The European Commission has released a new Staff Working Document on Policy Coherence for Development (PCD). The Commission’s report covers the first three years of the EU’s attempts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, an endeavour for which PCD is crucial. The document however unveils that the EU’s PCD framework, as complex as it might already be, continues to have severe omissions – in particular the complete neglect of the EU’s fiscal and monetary policies on sustainable development in and outside the EU. Moreover, while the Communication maps EU policies on taxation and investment, it sells some of those as positive contributions while it neglects the risks and negative impacts that EU policies in these areas have.
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The World Bank President we want: a time for new thinking on development finance
First published by Development Finance International
- Publicly-backed Private Finance
Things to watch in 2019: Debt and emerging debt crises (part 2)
At the start of the New Year, the number of countries at high risk of debt distress is growing at an alarming rate. With so many crises already ongoing, and more expected to emerge over the next 12 months, it’s no surprise that the topic is high on the agenda of international organisations. But perhaps it’s not as high up as it should be in order to head off a looming crisis…
- Debt Justice
- Debt Resolution
Things to watch in 2019: Debt and emerging debt crises (part 1)
First in a two-part blog series
- Debt Justice
- Debt Resolution
Eurodad reaction to the European Commission’s initiative on EU tax decision making
Tuesday January 15 2019
Today, the European Commission kick-started the debate on whether to change EU decision making on tax matters, suggesting a stepwise move towards qualified majority voting, including giving an active role to the European Parliament. At the same time, the Parliament, which currently has an advisory role on EU tax matters, adopted a strong and progressive report calling for the EU to get rid of tax policies that have negative impacts on gender equality.
- Tax Justice
Four Critical Steps to Ensure International Aid Works for the Poorest
- Aid Effectiveness
- Aid Quantity
Why 2019 is a Make-or-Break Year for International Aid
- Aid Effectiveness
- Aid Quantity
What we have learned from the US indictment on odious loans to Mozambique
- Debt Resolution
G20 Summit in Buenos Aires: A non-event amidst citizen protests
When the global financial crisis broke, the world looked to the G20 to find solutions. But as G20 leaders recently gathered in Buenos Aires 10 years on for their 2018 Summit, it was all too clear that ‘too big to fail banks’ have grown even bigger while we’re stuck with a vastly expanded shadow banking industry and a very worrying new wave of debt crises. Even though the G20 consider themselves to be the world’s major body for economic policy coordination, they are sleepwalking into the next crisis.
- Climate Finance
Reporting debt relief as ODA: civil society shut out, bad rules to be locked in?
“There are negotiations being made that are going to answer all of your questions and solve all of your problems. That’s all I can tell you right now.” So goes the line from The Godfather.
- Aid Effectiveness