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EuropeAid
Outlining the Dialogue processOfficial opening
Brussels, March 23, 2010 – h. 9.00 – 17.30
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/dialogue
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• Structured Dialogue in a nutshell
• European working sessions
• Regional Seminars
• Supporting initiatives
• Sequencing of events
• Online tool: Civil Society Helpdesk & Blog
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The SD is an initiative launched by the EC to
discuss the involvement of Civil Society
Organisations (CSOs) and Local Authorities (LAs)
in EC development cooperation.
Involved stakeholders: It is an inclusive process
gathering the European Commission, European
Parliament, EU Member States and CSOs as well
as LAs from Europe and from the EU partner
countries.
Focus on the South:
Inclusion of partner countries CSO&LA is a priority
of the Structured Dialogue 2010-2011
1/ Structured dialogue in a nutshell
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1. Better define the roles and added-value of various categories of CSOs & LAs in cooperation
2. Better characterize the division of labour between stakeholders and complementarity in approaches and programmes
• Elaborate a shared definition of the specific role, responsibilities, added value of actors.
• In country: explore the respective role of the various stakeholders.
• Explore the potential for renewed partnership between EU CSOs and local CSOs.
• Explore ways to accommodate requirements of the aid effectiveness agenda and the participation of CSO&LA
• Enhance complementarity and harmonization among donors.
• At the country level, enhance the complementarity between the EC programmes supporting CSOs&LAs.
Working Group 1:
Roles and added-value
of CSO and LA in
external cooperation
Working Group 2:
Complementarity and
coherence within the
AAA
Working Groups will be presented this afternoon
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3. Identify possible
ways to adapt EC
aid delivery
mechanisms
4. Explore options
to improve
future EC
initiatives
• Concretize recommendations on maximising the potential and effectiveness of the call for proposals system and improving the sustainability of projects.
• Identify alternative aid mechanisms to allow a more strategic involvement of CSOs and LAs through longer-term partnerships
Improve EC initiatives in areas like:
• Development Education & Awareness Raising,
• Support to local authorities
• Democracy & Human Rights.
Working Group 3:
EC aid delivery
mechanisms
3 Supporting initiatives
Working Groups will be presented this afternoon
1/ Structured dialogue in a nutshell
EuropeAid1/Four components All 4 components are intertwined and complementary
EuropeAid2/European working sessions in detail
4 Expert Working Sessions in Brussels:
Clustered into 3 Working Groups, they will last one day each.
(One could consider these three sessions as the “European Regional Seminar” the same topics will be covered in the decentralized events)
Sequencing:
1st session - 27 April: WG 1 & 2
2nd session - 13 July: WG 1, 2, 3 in parallel
3rd session – 5/8 October WG 1, 2, 3 in parallel
4th session - January 2011 (TBC)
EuropeAid2/European working sessions in detailParticipation: (i) keeping the size of WG manageable in order to allow for fruitful andeffective discussions, (ii) ensuring representativity of different categories of participants &(iii) allowing space for potential "newcomers" during the process.
Each Working group:• 9 representatives of CSO&LA already involved platforms
(5 additional seats available for potential new interested platforms)• 6/8 Member-states • 1 MEP• 5 EC representatives• 1 Partner country CSO/LA representative from previous regional
seminar• 2 Experts
Around 25 participants per working group
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WG 1 WG 2 WG 3
Belgium Czech Republic Austria
Czech Republic Denmark Germany
France Italy Italy
Hungary Luxembourg Lithuania
Italy Netherlands Portugal
Slovenia Portugal
UK Sweden
2/European working sessions in detail
Member-States are kindly requested to confirm their interest and nominate a representative to follow the WG during the whole dialogue process
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4 regional seminars:
Opportunity to integrate Partner Countries CSOs and LAs perspectives in the debate around the key issues, in a participatory bottom-up process.
- Bamako (Mali): 1/4 of June 2010
- Asunción (Paraguay): 14/17 of September 2010
- Asia (New Delhi): 16/19 of November 2010
- ENP region (venue to be confirmed): February 2011
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Internal training session
Structured dialogueWorking Groups
(12 countries)
Structured dialogueWorking Groups
(12 countries)
Supporting Initiative: Local authorities in development
(10 countries)
Headquarters & EU Delegations only
Welcome & opening session
Working groups 1 and 2
Working group 3Conclusions
Closing session
Welcome &opening sessionWorking groups
Conclusions & closing session
Dates may slightly shift.
