Structured Dialogue Process: State of play & next steps European Development Days Brussels, 7 th December

Outline of the Presentation I.Overview of the process so far II.December 2010: where do we stand now? Status of WGs’ discussions III.Next steps and milestones in the consensus-building process towards the Final Conference 2

I. Overview of the process so far 3

Preparatory meetings & launching event July 2009 / February 2010: 3 Multi-Stakeholders preparatory meetings to commonly define: topics addressed, sequencing of working groups, timeframe, etc. 23rd March 2010: Official launch of the process by Commissioner Piebalgs.

Recall of the components of the SD All 4 components are intertwined and complementary 5

6 WG1: Role of CSO&LA in EU external cooperation (from programming to evaluation) WG2: Complementarity and coherence within the Aid Effectiveness Agenda WG3: EU aid delivery mechanisms Policy-informing debates Operational debates Based on topics agreed-upon during preparatory phase Recall of the sequencing of discussions April 2010/ March 2011 November 2010/ March 2011 April 2010/ March 2011

CALENDAR: Current state of play of the process March 2010 April 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Sept Oct October 2010 Nov January 2011 Feb March 2011 May 2011 Official launch Working Session 1 WG 1&2 Seminar 1 Africa- Bamako HR & D initiative Regional Seminar Amman Working session 2 Working Groups 1&2 Seminar 2 Latin America- Asunción Seminar DEAR Initiative Brussels Working session 3 Working Groups 1,2&3 Seminar 3 Asia- New Delhi Working session 4 Working Group 3 Semin ar 4 ENP- Baku Working session 5 Working Groups 1,2&3 Final Confe rence Buda pest On-line tools: BLOG & CISOCH The path travelled so far… The path ahead…. 7

Events in images and numbers 8 Bamako, June 2010Asunción, September 2010New Delhi, November 2010

Events in images and numbers The EC Headquarters (AIDCO/RELEX/DG DEV) and Delegations of the European Union The European Parliament Members States Civil Society and LA representatives (European-based platforms and Southern actors) In total, 11 European CSO&LA platforms have been consulted together with around 400 CSO&LA representatives coming from 50 Partners countries (150 participants in Bamako from 15 countries; 150 participants in Asunción from 17 countries and 110 participants in New Delhi from 16 countries). MS and MEP have also been actively involved both in regional seminars & working sessions in Brussels, as well as EC personnel and EUD. 9

Three Supporting initiatives Targeting specific issues: (i)Development Education & Awareness Raising activities in Europe: DEAR seminar took place in October (11 th -12 th ) & final report available on CISOCH (ii)Local Authorities’ role in development: 4 th Day of each Regional Seminar (iii) Human Rights & Democratisation: Amman seminar for ENP countries took place in June-July (29 th -1 st ), 2010 Results of these 3 supporting initiatives will be integrated in the Structured Dialogue process before the final conference: Working Group 3 & final Issue paper. 10

II. December 2010: Where do we stand now? Status of Working Groups’ discussions. 11

Where are we standing regarding each Working Group? Better define the roles and added-value of various categories of CSOs & LAs in cooperation Better characterize the division of labour between stakeholders and complementarity in approaches and programmes Identify ways to adapt EU aid modalities accordingly WG1. Roles and added value of CSOs & LAs in EU external cooperation WG2. Complementarity and coherence within the Aid Effectiveness Agenda WG3. EU aid delivery mechanisms WORKING GROUPS OBJECTIVES STATE OF PLAY All themes covered in the course of the 3 European working sessions + 3 regional seminars A preliminary wrapping-up document has been elaborated = Basis for the consensus- building process Debates have taken place in 2010 regional seminars + October session & will feed 2011 discussions. WG1&2 conclusions (reformulated as funding needs) form the basis of WG3 debates 12

