CONCORD’s views on EU support to sustainable development worldwide
In 2017, the European Union and its Member States adopted a shared vision and framework for action to align the Union’s development policy with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the European Consensus on Development. Two years later, they published their first ‘Joint Synthesis Report’ (JSR) to monitor the implementation and impact of their actions. […]
Euronews: Finland works towards goal of carbon neutrality by 2035
The Finnish government pledged last April to make the country carbon neutral by 2035, reports Euronews. Finland holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU until December, and this is their main policy priority. The country hopes to convince the 27 other member states to invest in this transition, especially the eastern countries.
Voluntary National Review of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development implementation
The presentation of the first Voluntary National Review on the Implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the UN High Level Political Forum 2019 is an opportunity for Croatia to evaluate its current performance in terms of the achievement of sustainable development goals. The review was prepared in parallel to the 2030 […]
European Union presents its progress towards sustainable development
Today, at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development in New York, the EU reaffirmed its strong commitment to deliver on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a shared global roadmap for a peaceful and prosperous world, with human well-being on a healthy planet at its core. A dedicated event […]
Civil Society Forum in Bucharest, forging partnerships for Sustainable Development
”CSOs need to share experiences across Europe for successful stories and best practices”, and we are fully on-board with this reflection input that resulted after the Civil Society Forum Session, within the International Conference on Agenda 2030: Partnerships for Sustainable Development. The Conference took place on the 16th of April 2019, at the Palace of […]
Invitation for dialogue -the EU Presidency Project within the 2030 Agenda Working Party
On board for dialogue on sustainable development!We had the opportunity to join on 27th of February 2019 the second meeting of this year of the 2030 Agenda Working Party within the Council of the EU, that took place in Brussels. The EU Presidency Project was represented by Ștefan Cibian (FOND Romania, President of the board) […]
Press statement – THE UPCOMING PRESIDENCY TRIO NEEDS TO SET EUROPE ON A SUSTAINABLE PATH
Brussels, 19 December 2018 – Romania, Finland and Croatia recently published the Trio Programme for their upcoming EU Council Presidencies. The Trio Programme sets the joint political priorities for the presidencies and does not suggest radical changes, but puts emphasis on jobs and growth meaning business as in EU politics. European NGOs would like to […]