1. Promoting Policy Coherence for Development Mechanisms & Institutions

2. Outline Tools to promote PCD – general categories National level European level PCD-report: thematic areas EU Succes factors – in general

3. Tools to promote PCD – in general A.Policy statements B.Administrative and institutional arrangements C.Assessment and advisory capacity

4. A. Policy statements Austria: paragraph on PCD in the Development Cooperation Act (2003) (legal basis) Sweden: Policy for Global Development (2003) (legal basis for whole of government approach) Ireland: White paper on Irish Aid (2006) (mechanisms under construction)

5. B. Administrative and institutional arrangements Interministerial committees (14 Member States) Luxembourg: Policy Coherence Desk Sweden: Policy Coherence Committee

6. C. Assessment and advisory capacity Scrutinize policy proposals on possible effects on developing countries Knowledge building among civil servants (both development and non-development) Focus on development

7. National level: examples from Sweden and the Netherlands NL: focus on thematic issues, Coherence Unit takes lead Sweden: expert committee outside Parliament consisting of academics, journalists, NGOs, parliamentarians report to Parliament

8. European Level Article 178: legal basis for PCD Inter service consultations Impact assessments Inter service group on PCD PCD unit in DEV

9. European Level COREPER – permanent representatives of Member States Secretariat to the Council Council conclusions Informal PCD network PCD Rolling Work Programme Biennial Report on PCD

10. EU – Thematic issues Rolling Work Programme identified 12 policy areas: Trade, Agriculture, Fisheries Security, Migration, Environment, Climate change, Energy, Social dimension of globalisation, Research and Innovation, Information Society, Transport

11. Main conclusions PCD-report 1.The importance of PCD is now widely recognised, as reflected by the many PCD mechanisms put in place 2.In spite of these efforts, capacity is often lacking and awareness amongst non-development departments remains low 3.The overall perception is that PCD progresses better at EU level than at national level. 4.Conflicting political priorities or different interests within and between developing countries are the main obstacles to PCD

12. PCD-report September 2007 Positive step Comments EU Coherence Programme 1.lack of political commitment: implementation is needed 2.method of evaluation 3.definition of coherence On-line Consultation open

13. Key factors to success Political will – commitment Implementation (GAERC) Responsible minister at cabinet level Leading role European Commission Capacity/knowledge of PCD and impacts of policies on developing countries Outside pressure: NGOs, journalists, Academia