Following Slovenia in the first half of 2008, France is holding the EU Presidency from July to December 2008.
Parallel to governmental acitivities, the French NGDO platform "Coordination SUD" developed a program with advocacy actions, seminars and a manifesto. With the slogan "Get Europe to make sense: fair and responsible", Coordination SUD’s program aims at enhancing public debates on Europe’s relations with countries from the South.
The NGO's recommendations for the Presidency are summarized in the Manifesto. Download it from: http://www.europe-solidairesponsable.org/IMG/pdf/COSUD_MANIFESTO_3107_ENG.pdf
The main themes of the NGO presidency program (see also June TIS: http://trialog-information-service.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-french-ngos-will-do-during-french.html) are: Financing for development, Agriculture & Trade, Climate change, Citizens & Europe and the Africa-Europe partnership. Seminars related to the first 3 topics as well as a contest in journalism and cartoons already took place between July and September 2008.
For more information on upcoming events and seminar reports please visit http://www.europe-solidairesponsable.org/spip.php?rubrique21 or contact Florent Sebban (sebban@coordinationsud.org) and Florence McBain (mcbain@coordinationsud.org).
Source: http://www.europe-solidairesponsable.org/spip.php?page=sommaire&id_rubrique=2
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