back in April. Of 31 specific proposals, 26 find their way into the Council Conclusions, though some have been watered-down. Needless to say, some of the most ambitious proposals have been left out. (more…)

June 28, 2010

Result! A development-proof European External Action Service. Almost.

Posted by edcsp under Blog | Tags: development, EEAS, ETTG, European External Action Service, European Parliament, European Think-Tanks Group, Mikaela Gavas |
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The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Spanish EU Presidency reached a compromise last week on the European External Action Service (EEAS). Formal approval by the European Parliament is expected early next month, and a formal Council decision to implement the service is expected this autumn.

The deal on the EEAS puts an end to months of in-fighting, turf wars and protracted negotiations. How has the EU’s contribution to development cooperation fared in the final deal? (more…)

June 18, 2010

New paper on global governance of aid and the role of the EU published

Posted by edcsp under Research | Tags: "Simon Maxwell", development, global governance, Mikaela Gavas, Owen Barder, Spanish Presidency |
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EDCSP – Simon Maxwell, Mikaela Gavas and Deborah Johnson – along with Owen Barder, has published a new paper on ‘The Governance of the aid system and the role of the EU’. The paper was written for and presented at a conference on ‘Development cooperation in times of crisis and on achieving the MDGs’ in Madrid, organised by the Spanish Presidency. It assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, legitimacy, accountability and adaptability of the governance of aid with a particular focus on the European Union.

Click here for either the English version or the version in Spanish.

June 4, 2010

EDCSP event series at ODI: first debate report now available

Posted by edcsp under Events | Tags: development, EEAS, European External Action Service |
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EDCSP launched its four-part debate series on ‘Europe at the heart of international development? International development at the heart of Europe?’ with a discussion on the European External Action Service, ‘The EEAS: Delivering a coherent, whole-of-government approach?’. Watch the video, listen to the audio or read the event report here.

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On 14 June, EDCSP will host a private round-table on aid effectiveness with panellists from the European Commission, the University of Gothenburg and ODI.

On 25 June, EDCSP will hold a public event "Tackling global poverty: Where next for Brussels?" - with panellists from the UK and European Parliament and the OECD-DAC peer review team.
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