CONCORD 10 Year Anniversary Publication

87 Pages·2013·0.97 MB·English

On behalf of the Board of CONCORD, I would like to
dedicate this CONCORD 10 Year Anniversary Publication to
our friend Eduard Soler Cuyas, leader and activist of the
NGO sector in Catalunya and in Spain, as well as at EU
level, and Board member from 2008-2011.

He sadly passed away in May 2012 and we miss him dearly.

Olivier Consolo, CONCORD Director
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Contents

Preface by Joanna Maycock, CONCORD President…………………………………………………….…… 3
A political analysis by Eva Joly, Member of European Parliament, Chair of the EP
Development Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
U(cid:374) (cid:373)ot d’ho(cid:373)(cid:373)age… (cid:271)y Fra(cid:374)s Pol(cid:373)a(cid:374), First CONCORD Preside(cid:374)t ((cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1007) -2006)……………. 8

1. WHY CSOs MATTER – CONCORD, the European Confederation of Development NGOs 15
A Decade of CONCORD, by Justin Kilcullen…………………………………………………………………….. 15
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àDÓCHá“:à(cid:862)Buildi(cid:374)gào(cid:374)àtheàpast(cid:863)………………………………………………….. 17
The European Commission and CONCORD: More than a simple partnership, by Aristotelis
Bouratsis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
Su(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àCBMàI(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al:à(cid:862)I(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:396)easi(cid:374)gàPoliti(cid:272)alà“pa(cid:272)eàfo(cid:396)àCi(cid:448)ilà“o(cid:272)iet(cid:455)àa(cid:374)d
ho(cid:449)àthisài(cid:373)p(cid:396)o(cid:448)esàtheà(cid:448)oi(cid:272)eàofàpe(cid:396)so(cid:374)sà(cid:449)ithàdisa(cid:271)ilities(cid:863)……………………………………… 21
Central and Eastern European NGOs in the development landscape, (cid:271)y Nora Beňáko(cid:448)á… 22
Success stor(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àFOND:à(cid:862)‘o(cid:373)a(cid:374)ia(cid:374)àNGDO:à(cid:374)e(cid:449)àa(cid:374)dàa(cid:272)ti(cid:448)eà(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)sàofàtheà
Co(cid:374)fede(cid:396)atio(cid:374)(cid:863)……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àCONGDE:à(cid:862)E(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)eàf(cid:396)o(cid:373)àaàp(cid:396)e(cid:448)iousàEUàE(cid:374)la(cid:396)ge(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863)……………. 26

2. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY 28
La diplo(cid:373)atieà(cid:374)o(cid:374)àgou(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)taleàetàlaà(cid:272)o(cid:374)st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tio(cid:374)àd(cid:859)u(cid:374)à(cid:374)ou(cid:448)elà(cid:288)(cid:395)uili(cid:271)(cid:396)eà(cid:373)o(cid:374)dial, by
He(cid:374)ri Rouillé d’Orfeuil………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)ààCONCO‘DàBelgiu(cid:373):à(cid:862)Pa(cid:396)t(cid:374)e(cid:396)shipsàatàtheàhea(cid:396)tàofàCONCO‘D
p(cid:396)io(cid:396)ities(cid:863)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 32
La société civile par-del(cid:259)àlesàf(cid:396)o(cid:374)ti(cid:287)(cid:396)es…u(cid:374)àpoi(cid:374)tàdeà(cid:448)ueàaf(cid:396)i(cid:272)ai(cid:374),àby Momar Talla Kane 33
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àO(cid:454)fa(cid:373)àI(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al:à(cid:862)Budgetà“uppo(cid:396)t:àáàVi(cid:272)to(cid:396)(cid:455)àfo(cid:396)àCou(cid:374)t(cid:396)(cid:455)à
O(cid:449)(cid:374)e(cid:396)ship,àPo(cid:448)e(cid:396)t(cid:455)à‘edu(cid:272)tio(cid:374)à&à“ustai(cid:374)a(cid:271)leàG(cid:396)o(cid:449)th(cid:863)…………………………………………. 36
Vamos despacio y juntos, porque vamos lejos: Los desafíos de una agenda común entre
Europa y América Latina by Alicia Sánchez…………………………………………………………………….. 37
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àCe(cid:396)(cid:272)leàdeàCoop(cid:288)(cid:396)atio(cid:374):à(cid:862)Ho(cid:449)àCONCO‘Dài(cid:374)spi(cid:396)edàusàtoàe(cid:374)gageài(cid:374)àaà
national consultation on develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàeffe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e(cid:374)ess(cid:863)……………………………………………. 40

