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 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...
by plataformaportuguesa | Feb 2, 2021 | News, Portugal
Opinion article by Rita Leote, Executive Director of the Portuguese NGDO Platform, which originally appeared in the Portuguese daily newspaper Público. The priorities of civil society for the Portuguese EU Council Presidency – listed after hearing approximately 150...
by plataformaportuguesa | Jan 14, 2021 | News, Portugal
During the last several months, the Portuguese NGDO Platform (Plataforma Portuguesa das ONGD) conducted a consultation process of Portuguese Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) aimed at identifying the priority areas for the Portuguese EU Council Presidency. The...