Participants will be informed well in
advance.
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Participation- 50/55 Partner countries CSO&LA representatives (including regional
networks)- 20/30 EU Delegations representatives- 1 representative per involved European platform - 3/5 representatives from Member-States (+ hosted countries MS
embassies will be welcomed) - 3 EP representatives, ideally MEPs. - 10/15 EC HQ representatives- 6 experts
Around 100/120 participants in each regional seminar
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>Indicators presented on the 1st of February to identify 12 countries to be
targeted during regional seminars (Structured dialogue part/ Days 2-3)
>The goal is NOT to identify exclusively “champions” but to illustrate different
contexts
List of countries elaborated with the TA and consolidated by EC
> Official note sent to all Delegations (signed by 3 DGs RELEX/DEV/AIDCO)
to inform all Delegations +
Invitation to the 12 selected countries (note sent last week)
3/Regional Seminars, country selection
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Burkina FasoCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoGhanaEthiopiaKenyaMaliMozambiqueNigerSenegalUganda Zimbabwe
3/ Bamako Seminar – Targeted countries
All EU Delegations from sub-saharian Africa are welcome
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3/ Regional Seminar: Identification of partner countries CSO&LA
One/several of the following criteria should be considered:
• Representativity / involvement in a national or regional platform - to facilitate information-
sharing among their constituency and, above all, capitalisation of experiences (bottom-up);
• Prior experience in local EC consultation processes as well as experience in managing or
participating in EC projects (i.e. knowledge of EC procedures, participating in a capacity
building programme, etc)
• Knowledge of the aid effectiveness agenda, including involvement in the CSO-led multi-
stakeholder processes such as the Open Forum on CSO development effectiveness and Better
Aid;
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Role of EU Delegations Role of European-based CSO&LA networks
Role of MS Role of TA team
Proposal of CSO&LRA representatives
Invited to
send suggestions
Identification of
key resource persons
12 targeted Delegations have
been asked to identify potential
CSO & LA representatives.
CSO & LA networks will propose a list of
organisations/LAs.
They are invited to send suggestions to
the EC.
TA will propose key resource people with
recognised experience
Role of EC headquarters with the support of TA
Draft list of potential participants will be analysed at EC Headquarters level by EC officials from AIDCO, DG DEV and RELEX, with the support of the TA team.
Final list established
3/ Regional seminar: Identification of CSO&LA to be
invited
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Contribution of European CSO&LA platforms:
• Platforms should send to the EC a consolidated list of 20/25 CSO&LA representatives to be potentially invited (+ 1 back-up per platform)
• Proposals should be motivated with a clear specification as to why they have been chosen (their added value in the discussion).
• Deadline for submission of the consolidated list: 12 of April 2010.
• EC + TA to check the availability. Final list should be ready 1 month before the event & will be communicated to stakeholders.
3/ Regional seminar: Identification of CSO&LA to be
invited
EuropeAid4/ Three Supporting initiativesTargeting specific issues:
(i) Development Education activities in Europe: next step on the 13th of April
(contact [email protected] )
(ii) LA role in development: 4th Day of each Regional Seminar
(contact [email protected] )
(iii) Human Rights & Democratisation: Jordan seminar for ENP countries (first week of July) (contact [email protected] )
Specific Technical Assistance Teams have been hired
to support the EC in each of these supporting initiatives.
More information on the Background Document.
EuropeAid5/The process: Sequencing of events
March 2010
April 2010 June 2010 July 2010 September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
2011 2011
Officiallaunch European
Working Session 1
Regional seminar 1 – Africa, Bamako
European working session 2
Regional seminar 2
– Latin America - Asunción
European working session 3
Regional seminar 3 – Asia – New
Delhi
Regional seminar 4
– ENP– place TBC
Final Conference
23 March 27 April 1-4 June 13 July 14-17 September
5/8 October
16-19 November
TBC
Spring 2011
Discussions on the WG contents
On-line tool
EuropeAidFor more information• Online discussion on the structured dialogue blog:http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/dialogue
• Capitalization of discussions on the Civil society Helpdesk:https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/aidco/index.php/structured_dialogue
• Webpage on Europa:http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/dialogue
EC Contact(EuropeAid, Unit F1): [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Thank you for your attention!