3. DEVELOPMENT PARADIGMS 42
Adapting to a changing development landscape, by Mikaela Gavas………………………………… 42
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àCá‘EàI(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al:à(cid:862)Wh(cid:455)àaidàstillà(cid:373)atte(cid:396)s(cid:863)…………………………………. 47
New development paradigm : Building a joint future for 7 billion inhabitants and only one
planet, (cid:271)y Mike Mathias………………………………………………………………………………………………… 48
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“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àTe(cid:396)(cid:396)eàdesàHo(cid:373)(cid:373)esàI(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)alàFede(cid:396)atio(cid:374):à(cid:862)To(cid:449)a(cid:396)dsàHu(cid:373)a(cid:374)à
Rights Basedàápp(cid:396)oa(cid:272)hesàtoàDe(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863)…………………………………………………………… 53
What will make a difference?, by Alison Tate…………………………………………………………………. 54
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àKEHY“:à(cid:862)Wh(cid:455)àde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàedu(cid:272)atio(cid:374)à(cid:373)atte(cid:396)s(cid:863)…………………………… 57

Postface by Olivier Consolo, CONCORD Director (2003-2013)………………………………………… 59
“u(cid:272)(cid:272)essàsto(cid:396)(cid:455)à(cid:271)(cid:455)àVEN‘O:àà(cid:862)Fo(cid:396)àCONCO‘D(cid:859)sà(cid:1005)(cid:1004)thàAnni(cid:448)e(cid:396)sa(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863)………………………………. 63

ANNEXES 64

ANNEX 1- ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS FOR ARTICLES IN FRENCH OR SPANISH…………………….. 65
áà(cid:449)o(cid:396)dàofàho(cid:373)age…toàtheàá(cid:396)(cid:272)hite(cid:272)tsàa(cid:374)dàBuilde(cid:396)sàofàCONCO‘D,à(cid:271)(cid:455)àF(cid:396)a(cid:374)sàPol(cid:373)a(cid:374).. 65
Non-governmental diplomacy and the construction of a new world balance, by
He(cid:374)(cid:396)ià‘ouill(cid:288)àd(cid:859)O(cid:396)feuil…………………………………………………………………………………………… 68
Ci(cid:448)ilàso(cid:272)iet(cid:455)àa(cid:272)(cid:396)ossà(cid:271)o(cid:396)de(cid:396)s…a(cid:374)àáf(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)àpoi(cid:374)tàofà(cid:448)ie(cid:449),à(cid:271)(cid:455)àMo(cid:373)a(cid:396)àTallaàKa(cid:374)e……….… 71
We move steadily and as one, because we are going far: The challenges of a
common agenda between Europe and Lati(cid:374)àá(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a,à(cid:271)(cid:455)àáli(cid:272)iaà“(cid:260)(cid:374)(cid:272)hez……………….. 74
ANNEX 2- OVERVIEW ON CONCORD POLICY PAPERS AND ANALYSES………………………………. 77
ANNEX 3- MEMBE‘“(cid:859)àINVOLVEMENTàINàCONCO‘D …………………………………………………………. 79
ANNEX 4- BENCHMá‘KINGàCONCO‘D(cid:859)“àPE‘FO‘MáNCE…………………………………………………. 81
ANNEX 5- CONCORD STAFF 2003-2013…………………………………………………………………………….. 84

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 85
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Preface by Joanna Maycock
As CONCORD (cid:373)a(cid:396)ksàitsà(cid:1005)(cid:1004)àá(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)sa(cid:396)(cid:455),àit(cid:859)sài(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)tàtoà(cid:396)eflect on
our story as a confederation and learn from the achievements and
(cid:272)halle(cid:374)gesà(cid:449)e(cid:859)(cid:448)eàfa(cid:272)edàtoà(cid:373)o(cid:448)eàfo(cid:396)(cid:449)a(cid:396)d.

I(cid:859)(cid:373)à pleasedà the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)eà toà p(cid:396)ese(cid:374)tà thisà spe(cid:272)ialà a(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)sa(cid:396)(cid:455)à
pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)atio(cid:374)à(cid:862)Te(cid:374)à(cid:455)ea(cid:396)s,àTe(cid:374)àtesti(cid:373)o(cid:374)ies(cid:863)à(cid:449)hi(cid:272)hàgi(cid:448)esàaà(cid:448)oi(cid:272)eàtoà
the diversity of our membership and partnerships over the last 10
years. The publication features testimonies and success stories from many who have been
involved in CONCORD(cid:859)sàde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t,à(cid:271)othàatà(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al,àEUàa(cid:374)dài(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:374)atio(cid:374)alàle(cid:448)el.

