Geert Laporte, Faten Aggad, ECDPM Presentation, 29 October 2013

DEVE Committee meeting
European Parliament
18 December 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte made a presentation on "Challenges and opportunities for newer EU Member States to contribute to the implementation of post-2015 agenda, especially by sharing transition experience". Watch a recording here.

Les réformes de l’APD françaises et les enjeux de l’agenda post-2015
Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales
16 December 2013, Paris
James Mackie attended this event and gave a presentation.

Africa-EU Lunch-time Seminar: Future relations and continental integration - “Africa-EU: Future relations and continental integration”
Africa-EU Partnership
12 December 2013, Brussels
San Bilal was a discussant at this meeting.

International conference on interrelations between public policies, migration and development
OECD Development Centre, European Commission
5-6 December 2013, Paris
Andrew Sherriff, Geert Laporte and Anna Knoll participated in this meeting.

Africa-EU: Dialogue and Negotiations in Global Fora - "Collaboration for Win-Win Negotiations in Multilateral Fora?"
Africa-EU Partnership
5 December 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte facilitated this meeting.

Workshop on Migration and Co-development
Permanent Mission of the African Union
4 December 2013, Brussels
James Mackie sat on the panel on 'Status of debate on the interactions between migration and development'.

Strengthening the Migration-Development Nexus through Improved Policy and Institutional Coherence
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
4 December 2013, Paris
Geert Laporte participated in this workshop.

Presentation of the IOB report “The Netherlands and the European Development Fund ­ Principles and Practices: Evaluation of Dutch involvement in EU development cooperation”
ECDPM
3 December 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte, Andrew Sherriff, James Mackie and Florian Krätke participated in this event.

European Development Days 2013
European Commission
26-27 November 2013, Brussels
Several ECDPM staff members attended this event.

CDE European Network Meeting
European Commission
26 November 2013, Brussels
Florian Krätke presented Briefing Note 55 on blending loans and grants for development at this event.

European Launch of International IDEA Electoral Risk Management Tool (ERMTool)
International IDEA, Mission of Switzerland to the EU
25 November 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte attended this meeting.

Eastern Africa – Southern Africa – Indian Ocean (EA-SA-IO): Regional programming of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF)
Inter-Regional Coordinating Committee (IRCC)
12-15 November 2013, Mauritius
San Bilal attended this event.

EU Development Aid to 2020
CONCORD
13 November 2013, Brussels
Andrew Sherriff will moderate one of the sessions and Florian Krätke will also attend this event.

Regional seminar on decentralisation and local governance in Anglophone and Lusophone Africa
EU Delegations of Anglophone and Lusophone Africa
11-14 November 2013, Nairobi
Jean Bossuyt and Willem Vervaeke facilitated this seminar.

Presentation of results of European Think Tanks Group conference ‘Looking beyond 2013: Are Africa-Europe relations still fit for purpose?
European Parliament Pan African Parliament sub-committee
3 November 2013, Brussels
Faten Aggad presented the conference results to the sub-committee.

Africa-EU Joint Task Force
European External Action Service (EEAS)
29 October 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte and Faten Aggad presented the conclusions of the ETTG High-Level Conference ' Looking Beyond 2013: Are EU-Africa Relations Still Fit for Purpose?' at the JTF plenary session.

Looking Beyond 2013: Are EU-Africa Relations Still Fit for Purpose?
European Think Tanks Group
28 October 2013, Brussels
Paul Engel, Geert Laporte and Faten Aggad-Clerx participated in this high-level conference.

A farewell to ODA? The future of development finance
Globale Verantwortung, KOO, Österreichische Forschungsstiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (ÖFSE)
24 October 2013, Vienna
Jan Vanheukelom sat on the panel and gave a presentation.

The Future of ACP-EU relations
ACP Eminent Persons Group
16-18 October, Samoa
Geert Laporte made a presentation on Pacific, ACP and EU relations at this meeting.

What is the role of culture in EU external relations?
Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture
16 October 2013, Vilnius
Damien Helly attended this meeting.

Fragmentation or Pluralism? The organisation of development cooperation revisited
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
10-11 October, Bonn
James Mackie presented a paper at this meeting.

Informal meeting on the post-2015 development agenda
EU Council Working Party on Development Cooperation
3 October, Vilnius
Jean Bossuyt and Anna Knoll made a presentation and facilitated the EU Council’s Working Party on Development Cooperation’s informal discussions on the post-2015 development agenda.

Présentation au Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes
French Ministry / ERD secretariat at DEVCO
30 September 2013, Paris
James Mackie presented the ERD 2013 report at an internal meeting with the French government.

Policy Coherence for Development 2013 Report Launch
CONCORD
18 September, Brussels
Florian Kratke attended this event.

Revitalising The Africa-EU Partnership
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, ECDPM
16-17 September, Berlin
Geert Laporte, Sahra El Fassi and Emily Barker attended this meeting.

