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The Dialogue on the move

First follow-up meeting Brussels, 9th -10th November 2011

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The Structured DialogueFuture perspectives

“…this is not even the beginning of the end, this is perhaps the end of the beginning”

-Winston Churchill

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Session 1The new policy framework of the

European Commission

• An Agenda for change: new perspectives for CS and LA

• The future approach to EU budget support

• EU preparation towards the 4th High Level Forum in Busan

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Session 2:

Follow up from Civil Society and LAs

Good practices, Challenges, Way forward

Supporting CSO Development Effectiveness in Georgia

Trade Union Principles on Development effectiveness

The Lebanese experience

European Local Authorities experiences

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Session 3 Experiences of Dialogue with

CS and LAs

Consultative bodies of the EU: European Economic and Social Committee Committee of the Regions

The European Commission: DG for Health and Consumers The Youth Forum presents the DG Education and Culture

Experience Stakeholder Advisory Group (ex DG Development)

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Session 4

Towards a multi-level dialogue space

"I believe we can change the world if we start talking to one another again." - Margaret Wheatley

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Country flash: EU-CSO relations

External Assistance management report : formal reporting / control system from delegations to HQs

Overview – 1st semester 2011

SD recomendation on « Applying and monitoring engagement with CSO and LA » in action

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EAMR has dedicated sections on cooperation with CS :Key performance indicators

Descriptive section

60 reports

received up to 22/09/11

53%47%

78%

64%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

ACP ENPI Asia LA

Percentage of Delegationswhich have alreadysubmitted EAMRs

Reports from the Field

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Formal consultations in the programming stage 499

Number of dialogues on sectoral policies 295

Informal meetings 3,646

Participants to meetings 24,892

Projects supporting CSOs in policy making 631

Key performance indicators1st Semester 2011 – from 60 delegations

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185

57

220

169

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

ACP ENPI Asia LA

Ongoing projectsaiming at includingCSOs in policy making

A considerable number of projects (631) aim at including CSOs in policy making

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11,079

2,087

6,797

4,929

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

ACP ENPI Asia LA

People attendedmeetings (total)

25000 persons participated in meetings organised by EUD involving CS in the implementation of ongoing projects

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Overall on EU – CSO relations ...

positive trends : closer and regular consultations

but also many difficult situations for CSOs

various types of dialogues emerging : On national policies

sectoral policies and sectoral working groups

on governance, HR,…

EU Moving from « a source of funding to an active partner »

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Continuing the dialogue: where will it be in two years time?

"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress."

- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher

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Make the SD impact at country, regional and global levels

Implement recommendations engaging actors at all levels

Keep momentum & consolidate the « acquis »

Learning space on key themes

High level dialogue on development related policy issues

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3 building blocks

Support implementation

of the recomendations

Facilitate and deepen discussion on selected

themes

Dialogue on broad policy issues

including High Level

discussions

a) b) c)

Core SD Follow-Up

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a) support recommendations

►knowledge sharing►Incentive, keeping peer pressure on all actors►challenges►progress

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b) thematic discussions

agenda may include:• Evolutions on enabling environment• Democratic ownership and consultations• Methodologies for multi-stakeholder dialogue• Mutual/multiple accountability• Articulation of synergies at local level

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Set up – for SD follow up : recommandations and themes

• Promote and support CL activities

• Yearly agenda

• Regional stocktaking and seminars

• Regular Stocktaking/events at central level with regional sessions

• Participants : CSO and LAs, open up when possible to partner

governements, EUD, HQ EC /EAS/EP staff....

• Link with existing donor coordination mechanismes (OECD, UN.....)

and other regional activities

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c) Dialogue on broad policy issues including High Level discussions

• Discussion on policy themes

• Ad hoc dialogues in preparation of High Level events at global level

• Improve current systems of consultation, related to programming issues directly relevant to CSOs/LAs

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Set up – for policy discussions

• Yearly agenda linked to DEVCO WP, call for ideas

• Ad hoc meetings in brussels including at high level

• Flexible approach

• .... but draft guidelines may be useful

• Tailored/thematic participation and expertise

• Ensure adequate participation from the South

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Session 5

Overall Working Setup and Representation of Non-EU countries

10th November: morning session

"A dialogue is more than two monologues"

- Max M. Kampelman

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3 building blocks

Support implementation

of the recomendations

Facilitate and deepen discussion on selected

themes

Dialogue on broad policy issues

including High Level

discussions

a) b) c)

Core SD Follow-Up

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Link with country realities

Link with global debates

Exchange

Takestock,learn, stimulate, monitor

Core follow up of the SD on a) and b)

Country Level

Regional LevelGlobal Level

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SD in three spheres

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Di

coordination

mechanisms

Dialogue around EC assistance:

Programming,

Geo funds

Thematic programmes

Political and policy dialogue (enabling environm.)

Sector policy dialogue

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Structured Dialogue at country level

• Context tailored - No « one fits all » approach

• Follow up on the 9 themes and selected reccomendations

• Links and integration with existing dialogues

• Format ((ideal): partner government, CSO, LAs, Delegations

• « Facilitated » by EU Delegation

• Link with MS, UN and other coordination

• Political back up by HQ

• DEVCO D2 provides support (tools, training...)

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Country level – supporting actions

• Networking and support to Delegations capacity

• DEVCO to monitor progress (via EAMR and beyond..)

• DEVCO to promote work in all countries

• …… But a set of “good practices countries” to emerge and feed overall dialogue dynamics

• Links and reporting back to regional level and beyond

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Why a regional level - relevance

• Support and link up with regional initiatives

• Mirror regional institutions (SADAC, ASEAN, MERCOSUR…)

• Promote exchanges

• Bridge country and local levels

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HQ and central level

Take stock and wrap up

Monitor

Learn

Stimulate

Links with regional component

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Brainstorming for WG

Questions:

1. Representitativity at regional level

2. Overall set up. How will it operate (working modality)?

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2 Working Groups

- By language: EN/FR

- Each WG to identify 2 Rapporteurs - (one CSO and one LA)

- Each WG to respond to 2 questions

- Each WG to report back in plenary