SD: Wrap-up session EDD

WG1&2 WRAPPING-UP DOCUMENT & comments via the BLOG

This Wrapping-up Document focuses on WG1&2 and has a two-fold objective:

• -to wrap-up discussions of the last 8 months

• -to progressively build a consensus on the main conclusions and recommendations per category of stakeholders.

(To download French & Spanish versions, please click on the FR or ES boxes on the top of this page)

Stakeholders have until the 25th of January 2011 to comment this document via e-mail to the Technical Assistance Team.

Alternatively, you can use the Structured Dialogue Blog to post comments related to conclusions of WG1 & WG2

PROCESS MEETING - European Development Days - 7th of December

The meeting took place in the framework of the European Development Days at the SQUARE Brussels Meeting Center.

• List of participants
• PPT presented during the Meeting

Objectives of the EDD process meeting

• To assess the progress of the Structured Dialogue process since its launch in March 2010;

• To present the synthesis document of Working Groups 1 (Roles and added-value of CSO and LA in external cooperation) & 2 (Complementarity and coherence within the Aid effectiveness Agenda) and the state of play of Working Group 3 (Aid delivery mechanisms);

• To present the activities planned until the Budapest Conference;

• To exchange views on the process and possible final outcomes.

Agenda

• Welcome (30min)

-Aristotelis Bouratsis, Director, EuropeAid Cooperation Office, European Commission

-Samuel Biesemans, Belgium EU Presidency: Introductory speech (in French)

-Charles Goerens, Member of the European Parliament, DEVE Committee

• Structured Dialogue: status and next steps (30min)

-Angelo Baglio, Head of Unit, EuropeAid Cooperation Office, European Commission

-Olivier Luyckx, Head of Unit, DG DEV, European Commission

• Remarks from civil society & local authorities representatives (50min)

• Closing (10min)

-Aristotelis Bouratsis, Director, EuropeAid Cooperation Office, European Commission

-Olivier Luyckx, Head of Unit, DG DEV, European Commission (on the behalf of Françoise Moreau, Director A, DG DEV)