As the world's biggest aid donor, and as one of the world's biggest trade blocks, trhe European Union is a big influence on global development. For this reason, and because much of Ireland's foreign policy is shaped by EU decisions, Irish NGOs take an active interest in the EU's "external policies". Below you will find a number of key documents about the EU's role in the world. They are grouped as follows:
Brexit Resources
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Dóchas Presentation to Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade re: Ireland's Trade Policy post Brexit - April 2017
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Dóchas presentation to Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade : Tax and Development post-Brexit - April 2017
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Presentation to Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade by Raphaelle Faure, ODI - April 2017
Dóchas Resources
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European Year for Development 2015: for more info please visit dochas.ie/eyd
CONCORD Documents
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EU Delegations Report 2015: Mutual Engagement Between EU Delegations and Civil Society Organisations - Lessons Learnt
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Between austerity and political will: EU Members States ODA budgets in 2011 (AidWatch Briefing)
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CONCORD Narrative on Development: EU responsibilities for a just and sustainable world
EU Documents on Development
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A DECENT LIFE FOR ALL: Ending Poverty and giving the World a Sustainable Future (European Commission, February 2013)
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The EU’s Development Policy Statement: “The European Consensus on Development” - November 2005
European Parliament
Ireland and the EU
EU Aid
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NGO report monitoring European aid finds gaps between EU states’ promises and actions (Dóchas press release, Nov 2014)
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AidWatch Report 2013: The Unique Role of European Aid, the Fight against Global Poverty
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AidWatch Special Report 2012: Making Sense of EU Development Cooperation Effectiveness
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AidWatch Report 2011: Getting EU Aid Fit for the Fight against Poverty