Swiss Development Cooperation conference with Swiss academics on migration policy
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
12 September 2013, Bern
Andrew Sherriff and Anna Knoll attended this conference to present ECDPM and our work on Policy Coherence for Development and Migration.

Ensuring Coherent Policies for Development: towards a stronger institutional framework for Ireland
Trocaire
3 September 2013, Dublin
Andrew Sherriff and Greta Galeazzi gave a presentation at this roundtable discussion.

Breakfast session on the future aid approaches of USAID
United States Agency for International Development
11 July 2013, Brussels
James Mackie facilitated this meeting.

Seminar on the implementation of the new EC Civil Society Communication for EU Delegations
European Commission - DEVCO B2 - Civil Society and Local Authorities Unit
2-5 July 2013, Brussels
Jean Bossuyt and Willem Vervaeke facilitated this meeting.

Expert workshop on PCD impact assessment for food security
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
26 June 2013, Paris
Paul Engel and Quentin de Roquefeuil attended this meeting. The meeting brought together a small set of experts in order to comment on a draft methodology ECDPM and the OECD are designing in order to assess the impact of OECD non-aid policies on food security in developing countries.

EU Changemakers High-level Conference
Overseas Development Institute
24 – 25 June 2013, London
Paul Engel, Andrew Sherriff and Melissa Julian attended this conference.

ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Unit - European Parliament
15-19 June, Brussels
During this event, Quentin de Roquefeuil attended the Committee meeting on Economic Development, Finance and Trade on 15 June and the meeting on EPAs on 17 June. San Bilal moderated the workshop on Business on 16 June for the Irish Presidency and attended the meetings on 17 June.

Launch of the European Report on Development 2013 in the Netherlands
Ministry of Ministry Affairs, The Broker, ECDPM
17 June 2013, The Hague
Paul Engel made a presentation and Anna Knoll attended this event (in Dutch).

CONCORD ACP Working Group Workshop on ACP-EU Relations and EDF-11 programming
Concord
13-14 June 2013, Brussels
Florian Krätke gave a presentation at this workshop.

Meeting of the National Focal Points for Policy Coherence for Development (PCD)
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
13 June 2013, Paris
Paul Engel and Greta Galeazzi attended this meeting and presented ECDPM's Discussion Paper 144 on policy coherence for development.

Seminar on the EPAs and Future of the ACP
South African Embassy to Belgium, Luxembourg, and Mission to the European Communities, ACP Southern Africa Group
13 June 2013, Brussels
ECDPM’s Geert Laporte was on the panel on the future of the ACP and San Bilal was on the panel discussing EPAs with EC Chief EPA negotiator Peter Thomson and Xavier Carim, South Africa’s Chief negotiator.

Launch of the European Report on Development in the United Kingdom
Overseas Development Institute
10 June 2013, London
The authors of the ERD 2013 - including ECDPM's James Mackie - presented some of the findings of the report at this event.

Presentation of the European Report on Development at a panel discussion in Germany
German Development Institute and the European Commission
10 June 2013, Berlin
The ERD was presented at a public launch event.

Roundtable conference on the role of the Parliament on PCD for food security
Coalitie Tegen De Honger, 11.11.11 and CNCD-11.11.11
10 June 2013, Brussels
Brecht Lein presented ECDPM's Discussion Paper 144 "Insights from Developments in National Policy Coherence for Development Systems" at this event.

Seminar on the Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to Development
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs & European Commission / European External Action Service
3 June, Brussels
Geert Laporte attended this event.

Informal brainstorming on future perspectives for ACP-EU cooperation
Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
30 May 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte and Brecht Lein discussed findings from a joint research project with the German Development Institute on perceptions of ACP-EU cooperation.

Japan and the EU: Development aid partners
European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
28 May 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte made a presentation at this briefing seminar.

Development Cooperation in an Age of Austerity
Friends of Europe
28 May 2013
Bruce Byiers attended this Development Policy Forum Roundtable.

Technical Seminar on Ensuring an Equitable and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
European Commission and ECDPM
23-24 May 2013, Brussels
Jean Bossuyt and Isabelle Ramdoo participated in this seminar.

Launch of the European Report on Development in Spain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the International and Iberoamerican Foundation for Administration and Public Policy, and the European Commission
22 May 2013, Madrid
ECDPM's Paul Engel presented the ERD's key findings.

First Stakeholder Meeting - European Development Days 2013
European Commission - Committee of the Regions
17 May 2013, Brussels
Melissa Julian participated in this meeting.

Seminar and Conference about Development Post-2015
Caritas Luxembourg, Cercle de Coopération des ONG de développement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
16 May 2013, Luxembourg
Geert Laporte made a presentation.

Workshop Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) - Focus on Food Security
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
15 May 2013, Berlin
Florian Krätke gave a presentation.

