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e-zine nEUws, 65th edition
E-zine nEUws, 65th edition
14 April 2006
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Calls for Proposals
These budget lines normally can be used for organizations interested in SRHR.
EIDHR
The EIDHR project aims to promote human rights and democracy by providing financial support for activities supporting these goals.
Applications can be submitted for:
- Zimbabwe until 30 May 2006; budget frame: € 800.000;
- Ivory Coast until 06 June 2006; budget frame: € 745.000;
- Kazakhstan until 09 June 2006; budget frame: € 251.080;
- Pakistan until 12 June 2006; budget frame: € 745.000;
- Bangladesh until 15 June 2006; budget frame: € 525.000;
- Gaza and West Bank until 15 June 2006 to foster a culture of human rights; budget frame: € 575.000;
- Gaza and West Bank until 15 June 2006 to promote the democratic process e.g. to strengthen Civil Society; budget frame: € 700.000.
Details can be found here: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
Decentralized Co-operation
Proposals for following projects should include activities supporting Civil Society:
- Togo until 15 June 2006; budget frame: € 400.000 and
- Haiti until 19 June 2006; budget frame: € 550.000. View the details here: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
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EU News
Conclusions of External Relations Council meeting
11 April 2006
The Conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the member states meeting within the Council on Financing for Development and Aid Effectiveness: Delivering more, better and faster can be seen here:
http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/gena/89223.pdf
The Annex to this document includes population, SRH and HIV/AIDS among factors crucial to achieve a “satisfactory level of social cohesion” that should be analyzed in EC Country Strategy Papers for developing countries.
Adopted on the same day, the Conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the member states meeting within the Council on Policy Coherence for Development: Work Programme 2006-2007 can be seen here:
http://ue.eu.int/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/gena/89224.pdf
Budget deal reached for 2007-2013
05 April 2006
A deal reached on the long-term EU budget allocated an extra €4 billion in funding to the €862.4 billion agreed in December. MEPs had wanted an extra €12 billion but the deal was nonetheless broadly welcomed by most of the political groups and President Josep Borrell.
Most of the new funds are for internal EU activities, including €1 billion for the citizenship subheading (which includes youth and health), and 200 million was added for the European Neighborhood & Partnership Instrument. The deal also increases EP scrutiny of decisions on external policy.
European NGOs blow the whistle on misleading European Aid figures
03 April 2006
A coalition of NGOs argue that EU countries are inflating their aid figures by a third. New research coordinated by Eurodad reveals that a total of €12.5 billion of EU aid in 2005 was spent on debt cancellation, housing refugees and educating foreign students in European countries instead of giving new resources to poor countries to fight poverty. See: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03108608.htm
or read the full briefing “EU aid: genuine leadership or misleading figures?”.
MEPs back report on development aid and the fight against corruption
08 April 2006
MEPs are calling for a blacklist of regimes and representatives of corrupt governments in order to improve the effectiveness of the EU's development policy. The report calls on all EU members for greater accountability and openness in EU aid programmes. Link.
European Voice
6 – 12 April 2006
Journalist Tim King writes about a WHO/UNAIDS report on improving access to HIV/AIDS treatment in poor countries: www.europeanvoice.com/archive/issue.asp?id=488
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Upcoming Events
Microbicides Exhibition
18 April 2006
The Global Campaign for Microbicides announces the launch of the travelling photo exhibit “Giving Women Power Over AIDS”. The opening reception in Brussels will take place on the 18th of April 2006. For more details on the remarkable walk-through exhibit see: http:// www.global-campaign.org/exhibit.htm
2nd ACP – Civil Society Forum
19 – 21 April 2006
The ACP Secretariat is facilitating a Civil Society Forum. For more information direct phone calls towards Mrs Corrie-Kordas at 0032-2-743.06.38 and see:http://www.acpsec.org/en/agenda/Calendar_2006_en.htm
Breakfast meeting with Louis Michel
25 April 2006
Eur-IFRI invites to join a debate under the name “Europe, in a lack of project?” with Louis Michel, the European commissioner for development. To register, see: http://www.ifri.org/files/REGISTRATIONMICHEL.doc
13th Intensive Seminar on the EU
July 2006
In July, the College of Europe in Bruges will transform into a campus to offer three parallel programmes of one-, two- and three-weeks duration for pro fessionals working with and within the EU. The Seminar aims to provide state-of-the-art knowledge of the EU and the latest policy developments, as well as a practical understanding of how the EU and its institutions work on daily basis. Register before 31st of May and see details here:
http://www.coleurop.be/template.asp?pagename=devoprof2006is
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Interesting
The Project Red
The project enlists companies to create special "red" products, a portion of whose profits -- 40% to 50% -- is given to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and malaria. The first Project Red products were introduced in Britain last month. So far, four companies have signed on, including American Express Co., Gap Inc., Nike Inc. and Giorgio Armani SpA, which is marketing sunglasses popularized by Bono, the U2 rock star. Actress Scarlett Johansson contributed a photo shoot to publicize the initiative. Read more. |
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