Weà (cid:272)a(cid:374)à (cid:271)eà p(cid:396)oudà thatà togethe(cid:396)à (cid:449)e(cid:859)(cid:448)eà (cid:271)uiltà a confederation which puts representative
legitimate collective action at its core. Our impact, reputation and legitimacy as a
representative of European development NGOs have grown over time. And we now have to
use this new, growing influence to really shift the political agenda in Europe towards
championing global issues on equality, justice and poverty.

However, too often our work is quite reactive to the political agenda. This doesn't allow a lot
of space for us to talk about the world happening around us.Therefore we need to be more
proactive and build on our collective identity and put forward our own vision for the kind of
world we want to see.

This is why this publication is a must read. We start by taking a look at what CONCORD is
about, moving on to a series of views from our international partners and ending with a
forward looking view on the new development paradigms.

I hope you enjoy reading and learning from the important contributions put forward in this
pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)atio(cid:374).Let(cid:859)sà (cid:396)e(cid:373)ai(cid:374)à asà (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)itted as ever to the core values that have guided our
collective work thus far.

And remember, positive change can happen - and is happening.

Joanna Maycock, CONCORD President
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Member of European Parliament Eva Joly, Chair of the Development Committee,
shares with CONCORD her political analysis

Eva Joly Guido van Hecken
Photo credits Joëlle Dolle

(cid:862)Theà Cou(cid:396)ie(cid:396)(cid:863),à theà (cid:373)agazi(cid:374)eà ofà theà áCP-EU partnership, reports that at the foundation
ceremony of CONCORD on 30 January 2003 in Brussels, the then Commissioner for
De(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t,à Poulà Nielso(cid:374),à (cid:449)a(cid:396)(cid:374)edà that,à (cid:862)the(cid:396)eà isà aà p(cid:396)essi(cid:374)gà (cid:374)eedà toà p(cid:396)e(cid:448)e(cid:374)tà theà
su(cid:271)o(cid:396)di(cid:374)atio(cid:374)àofàde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàaidàtoàfo(cid:396)eig(cid:374)àpoli(cid:272)(cid:455).(cid:863)àTheàothe(cid:396)àguestàofàho(cid:374)ou(cid:396)àatàCONCORD(cid:859)sà
foundation, Belgian Secretary of State for Development Cooperation Eddy Boutmans, stressed,
(cid:862)theài(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)(cid:272)eàofà(cid:396)esto(cid:396)i(cid:374)gàde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàtoàitsàpla(cid:272)eàatàtheàtopàofàtheàpoliti(cid:272)alàage(cid:374)da(cid:863).à(cid:862)Theà
Cou(cid:396)ie(cid:396)(cid:863)à(cid:272)easedàpu(cid:271)li(cid:272)atio(cid:374)ài(cid:374)à(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1005)…

Almost 10 years later to the day, in its 2013 annual review of the European External Action
Service, CONCORD itself is pleading for a progressive EU foreign policy, which should include,
(cid:862)(cid:396)espe(cid:272)ti(cid:374)gà theà p(cid:396)i(cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:455)à o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)esà ofà de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tà aidà a(cid:374)dà hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)ita(cid:396)ia(cid:374)à assista(cid:374)(cid:272)eà a(cid:374)dà
ensuring that other political and security interests contribute to their attainment and do not
u(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)eà the(cid:373)(cid:863).à (cid:862)“t(cid:396)e(cid:374)gthe(cid:374)i(cid:374)gà theà tiesà (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374)à fo(cid:396)eig(cid:374)à affai(cid:396)s,à se(cid:272)u(cid:396)it(cid:455)à poli(cid:272)ies,à
neighbourhood and enlargement policies, and humanitarian and development policies is a
(cid:449)o(cid:396)th(cid:449)hileà pu(cid:396)suit,(cid:863)à sa(cid:455)sà CONCORD,à (cid:862)Ne(cid:448)e(cid:396)thelessà (cid:271)ette(cid:396)à i(cid:374)tegration of development
cooperation into external policies and the strategies of the EU cannot be used to subordinate
development objectives to other EU economic, security or foreign interests, nor to use the
development budget for other means than its pu(cid:396)poses.(cid:863)à Theà (cid:272)allà fo(cid:396)à ge(cid:374)ui(cid:374)eà Poli(cid:272)(cid:455)à
Coherence for Development echoes similar concerns expressed by the European Parliament in
almost all reports and resolutions it has adopted over the last ten years at the proposal of its
Committee on Development.
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Why is it that this warning and this plea have to be repeated all the time? Any government –
whatever its political tendency – that listens to the voice of its electorate allots an absolute
priority to domestic and national problems, including in its external action and the different
components thereof. Moreover, any political appointee or elected office-holder has a
(cid:862)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)al(cid:863)àte(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455)àtoàlookàfo(cid:396)à(cid:862)i(cid:373)(cid:373)ediate(cid:863)àsolutio(cid:374)sàa(cid:374)dàtoà(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)ateào(cid:374)àtheàp(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)sàofà
the moment – after all, in order to be (re-)elected, she or he must be able to show tangible
results before the next elections. All this is perfectly comprehensible, and this trend (including
its populist, racist and xenophobic aberrations) becomes more marked and visible with the
deepening of the financial, economic and social crisis currently affecting our societies.

