Civil Society Priorities for the Portuguese EU Council Presidency
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...
Towards an open, fair and sustainable Europe in the world – Priorities of the Portuguese EU presidency
The Portuguese NGDO Platform organizes the official launch event of the project “Towards an open, fair and sustainable Europe in the world” on the 12th of January, from 10 am to 12:30 pm (WEST time). With this event the Portuguese NGDO Platform intends to present and...
Joint press release: Towards a truly participatory Summit for a fair AU-EU Partnership
- UPDATED VERSION (09 December 2020) - Update: "The surprising – and very last-minute – postponement of the AU-EU informal meeting is a worrying signal. The global challenges we are facing today require our concerted efforts and strengthened cooperation, not...
JAES Group letter: Engaging civil society in the future Africa-EU Partnership
Ahead of the meeting between the leaders of the African Union and European Union on 9 December 2020, the Joint Africa-Europe Strategy (JAES) European Civil Society Group addressed a letter to the Permanent Representatives of EU member states to the European Union. The...
Smart but fair: How digitalisation works for everyone
On 1 December, VENRO and various partners hosted the online conference "Smart but fair: How digitalisation works for everyone" to discuss opportunities and risks of digitalisation for social inclusion, political participation and sustainable development. 300...
International Online Seminar “Digital Opportunities and Challenges in International Development”
Within the scope of the "DevHack4Impact – Digital Solutions for Development" program, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Portuguese NGDO Platform organise, in collaboration with the Presidency project "For an open, fair and sustainable Europe in the world",...
Africa-Europe Civil Society Survey: Closer cooperation absolutely necessary
More than 360 representatives from African and European civil society organisations took part in the "Africa-Europe Civil Society Survey" at the beginning of October. The importance of African-European relations was rated as high, but its quality was questioned. The...
African youth call for inclusive democracies
In their guest commentary Zigwai Tagwai from Nigeria (left) and Merryl Omondi from Kenya (right) explain why young people in Africa are frustrated by their exclusion from and exploitation in political processes. They call on society and particularly on decision-makers...
VENRO conference points the way for inclusive and transparent African-European relations
With more than 500 participants from 24 African and 13 European countries, the VENRO conference "Civil Society Driving Change: Towards a New Quality of the Africa-Europe Partnership" on 16 October 2020 attracted an exceptionally high level of interest. Held in a...
Conference “Civil Society Driving Change” via livestream on 16 October
The conference "Civil Society Driving Change: Towards a New Quality of the Africa-Europe Partnership" takes place in Berlin and online on 16 October from 10:00am to 6:00pm. The livestream signal starts at 09:55am and runs the whole day. Check out the conference...