European Commission – DG DEV Information Session 15 March 2007 Multi-annual Strategy Paper “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in development” Clare Denvir European Commission DG DEV/A2

Slide 2 European Commission – DG DEV Context (1): Financial perspectives New External Cooperation Instruments ● Pre-accession (IPA) ● Neighbourhood (ENPI) ● Human Rights (EIDHR) ● Stability ● Nuclear safety ● Industrialised Countries ● Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) ● 10th EDF

Slide 3 European Commission – DG DEV Context (2): Development Cooperation Instrument Development Cooperation Instrument ● Adopted December 2006 ● Coverage: -geographic programmes -5 thematic programmes -Support to sugar production

Slide 4 European Commission – DG DEV Context (3): Development Cooperation Instrument Geographic V Thematic ● Geographic programmes: -Privileged instrument -Development priorities of country/region ● Thematic Programmes: -Specific area of interest, global coverage -Distinctive added value -Subsidiarity: geographic programme not best placed -Multi-regional, cross-cutting actions, no agreement with government, no/suspended CSP …

Slide 5 European Commission – DG DEV Thematic Programme “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (1) Main elements of programme ● DCI Article 14 - legal base ● Successor to NGO co-financing and decentralised cooperation programmes ● Eligibility: non-profit making NSA and LA from EU and Partner Countries ● At least 85% funding reserved for NSA ● Account to be taken of LA contributing capacity

Slide 6 European Commission – DG DEV Thematic Programme “Non State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (2) Overarching Objective: Strengthen capacity building of NSA + LA in policy making process Specific Objectives: 1.Promote inclusive and empowered society in developing countries + regions 2.Increase awareness of development issues and promote development education in EU + acceding countries 3.Coordination between stakeholders’ networks, within their organisations and with Community institutions

Slide 7 European Commission – DG DEV Multi-annual Programming ● Multi-annual Strategy 4-year + 3-year programming document operationalises thematic programme: strategic priorities for action, priority countries, implementation modalities… ● External consultation August – September 2006 ● Commission Proposal February 2007

Slide 8 European Commission – DG DEV Multi-annual Strategy (1) Actors ● “Right of initiative” principle ● Respective added value + comparative advantage (non exhaustive synopsis) ● Multi-actor partnerships ● Accounting for contributing capacity: co- financing rules

Slide 9 European Commission – DG DEV Multi-annual Strategy (2) Priorities ● Objective 1: in-country interventions -Country situations not conducive to NSA/LA involvement -Populations out of reach of main stream services, excluded from policy-making -Multi-country, global interventions

Slide 10 European Commission – DG DEV Multi-annual Strategy (3) Priorities ● Objective 2: Awareness raising + DE -MDG agenda, in part. Sub Saharan Africa -Coherence for development -Media and development -Scope enlarged to acceding countries

Slide 11 European Commission – DG DEV Multi-annual Strategy (4) Priorities ● Objective 3: NSA/LA networks -Information networks, exchange of best practice between and within organisations -Interaction with EU institutions -Scope enlarged to acceding countries

Slide 12 European Commission – DG DEV Multi-annual Strategy (5) Management ● EC Delegations (devolution) -In-country interventions ● EC Headquarters -Multi-country interventions -Certain country programmes -Awareness raising activities (objective 2) -Coordination activities (objective 3)

Slide 13 European Commission – DG DEV Multi-annual Strategy (6) Indicative envelopes by objective -82%: objective %: objective 2 -1%: objective 3 -2%: management and support measures

Slide 14 European Commission – DG DEV Next Steps ● Dialogue with EP ● Approval by Member States (comitology) ● COM decision ● Implementation phase (devolution) ● External evaluation