Slovenian civil society for a stronger cross-sectoral collaboration on the 2030 Agenda
In 2020, when the Slovenian government drafted its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation, Slovenian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) prepared a civil society report...
The vital role of the Portuguese Presidency for the new Pact on Migration and Asylum
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...
Portuguese EU Presidency and the importance of a sincere and extended dialogue with civil society
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...
Review of the German EU Presidency: No room for the Global South
Brexit, EU budget, climate protection, migration – even without the Corona pandemic, the German EU Council Presidency 2020 would have been very challenging. It is therefore quite understandable that the German government was unable to meet all the expectations placed...
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...
The context of the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union
On January 1st last, Germany handed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union over to Portugal. This is the fourth time Portugal holds the Presidency (the first was in 1992, under the Government lead by Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva; afterwards in 2000,...
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...
The Portuguese EU presidency intends to combine economic transition with economic recovery efforts
From the 1st of January 2021, Portugal will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the fourth time. For the six months of the presidency, Portugal has prioritised promoting the resilience of the European economy and the green recovery...
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...