Newsletter – n°10 – April 2012
Headlines
PLATFORMA policy position adopted in Florence
At the Florence Forum PLATFORMA adopted a declaration underlining the network’s position on the Commission proposals concerning the orientation and the instruments of the European development policy...
Development – slight decrease of EU aid
The volume of official development assistance of the European Union came to 53 billion euro in 2011, a fall of 800 million euro as compared to 2010. With 0.42% of the Gross National Income (GNI) dedicated to development assistance, the 27 EU Member States are still...
News from the Secretariat
PLATFORMA is growing
The PLATFORMA secretariat welcomes two new colleagues, Nestor Vega, who will be working on the Regional seminars project, and Andreea Ciobanu, who will assist Nestor in the implementation of the project and all the PLATFORMA team...
Information session for AFCCRE
The secretariat presented PLATFORMA work to the members of AFCCRE...
News from partners
UCLG CIB Working Group meeting
The annual meeting of the UCLG Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group for 2012 is scheduled for 11 - 12 June 2012 in Bergen. The Working Group, will discuss the developments in the aid architecture and the strengths and weaknesses...
’Identity and identities: potential for social and territorial cohesion’ - URB-AL III regional dialogue
During the 4th URB-AL III Regional Dialogue identity focused local public policies were analysed and challenges for achieving harmonious coexistence among citizens and the potential of cultural identity for economic and territorial development were discussed...
Initiative worth following
Creation of a Fund for Cooperation in the Mediterranean by Arco Latino
The Fund for Cooperation in the Mediterranean (AL-MED Fund) was created in order to allow the association to consolidate its activities in the Mediterranean and to support the ongoing democratic movements in the southern and eastern EU neighboring...
Calendar
Coming soon
10-11 May 2012 (Brussels, Belgium) : 1st meeting of the Political forum for development
28-29 May (Tunis, Tunisia): Conference on decentralization in Tunisia
1, 2 and 3 June 2012 (Paris, France) : Salon des solidarités, consult the programme