WG1&2: Structure of the wrapping-up document (i) WORKING GROUP 1: THE ROLES AND ADDED-VALUE OF CSOS & LAS IN EU EXTERNAL COOPERATION 1. PROMOTING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR CSOS&LAS TO OPERATE 2. POLITICAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUES 3. INTER-REGIONAL AND INTER-FAMILY COMPLEMENTARITIES BETWEEN ACTOR 4. TERRITORIAL APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT: CSOS&LAS ARTICULATION AND CSO PARTNERSHIPS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WORKING PAPER 2: COMPLEMENTARITY AND COHERENCE WITHIN THE AID EFFECTIVENESS AGENDA 1. THE OWNERSHIP & ALIGNMENT PRINCIPLES AND THEIR PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS 2. THE RIGHT OF INITIATIVE OF CSOS & LAS IN VIEW AND IN LIGHT OF AID EFFECTIVENESS AGENDA 3. MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AMONG ACTORS 4. DIVISION OF LABOUR AND HARMONISATION AMONG DONORS 13 AVAILABLE ON CISOCH AS FROM THE 30th OF NOVEMBER/

Structure of the wrapping-up document (ii): FOR EACH of the 8 THEMES (4 Topics per WG): FOREWORD SYNTHESIS OF DISCUSSIONS PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS (KEY MESSAGES) PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS (TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED) 14

WG1&2 wrapping-up document: What feedback is expected from platforms? Deadline for comments: 25th January 2011 Comments via the BLOG & contacting the TA Some important considerations: – Concentrate on key messages and preliminary recommendations; – Be precise and concise in your remarks and propose, when and where deemed necessary, alternative formulations; – Remain faithful to debates held so far and avoid lengthy elaborations/ reflections. 15

16 WG3: Status & next steps 1 st WG session – 14 th October 2010 Collective wrapping-up of Wg1&2 + Consensus building on needs and alternative aid modalities (”What needs result from Wg1&2 discussions and how can they be addressed”? 2 nd WG session – 26/27 th January 2011 Collective assessment of the responses proposed (in response to identified needs) (“What are the strengths, weaknesses and feasibility of the identified responses”) 3 rd WG session – March 2011 Collective assessment of the CfP mechanism (as a selection mechanism) & Guidelines for the selection of the right mix of aid modalities, depending on the context. (“What changes are needed in the EC CfP mechanism & how to choose the right mix of instruments, based on a context/actors analysis?”)

NeedsResponsesStrengthsWeaknes ses Feasibility (1) Support long- term processes & strengthen the sustainability of interventions and organisations (i) Programme funding Multi-annual strategic partnership agreements with CSOs. (ii) Calls for proposals with multiple funding phases (iii) Follow-up grants (2) Support interventions of third countries grass-roots & community-based organisations (i) Re-granting/block grants A larger sum of low value grants is given for distribution to intermediary organisations (ii) Financing in full under exceptional (100% of eligible costs covered by grant) and/or recognition of in-kind contributions (iii) Ringfencing of funds – reserve a share of the funding for these organisations The links between WG1&2 and WG3: from the needs to the aid modalities (ii) Technical Fiches are currently being drafted on each modality to be used as a starting point for January discussions: available online before Christmas. 17

III. Next steps and milestones in the consensus-building process towards the Final Conference 18

Final Issues Paper May 2011: Presentation and discussion of Issues Paper during the Final Conference May 2011: Presentation and discussion of Issues Paper during the Final Conference April 2011: Draft Issues Paper (including Wg3 debates) April 2011: Draft Issues Paper (including Wg3 debates) March 2011: WG session to fine-tune consensus March 2011: WG session to fine-tune consensus Next steps in the consensus building process Janv 2011: Preliminary wrapping- up for WG1&WG2 + 2 nd session WG3 Janv 2011: Preliminary wrapping- up for WG1&WG2 + 2 nd session WG3 1st step in consensus building 2nd step in consensus building 3rd step in consensus building Iterative & participatory process 19

2011: Two sessions in Brussels Invitations are currently being sent Session co-organized with the DEVE Committee of the European Parliament Presence of the 24 representatives from Africa, Latin America, Asia Methodology will be available by mid-december 3rd&4th of March: last session WG1, 2 & 3 To refine consensus on WG1&2 (3rd of March) To address selection mechanisms (WG3) (4th of March) 26th & 27th January morning: WG3 only

Recall of the 2011 events 26 & 27 January February March May th Working session Working Group 3 Brussels Regional seminar 4 – ENP Baku, Azerbaijan 5th Working session Working Groups 1,2&3 Brussels Final Conference Gödöllö, Hungary 21

For more information Online discussion on the Structured dialogue blog: Capitalisation of discussions, reports, methodology on CISOCH: Specific querry: Thank you for your attention! 22