ECDPM report: 'A necessary shake-up: EU programming for international cooperation'

Excerpt from this external report on joint programming by the think tank ECDPM:

"There is room for integrating the SDGs more strongly into joint programming processes and joint strategies, including through policy dialogue, support to data collection and analysis at country level, and better division of labour and coordination among EU donors. Joint programming holds the potential to foster mutual learning between the EU and member states on how to operationalise the 2030 Agenda, especially by encouraging peer exchange on different SDG approaches used by member states (e.g. mainstreaming thematic priorities, localisation of SDGs, climate co-benefits). Several member states are also pushing the EU to move faster and deeper on SDG integration."