EU Policy Coherence for Development: The challenge of sustainability
The EU has been at the forefront of efforts to define and implement the concept of policy coherence for development (PCD) in recent years. A range of instruments has been established to promote the inclusion of development issues in all EU policies. The workshop offered a platform for a lively debate among practitioners and researchers about the achievements of the EU in practice, the potential of recent reforms such as the better regulation package, and the lessons learnt from PCD efforts steered by the OECD at international level. As regards the security-development nexus, speakers highlighted both the progress made in enhancing PCD, for example through the comprehensive approach, and the risks of 'securitising' development policy. The Sustainable Development Goals, which include a target for 'Policy Coherence of Sustainable Development', have added a new layer to the debate. The UN views PCSD as a key factor in facilitating the achievement of the SDGs, and the OECD has taken the concept fully on board. But there are also critical voices which fear that the broader approach could lead to the dilution of the clearly defined legal obligation enshrined in the EU treaties. There was some consensus that PCD needs high-level political engagement to be effective.
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Maurizio CARBONE and Mark FURNESS
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- ajuda ao desenvolvimento
- análise económica
- ATIVIDADE POLÍTICA
- avaliação da ajuda
- branqueamento de capitais
- construção europeia
- coordenação das ajudas
- desenvolvimento sustentável
- ECONOMIA
- estudo de impacto
- financiamento da UE
- FINANÇAS
- finanças da União Europeia
- livre circulação de capitais
- Nações Unidas
- ORGANIZAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS
- papel internacional da UE
- país em desenvolvimento
- política de cooperação
- política económica
- Política Externa e de Segurança Comum
- programa das Nações Unidas para o desenvolvimento
- RELAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS
- segurança pública
- situação económica
- UNIÃO EUROPEIA
- utilização da ajuda
- vida política e segurança pública