Transcript CONCORD WG EPAN

CONCORD WG EPAN
Enlargement & lessons learnt subgroup
Valentin Burada
Civil Society Development Foundation
Romania
CONCORD WG EPAN
Objectives (November 2006)
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Forum for bilateral coordination
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Exchange techniques and good practices
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Tools to enhance public participation
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“Twinning” and monitor implementation
WG EPAN - Lessons learnt
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What have we learnt in terms of:
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platform building
lobby and advocacy
financing mechanism
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WG EPAN – Shared experiences (NMS
activities)
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MVRO - “ODA legal and institutional framework –
flexibility in ODA management“, Bratislava, 11-12
December 2006
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TRIALOG - Central Training, Tallinn, 24-25 March
2007
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Grupa Zaranica – “Official Development Aid
Seminar”, Kraków, 18-19 April 2007
WG EPAN - Lessons learnt
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Do we want to recommend “something” to
candidate countries, in terms of:
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platform building
lobby and advocacy
financing mechanism
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?
Lessons learnt - Development cooperation in
candidate states (generalization)
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Government support = ~0 (except for weak MFA
Development Assistance Units)
Public support = ~0 (lack of information /
awareness)
Foreign support (donors) = ~0
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Support from EC = (?)
Support from European NGDOs (platforms,
networks, TRIALOG, CONCORD) = information,
training
Lessons learnt - Development cooperation in
candidate states (generalization)
Lack of State
support
(except for weak
MFAs’ Development
Assistance Units )
Lack of financial
resources
(private/public/
foreign)
Lack of NGO
Involvement
(PVD, DE)
Lack of public
support/approval
(legitimacy)
Lack of information/
awareness
(eurocentric/recipient)
Lessons learnt - Development cooperation
in candidate states
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After the accession moment, influencing public
policies becomes more difficult (limited leverage
for CSOs)
EU and other donor programmes in the preaccession period aimed at strengthening civil
society are not used for creating/strengthening
Development Cooperation capacity (ex. Ro/Bg)
Development Cooperation/EU external action is
absent from EC Delegations communication
strategies and activities
Recommendations – to the EC
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Recommend the establishment of financing
mechanisms, budget allocation and activities for
Development Cooperation before the accession
Using EC Delegations’s communication tools for
DE and Awareness Raising
EU programmes in the pre-accession period
aimed at strengthening civil society should also
be used for creating/strengthening Development
Cooperation capacity within CSOs
Recommend EC (relevant DGs) to approach,
inform, train and involve Finance Ministries in DC
programming
Recommendations – to EP
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Recommend “friendly” EMPs (MPs) from
[O]MS to interact with candidate countries
MPs and Government officials on
Development Cooperation issues
Recommendations – to
CONCORD/TRIALOG/NGDOs
Identify the right CSOs (committed,
capable, sustainable) to work with =>
need for a good analysis of local CS and
environment
 Working with local CSOs on concrete
issues (strategic planning, lobby &
advocacy, DEs, PVDs)
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Contact Details:
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Civil Society
Development
Foundation
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Romanian NGDO
Platform
Valentin Burada – Project Coordinator
Claudia Iatan – National Coordinator
Splaiul Independenţei, Nr. 2k, Scara 1, Etaj 4
Sector 3, Bucureşti
Tel: +40 21 3100177 Fax: +40 21 3100180
e-mail: [email protected]
Str. Washington, Nr. 38, Sector 1, Bucureşti
Tel: +40 21 3100177 Fax +40 21 3100180
email: [email protected]
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