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Recommending a book arguing that the EU places too much emphasis on non-governmental organisations in the Balkans yet also turns them into mere project managers. Behind the...

European philanthropy is proving its mettle in this crisis. With the EU's help, it could be of even greater value. It may be a surprise to many, but the European foundations...

Civil Society Communication Officer The EIB, the European Union's financial institution, is seeking to recruit for its Strategy and Corporate Centre (SCC), Communication...

Louise Hilditch wanted to start a firm that was not about EU public affairs – and she has done it. The longer you spend in Brussels, the more often new arrivals ...

China views human-rights lectures as neo-imperialist, writes Willy Fautré Dialogue on human rights in China failed in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics and became...

MEPs could learn a great deal (of good) from NGOs. Predictable as the rain in Brussels you regularly publish letters from MEPs complaining about the representativeness and...

NGOs do not always adhere to the same standards of transparency they demand from others. As a member of the European Parliament I receive many emails, faxes and letters from...

To argue that Friends of the Earth is not transparent and not independent is to close one's eyes and ignore its actions. In his letter ‘NGOs need to come clean over...

An NGO is only ‘non-governmental' if it is independent of government funding – and transparency is only as good as the way the information is used. In your article...

ActionAid honours MEPs' "right to food". It's a sad reflection on Brussels that ActionAid, the anti-poverty campaign group felt obliged to lay on lunch to go with its...

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are a major feature of the Brussels networking environment and play an important role in the formation of policy at EU level. They see...

The children's rights initiative launched by the European Commission in Strasbourg this week proposes a White Paper at the end of next year, or possibly in 2008. Several...

Human rights groups operating in Russia continue to condemn new legislation which would impose restrictions on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) despite amendments made...

The European Commission has stopped using a network of charities that has been distributing EU food aid to poor countries for more than two decades. EuronAid, based in The...

THEY knew about the problem in ancient Rome. “Who will guard the guardians?” asked Juvenal, and the question has been reiterated by representatives of 180 civil society...

NON-governmental organizations (NGOs) have delivered a damning verdict on the Convention on the EU's future. They say that the draft constitutional treaty drawn up by the...

ECHOING concerns that have been voiced by environment ministers, Europe's eight largest NGOs have urged the Convention on the EU's future to take the environment more...

THE European Commission is planning to open up 1-billion euro worth of external aid contracts to firms in Asia and Latin America as part of its bid to remove restrictions on...

Can't afford a conference venue in Brussels? Then what about being sponsored by an MEP to gain access to the more than adequate facilities at European Parliament...

The European Commission is putting the finishing touches to a set of measures aimed at putting its strained relationship with non-governmental organisations on a more stable...