Development Finance Watch, Issue 106

Eurodad Newsletter November 02, 2012 - Issue# 106   European Network on Debt and Development DEVELOPMENT FINANCE WATCH
	Top Story » European Parliament: procurement policies and illicit flows vital to policy coherence for development On 25 October the European Parliament voted through a resolution calling for better alignment of all EU policies to development objectives. The resolution, led by MEP Birgit Schnieber-Jastram (EPP, DE) was passed with the overwhelming support of 561 votes in favour and only 47 against and 51 abstentions. The European Parliament explicitly supports key demands of Eurodad and our members on tax and sustainable procurement, building pressure on EU institutions and governments to improve EU development cooperation and to increase developing countries’ policy space to promote nationally owned development policies. read more   News » European Parliament resolution on the EU “Agenda for change”: a welcome step Last week the European Parliament passed a resolution setting out its stance on the EC Communication on “Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change”. The resolution on the future of EU development policy (rapporteur: Charles Goerens – ALDE) was passed with the overwhelming support of 540 votes in favour, 36 against and 65 abstentions. Despite having only general remarks on aid (ODA), the Financial Transactions Tax (FTT) and innovative financing, the resolution insists that the implications of the proposed blending platform, which includes the mixing of public with private funds, need to be more carefully thought through, with parliament’s involvement. read more     News » Eurodad in Seoul Eurodad visited Seoul last week under the framework of the “Civil society dialogues on sustainable finance Europe- Republic of Korea” project, that aims to open an important new channel of knowledge, intelligence and experience exchange, through which joint advocacy towards Korean and EU targets with the aim of making global finance sustainable will be coordinated. read more   Report » Report on Korea´s International Development Cooperation Eurodad partner ODA Watch Korea published a parallel report for the An OECD DAC Peer Review team will visited Korea in June 2012. This OECD DAC Peer Review  was the first time that Korea undergoes this formal process since it became a member of DAC in 2010. The Korean government submitted a memorandum to DAC on the 7th of May after forming a Task Force team in charge of coordinating preparations between ministries and implementing organizations responsible for bilateral ODA through loans and grants, under the authority of the Prime Minister’s Office (which the Korean Committee for International Development Cooperation is part of). The memorandum focused on how much Korean ODA had improved since recommendations made by DAC in 2008. read more		What's New   Issue #106   November 02, 2012 Action Alert Given that there are a billion hungry people in the world, a coalition of German NGOs and activists are calling on the finance minister to intervene to prevent excessive food speculation under the slogan "You do not play with food!"    FEATURED MEMBER   The Ecumenical Academy Prague is an independent association which is committed to organising seminars, conferences and workshops of issues in the field of culture, politics, church and society, social justice, sustainable development, North-South gap etc.   FACTS AND FIGURES ‘In 2010 untied aid was at 89%, down from 93% the year before. The majority of remaining tied aid is found in project aid and technical assistance.”   QUOTE “Creditors need to be accountable for their behaviour. Responsible lending and borrowing are the way to go. Only once we have these, can we can look at the next steps. Collins Magalasi, AFRODAD   FEATURED RESOURCE Tax Heaven Toolkit, spread the word about tax justice   EVENTS What: Seminar “The future of aid and development effectiveness” When: 15 November 2012 Where: Brussels   What: 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference 2012 When: 7-10 November, 2012 Where: Brasilia, Brazil   What: Eurodad/Glopolis International Conference 2013 When: 3-5 June, 2013 Where: Prague, Czech Republic   VACANCIES Eurodad seeks a Policy and Outreach Analyst   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!     If you have feedback on articles, suggestions of content for future issues or other thoughts, please write to: assistant@eurodad.org
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