Overview
Lobbying Costs
550,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5 Fte (10)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
54
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
CONCORD Europe
EU Transparency Register
34478709670-34 First registered on 21 Sep 2012
Goals / Remit
CONCORD is the European confederation of Relief and Development NGOs. We are made up of 27 national associations, 17 international networks and 2 associate members that represent over 1,800 NGOs, supported by millions of citizens across Europe.
We were founded in 2003 by development NGOs to act as a strong interlocutor with the EU institutions on development policy.Main EU files targeted
Sustainable Development and PCSD
Financing for Development
Promoting Civil Society Space
Global Citizenship Education & People EngagementAddress
Head Office
Rue de L'Industrie 10
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
10
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 6 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Jan 2017
Name Start date End Date Ms Lonne Poissonnier 21 Feb 2020 20 Feb 2021 Mr Riccardo ROBA 13 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Ms Tanya Cox 30 Jan 2019 01 Feb 2020 Ms Francesca Romana Minniti 22 Jan 2019 22 Jan 2020 Mr Gilberto Pelosi 15 Jan 2019 15 Aug 2019 Ms Elisabeth HARDING 25 Oct 2018 01 Mar 2019 Ms Lonne Poissonnier 25 Apr 2017 12 Apr 2018 Ms Francesca Romana Minniti 04 Feb 2017 03 Feb 2018 Mr Seamus Jeffreson 12 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2016 Mr Maarten Coertjens 16 Apr 2015 14 Apr 2016 Ms Francesca Romana Minniti 12 Nov 2014 10 Nov 2015 Mr Seamus Jeffreson 12 Sep 2014 10 Sep 2015 Ms Lonne Poissonnier 27 Aug 2014 21 Aug 2015 Ms Zuzana Sladkova 01 May 2014 05 Jun 2015 Mr Carlos VILLOTA 01 May 2014 12 Sep 2014 Ms Francesca Romana Minniti 05 Oct 2013 04 Oct 2014 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Sabine Terlecki (Head of Policy)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Seamus Jeffreson (Director)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Spring Alliance
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
550,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
700,000 € (Source: European Commission)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Policy Forum on Development
Policy Forum on Development
DG Agriculture: Civil Dialogue Group on CAP
DEAR multi-stakeholder groupACC
Policy Forum on Development
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
CONCORD works to ensure that:
•The EU and member states are fully committed to and implement comprehensive and coherent policies towards the developing world that are based on the principles of solidarity, human rights, justice and democracy, and which aim to address the causes of poverty and conflict and promote sustainable economic and social development.
•The European NGDO movement is active and fully engaged in promoting EU policies that have a positive impact on developing countries and have the capacity to influence the direction of these policies.
•The role of the NGDOs is valued and protected as an authentic voice of European civil society that is engaged in issues of development and global justice.
Meetings
Meetings
54 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 25 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject MMF review process Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 03 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject CSOs and EU priorities, partnerships and programming DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 19 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject CSOs working in the field of international cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Jul 2022 Location Videoconference Subject xxx Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - The ONE Campaign
- European Youth Forum
- World Vision Brussels & EU Representation ivzw/aisbl
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- African Diaspora Network in Europe
- Climate Action Network Europe
- Search for Common Ground
- Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V.
