by plataformaportuguesa | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Portugal
On February 26th last, the High-Level Conference “Climate Change – New Economic Models” took place in the scope of the Portuguese EU Council Presidency. The Conference agrees with the priorities of the Presidency which focus on “fair, green and...
by plataformaportuguesa | Mar 10, 2021 | News, Portugal
A key priority of the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union under International Partnerships/Development Cooperation is to bring Human Development to the discussions held at the level of the European Council. Therefore, the work on the topic will be consummated...
by plataformaportuguesa | Mar 8, 2021 | News, Portugal
Promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are essential aspects of truly fair and sustainable development. This concept is spelt out in the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development which states that “fulfilling gender equality and the...
by plataformaportuguesa | Mar 2, 2021 | News, Portugal
The Portuguese NGDO Platform organizes the webinar “Development Cooperation: trends and perspectives”, on the 26th of March 2021 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (GMT). Over the past years, global dynamics have undergone major changes that have contributed to a...
by sloga | Feb 8, 2021 | News, Slovenia
SLOGA Platform organized an online discussion on the role of civil society during the presidency of the EU Council at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences. VENRO and CROSOL were invited to share their experience. The debate took place on 18 November...
by plataformaportuguesa | Feb 4, 2021 | News, Portugal
The discussion on the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, introduced by the European Commission on September 23rd last, is one of several sensitive topics that the Portuguese EU Council Presidency has inherited. At a particularly hard time, when lockdowns were decreed...