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Strategy for the new EU Thematic Programme “Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities”. Angelo BAGLIO Head of Unit D2 "Civil Society and Local Authorities" European Commission – DG DEVCO. Regional Seminar with Local Authorities from the ENP South Tunis, 20-22 November 2012.
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Strategy for the new EU Thematic Programme “Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities” Angelo BAGLIO Head of Unit D2 "Civil Society and Local Authorities" European Commission – DG DEVCO Regional Seminar with Local Authorities from the ENP South Tunis, 20-22 November 2012
Existing EU Instruments and Programmes (2007/2013) Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI) European Development Fund (EDF) Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI) Food security Investing in people Migration & Asylum Non-State Actors & Local Authorities The environment and natural resources European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights Instrument for Stability Nuclear Safety Development and Cooperation
Proposed future EU Instruments (2014- 2020) Global Public Goods Environment and climate change Food security and sustainable agriculture Human development Sustainable energy Asylum and migration Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) Partnership Instrument European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument (ENPI) Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI) European Development Fund (EDF) Civil Society and Local Authorities Pan African Programme European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights Instrument for Stability Nuclear Safety Development and Cooperation
CSO-LA Thematic Programme 2014-2020 Three proposed components Capacity development & internal governance • Focus on country level:Enhancing CSOs and LAs' contribution to development and governance processes 2. Strengthening CSO and LA networks in the field of development at regional and global level 3.Development Education and Awareness Raising initiatives fostering citizens' awareness and mobilization for development issues Development and Cooperation
1. Focus on country level: Enhancing CSOs and LAs' contribution to development and governance processes • Based on country-based strategies • Support "to and for" CSO and LAs • Multi-stakeholdersapproaches • Invest in capitalisation, knowledge sharing and monitoring • Emphasis on the territory • 1.1. CSOs • 1.1.1. • Enabling Environment and capacity to operate • Contribute in policy processes and in accountability systems. • 1.1.2. • CSO action for improved service delivery in Least Developed Countries and fragile countries • 1.1.3. • CSO action for inclusive economic growth • 1.2. LAs • 1.2.1. • Enabling environment for LAs • 1.2.2. • Improvedservice delivery • Promotion ofinclusive and sustainable growth 1.3. Pilot actions - Territorial approach 1.3.1. Territorial approaches to development Multi-actor local development processes Development and Cooperation
2. Strengthening CSO and LA networks in the field of development at regional, EU and global level 2.1 To enhance regional & global CSO & LA networks 3. Development Education & Awareness Raising 3.1 Public Awareness Raising 3.2 Development education 3.3 Policy development, complementarity Development and Cooperation
GUIDING PRINCIPLES • CSOs' diversity / specificities & LAs' mandates • Strategic engagement with CSOs & LAs (CSO roadmaps) • Support to transparent and accountable actors • Sound understanding of the CSO and LA arena – Local knowledge • Independence of the Programme • Appropriate funding + CSOs' right of initiative LAs' self-government Development and Cooperation
CHALLENGES • Gaps in LAs and CSOs enabling environment • LAs and CSOs working in governance & accountability • Institutional and organisational capacities of LAs and CSOs • Internal governance and accountability of Las and CSOs • Ensuring economic growth is inclusive and sustainable development • Gaps in coordination and dialogue among the different involved in governance and development processes at country level • Limited access by populations to social services • Citizens' public's understanding of development cooperation Development and Cooperation