Policy Forum on Development (PFD)

1st Interim Meeting of the Policy Forum on Development

Brussels, 10-11 May 2012

Centre Albert Borschette, rue Froissart 36, Brussels
(working languages EN/FR/SP)

Opening Session

Moderated by Angelo Baglio - Head of Unit, Civil Society, Local Authorities, European Commission, DG DEVCO

Welcome by:

• Charles Goerens, Member of the European Parliament, Development Committee
• Trine Rask Thygesen, Deputy Head of Unit, Department for Humanitarian aid, Development assistance and Civil society, Denmark on behalf of the EU Presidency
• Félix Fernandez-Shaw, Head of Division for Development Cooperation Coordination, The European External Action Service

Words by:

• Klaus Niederlander, Director Cooperatives Europe, Regional Director International Cooperative Alliance on behalf of CSOs
• Pierre Schapira, PLATFORMA, on behalf of European Local Authorities

Session 1: Information Sessions

Joint DEVCO-EEAS presentations and Q&A 
Moderated by Angelo Baglio

Multi-Annual Financial Framework (2014-2020)

• Presentation by Luc BAGUR, Head of Unit, General Coordination, DEVCO (10')
   

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• Intervention by Félix FERNANDEZ-SHAW, Head of Division for Development Cooperation Coordination, EEAS (10')
   

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Questions/Answers (25')

Role and scope of thematic Programmes and Instruments

• Joint Presentation by Javier Raya, General Coordination Unit, DEVCO (10') and Augustin Oyowe, Civil Society, Local Authorities Unit, DEVCO (10')
   

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Questions/Answers (25')

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 - or download each individual item under background documents

• Presentation of the main findings of the Review by Peter Craig McQuaid, Head of Unit, International Relations Officer, International Development Dialogue Unit, DEVCO (15')

Questions/Answers (25')

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Introduction to the session: Virginia Manzitti, Deputy Head of Unit, DEVCO D2 – Civil Society and Local Authorities, European Commission

CSOs in governance-related roles:

Restitution of preliminary results of the online Public Consultation on the Issues Paper on "CSOs in Development"

1. Enabling environment for CSOs

• Synthesis of the contributions (5') (Beatriz Sanz, Technical Assistant)
• Mr Katsuji Imata, Acting Secretary General, CIVICUS, World Alliance for Citizen Participation (10')
• Comments from the floor (10')

2. Promoting the participation of CSOs in public policy processes and in domestic accountability

• Synthesis of the contributions (5') (Beatriz Sanz, Technical Assistant)

• Jan Dereymaeker, International Trade Unions Confederation (10')
   

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• Comments from the floor (10')

3. CSO Capacity Development and CSO Development Effectiveness

• Synthesis of the contributions (5') (Beatriz Sanz, Technical Assistant)
• Comments from the floor (10')
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• Assel Tastanova, Regional representation for Central Asia, International Federation of the Red Cross, Kazakhstan, on CSO capacity development (10')
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4. Concluding words and way forward

The role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in social service delivery and in promoting sustainable growth

This session will address issues not covered by the Consultation Paper which represent the second pillar of the EC Policy proposal "An Agenda for Change"

• Presentation of
• Short introduction by Virginia Manzitti (5')

• Guest speaker: Alessandro Bellantoni, Policy Analyst, Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD (10')
   

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Debates in two Working groups

A. The role of CSOs in service delivery in social sectors

B. CSOs and promotion of sustainable growth through jobs and entrepreneurship

• 16.30–16.40 - Introduction of the topics based on the background note circulated in advance (TA)
• 16.40–18.00 - Discussion in subgroups
• 18.00–18.30 - Restitution by each sub-group and general discussion

Friday 11 May 2012
(Room 0A)

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Session 3:

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Moderated by Vincent Grimaud – Head of Unit, DEVCO A3 – Aid and Development Effectiveness and Financing, European Commission

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• Presentation by Vincent Grimaud, Head of Unit, DEVCO A3
   

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• Intervention by Jean-Pierre ELONG MBASSI, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
• Comments from the floor

Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation

• Current state of play: presentation by Vincent Grimaud,(5')
• Intervention by Luca de Fraia, ActionAid Italy (5')
• Debate (30')

Monitoring after Busan (Plenary - 30')

• Presentation by Kristiina Kuvaja, DEVCO A3 (15')
   

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• Q&A (15')
• Presentation by Gideon Rabinowitz, UK Aid Network (15') on the study "Monitoring Implementation of Busan: Why “Global Light” and “Country-Focused” Must Work Together Effectively"

Debate in 3 Working groups (coffee break in the rooms)
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1. Working Group 1 on Country Level Monitoring
2. Working Group 2 on "Inclusive Ownership and Partnership" and "Results";
3. Working Group 3 on "Capacity Development/country systems" and "accountability"

Information session in Plenary on:

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   (presentation by DEVCO A3 and EEAS – 5') Q&A (10')

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   (presentation by DEVCO A3 – 5') Q&A (10')

Session 4 - Towards setting-up the Policy Forum on Development

14.30-14.45 - Introduction by Angelo Baglio and presentation of DEVCO Workplan
 

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14.45-15.00 - An example of Global Partnership of CSOs: Presentation of the "Cebu Consensus", Gustavo Hernández, ALOP - Asociación Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promoción al Desarrollo

15.00-16.10 - Restitution of the comments received on the Working Document & Discussion on the main points
 

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• Goals and objectives
• Working modalities
• Membership criteria and possible scenarios