Transcript Discussion on the post- 2013 Multiannual Financial Framework Structured Dialogue Budapest, May 18th 2011 Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid.

Discussion on the post- 2013
Multiannual Financial Framework
Structured Dialogue
Budapest, May 18th 2011
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Timelines
• Current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
expires at the end of 2013
• Budget Review communication adopted on
October 19th 2010
• June 2011: New MFF Package with
communication setting out broad budgetary
orientations for the post-2013 period, proposals for
new MFF Regulation and decision on own
resources
• Legislative proposals for the financial instruments
for external action to be presented by the
Commission during the 4th quarter of 2011
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Public consultation: ‘What funding for EU
external action after 2013?’
• Objectives: Gather stakeholders’ views on
specific aspects of EU external funding and
options for the future, and assist Commission in
the preparation of its legislative proposals
• Consultation period: 29 November 2010 – 31
January 2011
• Report summarising the outcomes of the
consultation + online contributions received -->
available on the consultation website:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/how/publicconsultations/5240_en.htm
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Objectives of this workshop
• Give participants an opportunity to present
additional views and ideas regarding the
post 2013 Multiannual Financial Framework
• → in particular on the role of Civil Society
Organisations (CSOs) and Local
Authorities (LA) in the various instruments
and programmes (regional or bilateral
geographic programmes, thematic
programmes) within the post-2013
framework.
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Reflection for the post 2013 MFF
• Context: Commission aiming to work always
more with national governements (i.e.
through budget support)
Important to support in parallel the
emergence of an organised local civil
society able to play its role of watchdog and
partner for dialogue with national
governments
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Current framework for cooperation with
CSOs & LA (1)
• Various instruments (diversity of situations on the
ground and of CSOs in different countries)
• Per year, 1 Billion € of the EU budget is used for
cooperation with CSOs and LA:
– Regional or bilateral geographic programmes
– Thematic programmes/instruments: within the DCI thematic
programmes + EIDHR (European Instrument for Democracy
and Human Rights)
→ among which NSA-LA programme: only 20% of
EC total funding to CSOs and LA
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Current framework for cooperation with
CSOs & LA (2)
EC funding supports various CSO’s roles:
• Service delivery (CSO/LA as an implementing
channel: filling gaps, when needed), provision of
humanitarian assistance (post crisis)
• Capacity building (where the capacity of a
CSO/LA is developed)
• Advocacy, development education, awarenessraising, promotion of democratic ownership and
in Human Rights agenda
• etc..
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Questions for the post 2013 MFF (1)
• How to improve cooperation with CSO/LA in
geographic programmes :
– as a channel of aid for service delivery?
– to strengthen the capacity and role of local
CSO/LA in partner countries :
• to take part in development policy dialogue incountry?
• to involve CSO&LA at country level at various
steps of the programme cycle?
• to foster closer relationships and dialogue
between CSO&LA and Partner Governments
at country level?
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Questions for the post 2013 MFF (2)
• How to better target thematic support for
CSO/LA?
– to strenghthen the capacity of local CSO/LA?
– to support CSO and LA in their advocacy role?
– for service delivery using the specific
knowledge of CSO/LA in specific thematic
areas (i.e. environment)?
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Questions for the post 2013 MFF (3)
• How to improve support to CSOs for protection of
human rights and consolidation of democracy
and rule of law?
• How could the various categories of CSO&LA
(European CSOs, local CSOs, NGOs, trade
unions, cooperatives etc) be better reflected in
forthcoming EC instruments?
• How to improve the delivery mechanisms (i.e.
implementing modalities, selection procedures)?
• Any other ideas or comments … ?
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