Development cooperation, however, is a sector that is likely to pay the price of this completely
(cid:862)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)al(cid:863)à(cid:449)a(cid:455)àpoliti(cid:272)sà(cid:449)o(cid:396)ks.àBe(cid:272)auseàtheàpu(cid:396)poseàofàde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tà(cid:272)oope(cid:396)atio(cid:374)àisà(cid:374)otàtoà(cid:396)aiseà
the prestige or the visibility of the donor countries, nor to support their companies or their
economic, commercial or diplomatic interests. Because development cooperation does not
aim either at solving societal problems in Europe, nor does it endeavour to stimulate the
return to their country of origin of so-(cid:272)alledà(cid:862)illegal(cid:863)ài(cid:373)(cid:373)ig(cid:396)a(cid:374)tsào(cid:396)àtoà(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:271)atàu(cid:374)e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tà
in Europe. The reason development cooperation exists is to contribute to the sustainable
economic, social and ecological development of society in our partner countries and to the
improvement of the quality of life of their populations, and in the first place of the most
disadvantaged groups: the poorest and the marginalized people.

One should therefore not assume that the European institutions and governments will
spontaneously maintain the level and the direction of their commitments in the area of
international solidarity and development cooperation, in spite of the consistent results of the
European opinion polls (in October 2012 still 85% of EU citizens believe that Europe should
continue helping developing countries despite the economic crisis and 61% are even in favour
of increasing aid to help people out of poverty). But the stark reality is that since 2011 Official
Development Aid is in accelerated decline (2012 shows a decline of 4% compared to 2011, and
ofà(cid:1010)%à(cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:396)edàtoà(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:895).àThisà(cid:862)(cid:396)a(cid:272)eàto(cid:449)a(cid:396)dsàtheà(cid:271)otto(cid:373)(cid:863)àisà(cid:272)o(cid:373)pou(cid:374)dedà(cid:271)(cid:455)àtheàfa(cid:272)tàthatàtheà
biggest decline is in aid to multilateral institutions, and that governments are beginning to
redeploy to themselves: there is a real danger that whatever progress has been achieved in
theà(cid:1012)thàMille(cid:374)(cid:374)iu(cid:373)àDe(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàGoalà(cid:894)(cid:862)De(cid:448)elopàaàglo(cid:271)alàpa(cid:396)t(cid:374)e(cid:396)shipàfo(cid:396)àde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863)(cid:895)à(cid:373)a(cid:455)à
begin to unravel.

A little prodding – or rather a massive dose of lobbying and advocacy - to keep our institutions
and governments on the right track (development cooperation as an autonomous policy area
with the overriding objective of fighting poverty and promoting sustainable human
development) is therefore more than ever indispensable and urgent. The fact that the
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European Union (the combined budgets of the institutions and the 27 Member States) is still
theà (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld(cid:859)sà la(cid:396)gestà do(cid:374)o(cid:396)à ofà de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tà assista(cid:374)(cid:272)eà a(cid:374)dà isà fo(cid:396)(cid:373)all(cid:455)à stillà adhe(cid:396)i(cid:374)gà toà theà
European Consensus on Development, is in large measure to the credit of the hard work and
the perseverance of organisations like CONCORD and the 1800 European NGOs represented in
it, and (please allow the authors of this introduction a little lack of modesty), at the
institutional level, the European Parliament and its Committee on Development. As the
e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272)àedito(cid:396)àofàtheàB(cid:396)itishà(cid:374)e(cid:449)spape(cid:396)à(cid:862)TheàGua(cid:396)dia(cid:374)(cid:863)à(cid:396)e(cid:373)a(cid:396)kedài(cid:374)àáp(cid:396)ilà(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1006),à(cid:862)E(cid:448)e(cid:374)ài(cid:374)àtheà
good years, politicians had to be pushed into [anti-poverty] action, and this was nearly always
the result of pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)àde(cid:373)a(cid:374)dsàfo(cid:396)à(cid:272)ha(cid:374)geào(cid:396)(cid:272)hest(cid:396)atedà(cid:271)(cid:455)àde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàg(cid:396)oups.(cid:863)àád(cid:448)o(cid:272)a(cid:272)(cid:455)àhasà
been one of the main roles of CONCORD…

