Policy Forum on Development (PFD)

Second Interim Meeting of the Policy Forum on Development

Brussels, 18-19 October 2012
THE Hotel

(38 Boulevard de Waterloo, 1000 Brussels)
Translation: English, French, Spanish

Opening Session

Welcome by:

• Eva JOLY, MEP, Chair, Development Committee European Parliament,
• Dimitrios THEOPHYLACTOU, Chair, Development Cooperation, on behalf of the Cyprus EU Presidency
• Mara MARINAKI, Managing Director, Global and Multilateral Issues, European External Action Service,
• Kristian SCHMIDT, Director, DG DEVCO, European Commission

Words by:

• Francis DURI, Zimbabwe Local Government Area (LGA), on behalf of Local Authorities
• Philippe JAHSHAN, Board member, Coordination Sud (CONCORD), France, on behalf of Civil Society Organisations

Session 1: Towards a common European Vision on the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Moderator: James Mackie, ECDPM

• Key Note 

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   by Commissioner Andris Piebalgs

• Danuta Sacher, Member of the Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives and Executive Director, terre des Hommes, Germany
• Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary-General, Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d'Afrique (CGLU)
• Andrew Shepherd, Director of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN), the academia perspective

Followed by a Discussion round

Documents: 

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Session 2

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Presentation (15') - Elena Asciutti, Devco/D2
Discussion (15')

Core messages and implications of the Communication
 

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Presentation – Virginia Manzitti, Deputy Head of Unit, Devco/D2

Towards the new 

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 Working hypothesis

Presentation – Virginia Manzitti

Documents: 

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15.30 - 17.30

(Coffee served in each room)

Discussion around the New Strategy for the Thematic Programmes (2014-2020)
Discussion on key questions on the architecture of the future Programme

• Discussion Group 1 (EN) - Breakout room 1
• Discussion Group2 (FR) - Breakout room 2
• Discussion Group 3 (EN/SP), with simultaneous translation- Plenary room

Presentation of the 

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Presentation (15') – Markus Pirchner, Head of Sector, Devco/D2

Discussion

Friday 19 October 2012

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Session 2 (cont'd)

Reporting back from the discussion on the Strategy for the Thematic programme CSO-LA (2014-2020)

Presentation – Bea Sanz, Consultant
Comments by Rapporteurs

Session 3

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Presentation – Nuria Calzada, Devco/D2

Online Consultation of the Draft Strategy: Practical Insights

Presentation - Christoforos Korakas, Devco/B1

Session 4

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Chair: Angelo Baglio

Reporting back from the Working Group meeting (17/10)
Results of the regional and institutional consultations

Debate
Decision on the future set-up and way forward

14.30 - 17.30

(Coffee break 15:30-16:00)

Session 5

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Chair: Kristian Schmidt, Director, Devco C/D

Working Hypothesis for the new Strategy
Nick Taylor, Lead Drafter, Devco/D3

Presentation
Questions and Answers