Learning and Training: Advocacy and Campaigning

EU corridors of power

Book a place

18 - 19 November 2010
19 - 20 May 2011

Time

9.30am – 5.30pm

Place

Central London

Who's it for

People new to EU advocacy or wanting an overview of the latest developments.

Course information

Why choose this course:

The European Union is the biggest aid donor in the world and the main trading partner of countries in the South. This course explains how the European Union works and how decisions are made. It highlights where NGOs can have the greatest influence in the process, and how your organisation can use the EU to get across its message on behalf of your partners and beneficiaries. Guest speakers will share their experience of European advocacy.

What you will learn:

• The structure of EU institutions and how to access them: the Parliament, the Council and the Commission
• The co-decision procedure
• The EU and the developing world
• Changes after the Lisbon Treaty
• Key opportunities for lobbying at an EU level

• Developing an EU advocacy strategy