…à a(cid:374)dà (cid:449)illà ha(cid:448)eà toà(cid:396)e(cid:373)ai(cid:374)à so,à atà leastàdu(cid:396)i(cid:374)gà theà (cid:374)e(cid:454)tà fe(cid:449)à (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s.à Theà de(cid:271)ateào(cid:374)à aà (cid:374)e(cid:449)à
international development agenda after the expiry of the deadline for the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals in 2015 is gearing up. It takes place at a particularly difficult
moment for many institutional participants, deeply affected as their populations are by the
global financial and economic crisis, and deeply affected as our Earth is by the effects of global
warming and climate change.

There is no doubt that the international development agenda needs to be adapted to new
realities and that it must integrate new insights and realisations gained during the first decade
of this century. We only mention two:
- Theà(cid:396)elati(cid:448)eàe(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272)àsu(cid:272)(cid:272)essàofàtheà(cid:862)e(cid:373)e(cid:396)gi(cid:374)gàe(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)ies(cid:863);àho(cid:449)e(cid:448)e(cid:396),àtheàpe(cid:396)siste(cid:374)(cid:272)eà
ofàg(cid:396)eatà(cid:862)po(cid:272)kets(cid:863)àofàa(cid:271)soluteàpo(cid:448)e(cid:396)t(cid:455)ài(cid:374)àtheseà(cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)iesà(cid:373)akesàità(cid:272)lea(cid:396)àthatàe(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272)àg(cid:396)o(cid:449)thà
does not by itself lead to poverty reduction, and that it tends to lead to greater inequality in a
society; hence the necessity for a thorough reflection on the role of fiscal policies and the
establishment of truly redistributive tax systems as a tool for the fight against poverty and
inequality;
- In the same vein, the global financial crisis has brought into the spotlight the perverse
destabilizing effects on weak and fledgling economies of international tax evasion and the
(cid:272)o(cid:373)pleteàla(cid:272)kàofàt(cid:396)a(cid:374)spa(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455)àofà(cid:862)off-sho(cid:396)e(cid:863)àfi(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e.àá(cid:374)(cid:455)à(cid:374)e(cid:449)àde(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàage(cid:374)daà(cid:374)eedsàtoà
integrate these insights.

But now that it has become clear that the international community has no reason to be self-
congratulatory or boastful about the results of the ongoing international development agenda
centred on the MDGs (according to the latest World Bank report governments are on track to
meet only five of the 21 MDG targets by the 2015 deadline), it would be irresponsible to
abandon the fight against poverty as the central goal of the global development agenda.
Global security, the consequences of global warming and climate change, to name just these,
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are certainly essential preconditions for sound and sustainable development, but in
themselves they are not development – and therefore should not be financed from budgets
destined for development cooperation. The commitment made by the donor community in
(cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1011)(cid:1004)àtoàdedi(cid:272)ateà(cid:1004).(cid:1011)%àofàtheà(cid:396)i(cid:272)hà(cid:374)atio(cid:374)s(cid:859)àg(cid:396)ossà(cid:374)atio(cid:374)alàp(cid:396)odu(cid:272)tàtoàOffi(cid:272)ialàDe(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tà
Assistance was based on a relatively narrow definition of development, focusing on poverty
alleviation. We suggest that for the other – laudable and necessary – activities which are not in
themselves contributing directly to the fight against poverty, additional financial means must
be found. (In that context we would like to refer to the possibilities of the introduction of
innovative financing mechanisms, such as a CO2 tax on long-distance transport and a Financial
Transaction Tax – although we continue to insist that the bulk of the revenues generated by
such a FTT should be used as additional means for development itself.)

Keeping the European Union and its Member States focused on their commitments and Treaty
obligations in the area of development assistance and ensuring that their financial resources
for development will finally match their decades-old commitment and continue to be primarily
used for the fight against poverty and for sustainable development, and monitoring that
Europe maintains this position in the discussions on the new international development
agenda, will therefore not be an easy task. It will require considerable commitment and
energy.

