Opening of the EU Presidency Project and the 20th anniversary of the HAND Association
On Thursday, 26 October 2023, we celebrated the opening of the EU Presidency Project and the 20th anniversary of the HAND Association at the Europe Point in Budapest. Bálint Hamvas, Executive Director of the HAND, opened the event and presented the objectives...
Putting PCSD on the 2030 Agenda: success for civil society action and SDG progress
CONCORD marked a significant success in our advocacy with the adoption of Council Conclusions on 27th November. The Conclusions represent a win for CONCORD’s work on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD), and a step in the right direction in progressing Agenda 2030.
The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU comes to an end: progress and pending issues
More than 600 organisations that are part of La Coordinadora, together with European, Latin American and Caribbean organisations, celebrate certain advances within the Spanish Presidency and highlight some of the issues that are still pending to protect the planet and...
We can no longer postpone just transitions
Fighting the climate emergency, protecting biodiversity, redefining production and consumption models and building fairer societies are priority issues that remain pending as the Spanish Presidency comes to an end. Together with several organisations, La Coordinadora...
Israel and Gaza: more than 650 Spanish organisations call for an immediate ceasefire
The terrible events unfolding in Israel and Palestine horrify us. The gravity of the events demands a firm response from the European Union, which is not being forthcoming. As social organisations, we are addressing the acting President of the...
Cooperation policies committed to sustainable development and gender equality
At the beginning of September, the informal ministerial meeting on Development was held in Cadiz in the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council. La Coordinadora sent a letter to José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and...
The key role of civil society in the new relations between the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean
Eight years since their last gathering, EU leaders and leaders from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met in Brussels for the third EU-CELAC summit. The EU-CELAC summit -17 and 18 July- meant the relaunching of bilateral relations between...
Proposals for the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council: a Europe responsible to the world
On 8 June, La Coordinadora de Organizaciones para el Desarrollo (Spanish Development NGO Platform, La Coordinadora) presented its proposals for the Spanish Presidency of the Council in an event attended by Pilar Cancela, Secretary of State for International...
Policy Forum: How European CSO cooperation can strengthen our advocacy work
With just over a month left of Sweden’s EU presidency, and a year before the next European elections, CONCORD Sweden arranged a policy forum 24 May joined by CONCORD Europe and our sister platforms from Czech Republic FoRS and France Coordination SUD.
FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN EUROPE
On 13 April, CONCORD Sweden launched the report The Game Changer in the European Parliament in Brussels. For a feminist foreign policy to lead to change, it needs broad political support, be inclusive and support local women’s movements. These were some of the...