Online consultation on the Mid-term Evaluation (MTE) of External Financing Instruments for EU external action (2014-2027)
In the framework of the mid-term evaluation (MTE) of EU external financing instruments 2021-2027 and the final evaluation of previous external financing instruments 2014-2020, the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Commission (DG INTPA), in collaboration with the Policy Forum on Development, would like to invite you to a targeted consultation to gather the views of civil society organisations (CSOs) and associations of local authorities (ALAs) on EU external cooperation. The consultation will take place on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, from 13:00 to 16:00 CET. The session on candidate and potential candidate countries (IPA III) will be held from 16:00 to 17:00 CET in English only.
The moderated discussion will consist of a general presentation of the mid-term evaluation purpose and process and two consecutive sessions: one on the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE), the Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland (DOAG) and the Instrument for International Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC) in 2 parts (with CSOs and ALAs separately) and one on the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III). The interactive plenary discussions will be focused on specific questions of particular relevance for CSOs and LAs.
Agenda
13:00 – 13:30 | Presentation of the mid-term evaluation: objectives and process (for all participants)
13:30 – 14:30 | Session on NDICI, DOAG and INSC: focus on CSOs
14:45 – 15:45 | Session on NDICI, DOAG, and INSC: focus on Local Authorities
16:00 – 17:00 | Session on Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA III)
Concept note
Concept note (English): EFIs_evaluation – targeted consultations – PFD_concept note_revised with IPA in_formatted_EN
Concept note (French): EFIs evaluation – targeted consultations _ PFD concept note_revised with IPA in_formatted FR
Concept note (Spanish): EFIs evaluation – targeted consultations _ PFD concept note_revised with IPA in_formatted ES
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This meeting will be hosted on the Zoom platform
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Technical support during the meeting
- If you happen to experience any technical difficulties before the meeting, please contact our Digital Tools Expert Ali Ghoul during the meeting by sending a message to ali.alghoul@pfddialogue.eu
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