1. Towards PCSD:
building on the experience of the European Commission in the promotion and the implementation of PCD
Hellenic MFA and Hellenic Aid, 7 May 2019
Marie-Aurélie VERNIN
European Commission
DG for International Cooperation and Development
Unit SDGs, policy and coherence

2. Outline Why PCD? 2030 Agenda – a new approach to PCD Implementing PCD
Towards PCSD

3. Why PCD? Legal commitment Political commitment (Art 208 TFEU)
« The Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries. »
Political commitment
New European Consensus on Development
Council of the EU EP

4. 2030 Agenda – A new EU approach to PCD
PCD as a crucial element of PCSD
fully integrate PCD in the overall Commission work on the 2030 Agenda
Whole of government approach
Whole of society approach
Integrate reporting on PCD into a wider reporting on SDGs
2019 EU report on PCD closely linked to Reflection Paper ‘Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030’, Jan. 2019

5. Implementing PCD Tools and mechanisms Taking stock and looking forward
Impact assessments
Consultations
Coordination mechanisms
Monitoring and reporting
Training
Taking stock and looking forward
External evaluation on PCD ( )
DAC peer review 2018
Challenges

6. Focus on DAC peer review 2018:

7. Towards PCSD Study from ECDPM Ongoing work of the OECD
Re-use PCD tools, in combination with other complementary tools
Focus on a limited number of issues (“policy champions”)
Communicate on the added value of PCSD
Ongoing work of the OECD
Strategic vision
Inclusive institutional mechanisms
Responsive tools - including to assess transboundary impacts of domestic policies on developing countries
EU Council Conclusions
“(…) stresses the need to enhance PCSD (…) and to more efficiently use existing mechanisms and instruments, including (…) the BR agenda, impact assessment procedures, PCD.”

9. References (1) 2019 EU PCD report:
Reflection Paper ‘Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030’:
EU Staff Working Document - Evaluation of EU PCD:
E-learning:

10. References (2) ECDPM dicussion paper n°210, March 2017
Ongoing work of the OECD on the update of the « Draft recommendation of the Council on PCSD » - latest version released on 30 April 2019: SG/PCD(2018)2/REV2
Council Conclusions « Towards an ever more sustainable Union by 2030 », 9 April 2019