Briefings, letters and statements
Eurostep produces regularly Briefing papers, letters and statements on European Union development cooperation issues. These can be found from the lists set out below.
The list of briefing papers is cited below:
2012
- Briefing No61: Eurostep Contribution to the European Commission Public Consultation "Towards a Post 2015 Development Framework" (September 2012)
- Briefing No60: Rio+20: Analysis of the Outcome Document (July 2012)
- Briefing No59: Civil Society Reaction to the Joint Communication: "A Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity" (March 2012)
- Briefing No58: Key recoommendations for a Common EU Position towards Rio+20 (March 2012)
- Breifing No57: Eurostep Analysis of the Council Conclusions "Rio+20: Pathways to a Sustainable Future" (March 2011)
- Briefing N°56: Response to the Zero draft of the Rio+20 Outcome Document (February 2011)
- Briefing N°55: Social Protection in EU Development Policy (February 2012)
2011
- Breifing No54: Bringing Cooperation with ACP countries into the EU budget (April 2011)
- Briefing N°53: EU Decelopment Policy - building a viable future for all (February 2011)
- Briefing N°52: Making the EU's MDG initiative a reality - opportunities for CSO engagement in the planning and implementation
2010
- Briefing N°51: The EU's role in achieving MDG8 (September 2010)
- Briefing N°50: European External Relations under the Lisbon Treaty (December 2010)
- Briefing N°49: Integration of co-operation with ACP countries into the EU Budget: Budgetisation of the EDF (March 2010)
- Briefing N°48: Defining the EU's Management and Implementation of its External Actions in Accordance with the Provisions of the Treaties (March 2010)
- Briefing N°47: Defining the EU's Management and Implementation of its External Actions in Accordance with the Provisions of the Treaties (EP version) (March 2010)
2009
- Briefing N°46: The 20% Benchmark: EU Support for Social Sector Spending (December 2009)
- Briefing N°45: Integration of Co-operation with ACP countries into the EU Budget: Budgetisation of the EDF (November 2009)
- Briefing N°44: Five Compelling Reasons why the EU's Development Policy needs to remain outside the Diplomatic Service (October 2009)
- Briefing N°43: The Lisbon Treaty's provisions on external relations: Institutional reforms and the place for development (October 2009)
2008
- Briefing N°42: The EU Budget Review concerning the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) (June 2008)
- Briefing N°41: The European External Action Service (June 2008)
- Briefing N°40: The EU budget review (May 2008)
2007
- Briefing N°39: ACP country programmes deserve democratic scrutiny (July 2007)
- Briefing N°38: Country Strategy Papers under the Development Cooperation Instrument (January 2007)
- Briefing N°37: Implementation of EU cooperation under the Development Cooperation Instrument - Ensuring the regional and country strategies are compatible with the DCI (January 2007)
2006
- Briefing N°36: From DC(EC)I to DCI: Finalising the detail, delivering on the rhetoric (August 2006)
- Briefing N°35: Analysis of the Presidency Proposal on Development Instrument (July 2006)
- Briefing N°34: Response to Presidency Proposal on Development Instrument (June 2006)
- Briefing N°33: Understanding the European Parliament Second Draft Report on Development cooperation and instrument (March 2006)
- Briefing N°32: Information on the Programming of EC Aid for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries (March 2006)
- Briefing N°31: Comments on the Commission Non-paper of 3 February 2006 on development cooperation and economic cooperation instrument (February 2006)
- Briefing N°30: Development cooperation instrument: The EU Parliament puts the EU back on track (January 2006)
2005
- Briefing N°29: Towards a democratic decision-making structure on development cooperation and instrument (November 2005)
- Briefing N°28: Switzerland's contribution to EU economic and social cohesion (November 2005)
- Briefing N°27: Strengthening the role of the European Parliament in the EC's external relations (October 2005)
The letters and statement:
2012
- Joint letter to Catherine Ashton on visit of Arab civil society delegation to Brussels (30 July)
- Joint letter to EU leaders on the Rio+20 outcome ahead of the summit (19 June)
- Joint letter to EU Environment Ministers on Rio+20 negotiations ahead of their meeting of 11 June (8 June)
- Joint letter to EU development amnd Environment ministers on threat to development considerations in Rio+20 negotiations (30 May)
- Joint letter to EU representatives in New York on last opportunities for a balanced, fair and therefore successful outcome to Rio+20 (11 May)
- Joint letter to EU leaders on the EU position for Rio+20 (20 April)
- Joint letter to EU Ministers, Commissioners and officials on CSOs concerns over the EU position for Rio+20 (16 April)
- Letter to EU Member States on Eurostep's response to Zero draft Rio+20 Outcome ahead of meeting of the Environment Council of 9 March (23 February)
- Letter to EU leaders on the EU preparations for the Rio+20 conference (24 February)
2011
- Letter to MEPs on defending the right to democratic scrutiny of EU programmes (November 2011)
- Open letter to EU Development Ministers on the situation in the Arab region (July 2011)
- Open letter to HR Ashton urging EU support for legitimate civil society actors in Bahrain (April 2011)
- Open letter to the UN Secretary General on the violent supression of peaceful protest in Bahrain (March 2011)
- Open letter to HR Aston and others on the violent supression of peaceful protest in Bahrain (March 2011)
- Open letter to HR Ashton and others on the EU's position towards the High Level meeting on the situation in Mena countries (February 2011)
- Open letter to HR Ashton and others urging EU support for the pupular revolutions in Egypt and other countries of dictatorial regimes in the region (February 2011)