Over the last 10 years, CONCORD has proven that it possesses both of these resources and
that it knows how to put them to the best use. We are therefore confident that it will continue
to do so in the next 10 years!

Eva Joly – Member of the European Parliament

Chair, Committee on Development of the European Parliament

Guido van Hecken –

Senior Administrator, Committee on Development, European Parliament
(2004 - 2012)
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U(cid:374) (cid:373)ot d’ho(cid:373)(cid:373)age…

Assemblée Constitutive de CONCORD – 30 Janvier 2003

…au(cid:454) Ar(cid:272)hite(cid:272)tes et Co(cid:374)stru(cid:272)teurs de CONCORD

Par Frans Polman, premier Président de CONCORD de 2003 à 2006

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Laà(cid:272)(cid:396)(cid:288)atio(cid:374)àdeàCONCO‘Dà(cid:374)(cid:859)estàpasàleàfaitàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)àouàdeu(cid:454)ài(cid:374)di(cid:448)idus,à(cid:374)iàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)eàpoig(cid:374)(cid:288)eàdeàge(cid:374)s.àElleà
est le fruit de nombreux efforts de concertation, de réflexion, de planification et
d(cid:859)e(cid:374)gage(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)àg(cid:396)a(cid:374)dà(cid:374)o(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)eàdeàpe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:374)esàa(cid:374)i(cid:373)(cid:288)esàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)eàpassio(cid:374)àetàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)àe(cid:374)thousias(cid:373)eà
communs et hors du commun. CONCORD est née de la volonté renouvelée des ONG de toute
l(cid:859)Eu(cid:396)opeàdeàt(cid:396)a(cid:448)aille(cid:396)àa(cid:448)e(cid:272)àlesàI(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)sàEu(cid:396)op(cid:288)e(cid:374)(cid:374)esàtoutàe(cid:374)à(cid:396)e(cid:374)fo(cid:396)ça(cid:374)tàleu(cid:396)sà(cid:272)apa(cid:272)it(cid:288)sàdeà
défense et de promotion de leurs intérêtsàpoliti(cid:395)ues:àl(cid:859)(cid:288)(cid:396)adi(cid:272)atio(cid:374)àdeàlaàpau(cid:448)(cid:396)et(cid:288)àe(cid:374)à(cid:288)taitàleà
p(cid:396)e(cid:373)ie(cid:396)à o(cid:271)je(cid:272)tif.à à C(cid:859)està (cid:271)ie(cid:374)à laà (cid:374)(cid:288)(cid:272)essit(cid:288)à d(cid:859)u(cid:374)eà (cid:373)iseà e(cid:374)à (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)à desà (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)aissa(cid:374)(cid:272)es,à
e(cid:454)p(cid:288)(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)esàetà(cid:272)apa(cid:272)it(cid:288)sàdeà(cid:272)ha(cid:395)ueàPlatefo(cid:396)(cid:373)e,à‘(cid:288)seauàetàFa(cid:373)illeàd(cid:859)ONGà(cid:395)uiàaàp(cid:396)(cid:288)sid(cid:288)àauà
processus de rénovation de la collaboration entre ONG au niveau européen. Aussi plusieurs
(cid:396)ep(cid:396)(cid:288)se(cid:374)ta(cid:374)tsàd(cid:859)ONGàdeàdiff(cid:288)(cid:396)e(cid:374)tsàpa(cid:455)sàd(cid:859)Eu(cid:396)opeào(cid:374)t-ilsà(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ou(cid:396)uà(cid:259)àl(cid:859)(cid:288)ta(cid:271)lisse(cid:373)e(cid:374)tàdeàleu(cid:396)à
nouvelle structure de coordination à Bruxelles, la Confédération des ONG Européennes,
CONCORD. Je tiens a(cid:448)a(cid:374)tàtoutà(cid:259)à(cid:396)e(cid:373)e(cid:396)(cid:272)ie(cid:396)àl(cid:859)e(cid:374)se(cid:373)(cid:271)leàdeà(cid:272)esàa(cid:396)tisa(cid:374)s.à
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L(cid:859)histoi(cid:396)eàdeàlaà(cid:272)(cid:396)(cid:288)atio(cid:374)àdeàCONCO‘Dàtie(cid:374)tàe(cid:374)àt(cid:396)oisàphases,à(cid:272)ha(cid:272)u(cid:374)eàd(cid:859)elleà(cid:396)i(cid:272)heàdesàpe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:374)esà
(cid:395)uiàl(cid:859)o(cid:374)tàsus(cid:272)it(cid:288)eàpuisàfaitàad(cid:448)e(cid:374)i(cid:396).àE(cid:374)àá(cid:448)(cid:396)ilà(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1005),àlaàp(cid:288)(cid:396)iodeàd(cid:859)o(cid:396)ie(cid:374)tatio(cid:374)àd(cid:288)(cid:271)uteàautou(cid:396)àd(cid:859)u(cid:374)eà
