Policy Coherence for Development
The new CONCORD "Spotlight on EU Policy Coherence for Development" was launched on Monday 7 November.
Following a first report in 2009, the new Spotlight Report assesses different EU policies in the areas of Food Security, Natural Resources, Human Security and Migration against the benchmark of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD). A number of recommendations to redress coherence are proposed to EU institutions, which are accountable for the proper implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. The report is the result of an intense collective work that involved many CONCORD members and partner organizations, steered by the CONCORD PCD Working group.
The European Commission will launch its biannual communication on PCD later this year and the European Council will discuss and adopt conclusions on PCD in May 2012. Bond, together with CONCORD will follow those processes closely.
PCD is not only a provision in the Lisbon Treaty, but also an obligation for EU policy-makers to ensure the effective implementation of Human Rights and greater progress towards eradicating poverty in developing countries. Poor people in development countries are already in acute vulnerable situation that must not be worsened by the negative impact of EU policies.
Read CONCORD press release
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