- Plan International EU Office
- Culture Action Europe
- CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
- Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises
- DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)
- Women Environmental Programme
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Date 29 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Global Health Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 15 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Opening speech at the session of the Africa-Europe Week CSOs-LAs Forum Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Caritas Africa
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)
- Women Environmental Programme
- Plan International EU Office
- Pan African Farmers Organization
- Climate Action Network Europe
- Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises
- Africa Platform
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Date 15 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of the AU-EU Summit and the Africa-Europe Week 2022 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 01 Feb 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable with CSO: Preparation of the AU-EU Summit and the Africa-Europe Week 2022 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Caritas Europa
- Commonwealth Local Govenment Forum
- Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises
- Plan International EU Office
- ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES MAIRES FRANCOPHONES
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Climate Action Network Europe
- PLATFORMA
- Oxfam-en-Belgique / Oxfam-in-België
- Women Environmental Programme
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Date 18 Nov 2021 Location Videoconference Subject EU-Africa Partnership Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Lora Borissova (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Aug 2021 Location virtual Subject SDGs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Estelle Göger (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Update on the EU-Africa Summit and next steps on post-Cotonou agreement Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Lora Borissova (Cabinet member)
- Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable on Human Development Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject EU-Africa Summit and consulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Lora Borissova (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 12 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Preparations of the Communication on Multilateralism and the follow-up Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
- Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2021 Location Videoconference Subject sustainable and inclusive business models through EU external action Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject General Assembly of Concord Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 17 Nov 2020 Location Teleconference Subject Preparation of GA CONCORD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Oct 2020 Location VTC Subject Meeting with Director. Reorganisation DG DEVCO, NDICI, Team Europe, EU-Africa relations, EU-ACP negotiations. DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 07 Oct 2020 Location Teleconference Subject Update on Post-Cotonou Negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Oct 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Inequalities and sustainable business models Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
- Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jul 2020 Location Teleconference Subject EU-ACP Negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jul 2020 Location Teleconference Subject EU-Africa and CSO engagement Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Lora Borissova (Cabinet member)
- Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 25 Jun 2020 Location Teleconference Subject EU-ACP Negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jun 2020 Location Teleconference Subject EU-ACP Negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject Roundtable with Civil Society (NGOs)-The EU global response to COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Save the Children Europe
- Plan International EU Office
- European Disability Forum
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Carnegie Europe
- Médecins Sans Frontières International
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Rescue Committee Inc
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International e.V.
- International Federation for Human Rights
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Date 20 Apr 2020 Location Teleconference Subject Inequalities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
- Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Priorities of the new Commission ; the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Feb 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Gender Equality Strategy, equality in all areas of life Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Helena Dalli (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Africa Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - ICA INTERNATIONAL consulting
- European Youth Forum
- The ONE Campaign
- Fundatia ADEPT Transilvania
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Women Engage for a Common Future
- Organización Mundial de Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos - United Cities and Local Governments
- International Organisation of Employers
- European Foundation Centre
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Date 30 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy meeting to explore avenues of cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Inclusive Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Maria Luisa Llano Cardenal (Cabinet member)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject discussion on the implementation of SDGs Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Apr 2019 Location Berlaymont Subject SDGs DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 19 Mar 2019 Location Brussels Subject Cooperation CONCORD with DEVCO under the Framework Partnership Agreement Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject past and future of better regulation Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject Discussion about MFF/NDICI Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Neven Mimica (Commissioner)
- Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject discussion on the implementation of the SDGs Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jul 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject meeting with the representatives of the SDG high-level multi-stakeholder platform Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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Date 18 Jun 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject meeting with the representatives of the SDG high-level multi-stakeholder platform Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Policy coherence for Development Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Dec 2017 Location Brussels, BERL Subject Discussion on the Sustainable Development Goals Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Civil society as partners in development cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Oct 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Cooperation with Civil Society DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Stefano Manservisi (Director-General)
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Date 30 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject European Consensus on Development Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Development Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Discussion of some of the recommendations of CONCORD's report ‘Sustainable Development – The stakes could not be higher’ Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Discussions sur le futur de la politique de développement DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Stefano Manservisi (Director-General)
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Date 02 Mar 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of the next CONCORD priorities. Exchange of views on the most prominent issues in the area of international cooperation and development Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)
- Paolo Berizzi (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2016 Location Berlaymont Subject Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the EU DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 11 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject current trade policy issues linked with developing countries Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Sep 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Sustainable development Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of Commissioner Mimica's priorities. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Paolo Berizzi (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Modalités de coopération entre DEVCO et les organismes de la société civile, notamment les ONG DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Fernando Frutuoso De Melo (Director-General)