interrogation : une nouvelle structure de collaboration entre les ONG et les institutions de
l(cid:859)U(cid:374)io(cid:374)à Eu(cid:396)op(cid:288)e(cid:374)(cid:374)eà est-elle nécessaire? Pour y répondre, une consultation élargie fut
organisée par un premier comité, chargé de répertorier les besoins et souhaits des ONG à
t(cid:396)a(cid:448)e(cid:396)sàtouteàl(cid:859)Eu(cid:396)ope.àMesà(cid:396)e(cid:373)e(cid:396)(cid:272)ie(cid:373)e(cid:374)tsà(cid:448)o(cid:374)tàau(cid:454)à(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)esàdeà(cid:272)eà(cid:272)o(cid:373)it(cid:288):à“(cid:448)a(cid:374)teà“a(cid:374)d(cid:271)e(cid:396)gà
(Suède), Electra Georgoula-Komitsa (Grèce), Frans Polman (Pays Bas), Paddy Macquinness
(Irlande) et Rob van Drimmelen (Aprodev), mais également à leurs conseillers: James Mackie,
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(France), Cecile Muller (Euronaid), Mario Gay (Italie) et Guido Lamote (Belgique).
Leà(cid:272)o(cid:374)sulta(cid:374)tàFa(cid:271)ioàPoelhekkeàs(cid:859)està(cid:396)e(cid:374)duàda(cid:374)sàplusieu(cid:396)sàpa(cid:455)sàd(cid:859)Eu(cid:396)ope pour enquêter auprès
d(cid:859)u(cid:374)à g(cid:396)a(cid:374)dà (cid:374)o(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)eà d(cid:859)ONG,à les(cid:395)uellesà o(cid:374)tà (cid:373)a(cid:374)ifest(cid:288)à leà d(cid:288)si(cid:396)à d(cid:859)u(cid:374)à t(cid:396)a(cid:448)ailà e(cid:374)à s(cid:455)(cid:374)e(cid:396)gieà
pe(cid:396)(cid:373)etta(cid:374)tààl(cid:859)(cid:288)(cid:272)ha(cid:374)geà(cid:396)(cid:288)gulie(cid:396)àd(cid:859)i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)atio(cid:374)àetàd(cid:859)e(cid:454)p(cid:288)(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e,àleà(cid:396)e(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)tà(cid:373)utuelàdesà
(cid:272)apa(cid:272)it(cid:288)s,àetàfi(cid:374)ale(cid:373)e(cid:374)tààl(cid:859)a(cid:373)(cid:288)lio(cid:396)atio(cid:374)àdeàlaà(cid:395)ualit(cid:288)àdeàleur travail. Les résultats de cette
recherche, sur la base desquels différentes options ont pu être identifiées, ont été publiés
da(cid:374)sàu(cid:374)à(cid:396)appo(cid:396)tàp(cid:396)(cid:288)se(cid:374)t(cid:288)àleà(cid:1006)(cid:1011)àsepte(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)eà(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)à(cid:259)àB(cid:396)u(cid:454)ellesàlo(cid:396)sàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)eà(cid:396)(cid:288)u(cid:374)io(cid:374)à(cid:396)asse(cid:373)(cid:271)la(cid:374)tà(cid:259)à
la fois des représentants de Plateformes Nationales, de Réseaux Thématiques et de Familles
d(cid:859)ONG,à (cid:373)aisà aussià (cid:272)e(cid:396)tai(cid:374)sà (cid:396)ep(cid:396)(cid:288)se(cid:374)ta(cid:374)tsà duà Pa(cid:396)le(cid:373)e(cid:374)tà Eu(cid:396)op(cid:288)e(cid:374)à età deà laà Co(cid:373)(cid:373)issio(cid:374)à
Eu(cid:396)op(cid:288)e(cid:374)(cid:374)e.àCetteàasse(cid:373)(cid:271)l(cid:288)eàaà(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)luàauà(cid:271)esoi(cid:374)àeffe(cid:272)tifàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)eà(cid:374)ou(cid:448)elleàst(cid:396)u(cid:272)tu(cid:396)eà(cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)alis(cid:288)eà
(cid:395)uià(cid:396)eg(cid:396)oupe(cid:396)aitàl(cid:859)e(cid:374)se(cid:373)(cid:271)le des ONG Européennes en respectant trois principes: le modèle
d(cid:859)u(cid:374)eàCo(cid:374)f(cid:288)d(cid:288)(cid:396)atio(cid:374)à(cid:373)etta(cid:374)tàPlatefo(cid:396)(cid:373)esàNatio(cid:374)ales,à‘(cid:288)seau(cid:454)àTh(cid:288)(cid:373)ati(cid:395)uesàetàFa(cid:373)illesàd(cid:859)ONGà
su(cid:396)àu(cid:374)àpiedàd(cid:859)(cid:288)galit(cid:288),àlaàli(cid:373)itatio(cid:374)àdeàsesàa(cid:272)ti(cid:448)it(cid:288)sàautou(cid:396)àdeà(cid:395)uel(cid:395)uesàp(cid:396)o(cid:271)l(cid:288)(cid:373)ati(cid:395)uesà(cid:272)l(cid:288)s,àlaà
place centrale des membres au niveau de la gouvernance comme du financement.

