COOPERAZIONE DECENTRATA EUROPEA. Daniele Baggiani ha collaborato con Local Global sas alla stesura per il finanziamento a molti progetti di cooperazione internazionale europea sotto la DG EuropeAid, in particolare sul programma AsiaInvest. Il risultato dei progetti vinti, poi realizzati, è stato entusiasmante. La consulenza dello Studio DB Progetti, forte di queste esperienze,  permette di moltiplicare le possiblitàò di successo dei progetti di cooperazione decentrata presentati per il finanziamento alle autorità europee di Bruxelles.

EuropeAid – Development through multi-stakeholder co-operation

The European Union, composed of the Member States and the European Commission, is the world’s biggest aid donor. The Commission’s EuropeAid co-operation office manages EU external aid programmes and ensures that development assistance is delivered worldwide. EuropeAid's main mission is to implement the Commission’s external aid instruments, both those funded by the Union’s budget and the European Development Fund. The ‘Who's who’ section will tell you how EuropeAid is organised.

To ensure coherence, complementarity and coordination in implementing external assistance programmes worldwide, EuropeAid works in close collaboration with its various partners. The overall aim is to make external aid more effective. Civil society, international organisations and governments of EU Member States are all important actors in this field.

When implementing projects, EuropeAid takes account of EU strategies and long-term programmes for the delivery of aid. These strategies and related policies are designed by other directorates-general of the European Commission, including DG Development for the ACP regions and DG External Relations for the other regions and countries of the world.

Humanitarian aid is managed by a separate Directorate-General, because its immediate and short-term relief activities are very different from the long-term objectives of development aid.

From policy to action

EuropeAid is responsible for translating policies into practical actions and for developing new ways of delivering aid, such as budget support and through sectoral approaches. It also issues guidelines and makes evaluations of aid implementation. In addition, it is responsible for the proper management of funds and must use clear and transparent tendering and contracting procedures. Despite the complexities of its work, EuropeAid aims to keep procedures as simple and harmonised as possible. In order to achieve all this, EuropeAid develops and manages an array of information, accounting, control, reporting and auditing systems. EuropeAid is a highly decentralised organisation. Two out of three Commission staff members working on aid implementation are based in the field. That is why most of the preparatory and implementation work is done through the Commission delegations in the recipient countries.

Promoting joint effort

EuropeAid, together with the delegations, adapts to changing circumstances. It trains staff to be able to take up new challenges, and liaises with other bilateral and multilateral donors, such as the United Nations. It works closely with Member States' development agencies and with international financing institutions, such as the World Bank. EuropeAid also maintains a dialogue with NGOs, consultancies and other non-state actors both in the EU and in the beneficiary countries. The results of EuropeAid’s work allow the European Commission, and the EU as a whole, to formulate better policies and strategies, which, in the long run, should lead to a world free of poverty as defined by the Millennium Development Goals. EU activities in this area also support sustainable development for all nations and show a commitment to strengthening human rights across the world.