Inter-ministerial Seminar on Policy Coherence for Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10 May 2013, Rome
Francesco Rampa and Greta Galeazzi presented the ECDPM study on policy coherence for development at this seminar.

Sixth Stakeholders Meeting of the Belgian Development Cooperation
The Belgian Development Cooperation
7 May, Brussels
Anna Knoll attended this meeting.

ECDF Development Finance Seminar “The Next Chapter of Development Cooperation: Challenges and Choices”
Ministry of Strategy and Finance of Korea and the EDCF of the Export-Import Bank of Korea
6 May 2013, Seoul
Geert Laporte gave a presentation.

Going Forward on Mali
European External Action Service
2 May, Brussels
Damien Helly attended this background briefing.

Panel discussion on 'The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Disparities and the MDGs'
World Bank
29 April, Brussels
Paul Engel was one of the discussants.

Frontiers in Development Policy 2013
The World Bank
22-26 April 2013, Washington D.C
Isabelle Ramdoo attended this event.

Launch of the European Report on Development in Finland
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the European Commission
24 April 2013, Helsinki
ECDPM's Jan Vanheukelom and Anna Knoll presented the ERD's key findings.

The Promotion of Democracy in Europe and Beyond: New Challenges, Strategies and Instruments
Council of Europe Directorate of Policy Planning
18-19 April 2013, Strasbourg
Alfonso Medinilla attended this policy planning seminar.

Coordination and Complementarity Issues in EU Development Cooperation after the Lisbon Treaty
Danish Institute for International Studies
17 April 2013, Copenhagen
Andrew Sheriff spoke at this seminar.

Practitioners' Network for European Development Cooperation Annual Meeting
Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
16-17 April 2013, Berlin
Paul Engel attended this meeting.

ACP National and Regional Authorising Officers Meeting (Senior Officials and Ministerial levels)
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group
15 -18 April 2013, Brussels
Geert Laporte attended the senior official meetings and gave a presentation. Discussions covered the Post -10th EDF multiannual financial framework; How to increase the Impact of the EU’s Development Policy; and MDGs: Post 2015 prospects. Florian Krätke attended the meetings on 15 and 16 April.

Promoting Policy Coherence for Development - Assessing Issues and Common challenges: Insights for a Danish Approach
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ECDPM
10 April 2013, Copenhagen
Paul Engel was a presenter and moderator at this public seminar, and Andrew Sherriff, Brecht Lein and Florian Krätke give presentations.

European Report on Development launch
European Commission
9 April 2013, Brussels
James Mackie attended this meeting in his capacity as team leader of the ERD 2013.

The EU As A Peacemaker – Enhancing EU Mediation Capacity
The European Policy Centre in cooperation with the Institut français des relations internationales
8 April 2013, Paris
Camilla Rocca attended this event.

European Report on Development pre-launch
OECD
5 April 2013, Paris
James Mackie attended this meeting in his capacity as team leader of the ERD 2013. There was a live stream of this event.

The 2014-2020 EU Aid Budget: Enough to do the job?
EurActiv
20 March, Brussels
Florian Krätke attended this workshop.

Expert round table on Dutch international aid
Centre for Global Citizenship (NCDO)
12 March 2013, The Hague
Andrew Sherriff participated in this meeting which reflected on the report ‘Dutch Development Cooperation: Ahead of the Crowd or Falling Behind?’ The report compares the Dutch situation to the role of other European countries in international cooperation.

Post MDG debate: Towards the European Report on Development 2013
University of Pavia
13 March 2013, Pavia
Paul Engel spoke at the seminar.

The Future of International Cooperation
Society for International Development
7 March 2013, The Hague
Paul Engel participated in this meeting and distributed ECDPM’s Discussion Paper on this issue.

High Level Dialogue Meeting of the global thematic consultation on governance and the post-2015 development agenda
Pan-African Parliament
26-27 February 2013, Midrand
Geert Laporte participated in this dialogue.

How to revitalise Africa-EU relations in the run-up to the 2014 EU-Africa Summit?
South African Institute of International Affairs, Western Cape Branch
Cape Town, 21 February 2013
Geert Laporte has addressed this public seminar.

Africa discussion group
Social Democratic Party of Germany
1 February 2013, Berlin
Geert Laporte made a presentation on the current situation of EU-African Union cooperation.

Roundtable on the 2013 Review of the European External Action Service
Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
28 January 2013, Brussels
Andrew Sherriff attended this event which discussed the European Parliament’s recommendation to the EU High Representative. On the 2013 EEAS review.

Making governance indicators more Policy Coherence for Development sensitive
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
23 January 2013, Paris
Paul Engel and Jeske van Seters attended this informal, information sharing meeting.

EU Development Cooperation in a Changing Global Context
Danish Institute for International Studies
21 January 2013, Copenhagen
Florian Krätke was one of the speakers at this seminar.

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