Vint ensuite la phase de planification,à(cid:395)uiàs(cid:859)estàd(cid:288)(cid:396)oul(cid:288)eàe(cid:374)t(cid:396)eàlesà(cid:373)oisàd(cid:859)o(cid:272)to(cid:271)(cid:396)eà(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)àetà
d(cid:859)a(cid:448)(cid:396)ilà(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1006).àU(cid:374)àdeu(cid:454)i(cid:287)(cid:373)eà(cid:272)o(cid:373)it(cid:288)àaàai(cid:374)sià(cid:288)t(cid:288)àfo(cid:396)(cid:373)(cid:288),àalo(cid:396)sà(cid:272)o(cid:373)pos(cid:288)àdeàt(cid:396)oisà(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)(cid:396)esàdesà
Plateformes Nationales et de trois membres des Réseaux : un grand merci à Paddy
MacGuinness (Irlande), Simon Stocker (Eurostep), Ted van Hees (Eurodad), Mario Gay (Italie),
Jef Felix (Cidse) et Frans Polman (Président, Pays Bas).
Trois consultants ont été engagés par ce comité pour la prise en charge des aspects légaux, du
(cid:373)od(cid:287)leàd(cid:859)o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)isatio(cid:374),àdesàstatutsàju(cid:396)idi(cid:395)ues,àduà(cid:271)usi(cid:374)essàpla(cid:374),àduàpla(cid:374)àfi(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)ie(cid:396),àet(cid:272)à:à(cid:373)e(cid:396)(cid:272)ià(cid:259)à
Dirk van Esbroeck (économiste), Fabio Poelhekke (généraliste) et Marleen Denef (juriste). Les
pla(cid:374)sàai(cid:374)sià(cid:288)la(cid:271)o(cid:396)(cid:288)sàfu(cid:396)e(cid:374)tàp(cid:396)opos(cid:288)sàau(cid:454)à(cid:396)ep(cid:396)(cid:288)se(cid:374)ta(cid:374)tsàdesàONGàlo(cid:396)sàd(cid:859)u(cid:374)eà(cid:396)(cid:288)u(cid:374)io(cid:374)àleà(cid:1005)(cid:1006)àá(cid:448)(cid:396)ilà
(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1006),àfa(cid:272)ilit(cid:288)eà(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)eàd(cid:859)aut(cid:396)esàg(cid:396)a(cid:374)dsà(cid:373)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)tsàdeà(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)tatio(cid:374)àpa(cid:396)àJea(cid:374)àBossu(cid:455)tà:àu(cid:374)àg(cid:396)a(cid:374)dà
(cid:373)e(cid:396)(cid:272)ià(cid:259)àluiàpou(cid:396)àso(cid:374)àe(cid:454)(cid:272)elle(cid:374)tà(cid:396)(cid:384)leàdeà(cid:373)od(cid:288)(cid:396)atio(cid:374)àetàd(cid:859)a(cid:374)i(cid:373)atio(cid:374).à

La phase de constitution, duà(cid:1005)(cid:1006)àa(cid:448)(cid:396)ilà(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1006)àauà(cid:1007)(cid:1004)àja(cid:374)(cid:448)ie(cid:396)à(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1007),àpe(cid:396)(cid:373)itàd(cid:859)a(cid:272)he(cid:448)e(cid:396)àleàp(cid:396)o(cid:272)essusà
grâce à un Comité Constitutif qui fut mandaté pour régler les modalités financières,