Ireland’s 2013 EU Presidency

In January 2013, Ireland will take over the rotating Presidency of the European Union. An event that the Government and NGOs in Ireland feel presents a great opportunity to influence the way “Europe” thinks about global Development (and its own Development)

EU policies still undermining the fight against poverty

EU policies are continuing to undermine rights in developing countries, says a new report, published by the confederation of European development NGOs, CONCORD, of which Dóchas is the Irish member.

Getting ready for the Irish EU Presidency in 2013

Ireland takes over the six month Presidency of the Council of the European Union in January 2013. What does that mean for Development?

EU member states to set future budget, and priorities, for European Union

Discussions about the future funding of the European Union are heating up. Here’s why.

How the EU deals with the World – “External Policies”

Following the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009 the EU institutional landscape has undergone a number of changes, some of which very relevant to those of us interested in global justice and development.

Policy Coherence for development….Trade

Another blog post by Michael McManus, explaining how trade and Irish trade policy affect developing countries. Many references to EU and WTO rules and policies.

Learning from the Netherlands

This week, I attended the AGM of Partos, Dóchas’ counterpart in the Netherlands. I had been invited to address the meeting, reflecting on the differences and similarities in the Development sectors in Ireland and the Netherlands.

Europe about to make critical choices for Development

In April, the OECD published the final figures on rich countries’ development aid programmes. They showed that, despite the economic crisis, the world’s richest countries spent $128 billion on ODA. And it confirmed that the EU countries are the biggest donors. But the figures also showed that the EU missed its own targets on aid.