Policy Forum on Development (PFD)

Brussels, 18-19 October 2012

THE Hotel

(38 Boulevard de Waterloo, 1000 Brussels)

Translation: English, French, Spanish

08.30 - 09.15

Registration of participants

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

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 - 13.00

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

Moderator: James Mackie, ECDPM

• Key Note Speech (121.24 KB) 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: Background Note (151.23 KB) | (FR) | (ES) and Consultation Paper (311.97 KB) | (FR) | (ES)

13.30 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 15.30

Session 2

Issue Paper/Communication on Local Authorities in Development (198.5 KB)

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

Discussion (15')

Core messages and implications of the Communication

The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations (4.99 MB)

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

Towards the new Strategy for the thematic programme on CSO-LA (2014-2020) (2.08 MB) Working hypothesis

Presentation – Virginia Manzitti

Documents: Background Note new Programme Strategy (574.2 KB) | (FR) | (ES)

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

17.30 - 18.30

Presentation of the DEAR part of the Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (1.17 MB)

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

Discussion

19.00 - 21.00

Cocktail and Buffet Dinner

09.00 - 09.30

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

09.30 - 10.30

Session 3

The Annual Action Programme 2013 for the thematic programme Non State Actors and Local Authorities (1.77 MB)

Presentation – Nuria Calzada, Devco/D2

10.25 - 10.30

Online Consultation of the Draft Strategy: Practical Insights

Presentation - Christoforos Korakas, Devco/B1

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30

Session 4

Setting-up of the Policy Forum on Development (2.26 MB)

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

12.30 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 17.30

(Coffee break 15:30-16:00)

Session 5

Towards the new Strategy for the Global Public Goods Programme (2014-2020) (261 KB)

Chair: Kristian Schmidt, Director, Devco C/D

Working Hypothesis for the new Strategy

Nick Taylor, Lead Drafter, Devco/D3

Presentation

Questions and Answers

17.30 - 18.00

Closing Session

Wrap up & Concluding Remarks: Angelo Baglio