A new Social Watch publication, Learning from Successful Experiences: Summary of the Analysis of Four Case Studies from the Social Watch National Coalitions, is now available on the Social Watch website. It aims to facilitate the sharing of experiences, know-how transfer and capacity-building of national groups within the global Social Watch network. In particular, the study analyses the history, structure, and initiatives of the Social Watch coalitions in Benin, Brazil, Germany and the Philippines, taking in to account five key aspects related to the relevance, efficiency and sustainability, effectiveness, strategy and impact, and coherence of these coalitions and their work.

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• Click here to read the GAERC Conclusions on the "EU's response to supporting developing countries in coping with crisis" adopted on 18 May in Brussels.
• Click here to read a response by Prerna Bomzan from the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE).

Brussels, 21/05/09: Most political parties do not consider equality between women and men as a key priority, says the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) in a Gender Audit Report published in light of the European elections 2009. This comes despite the strong competence of the European Union in the area. The EWL Gender Audit analyses the available electoral manifestos of four of the main European political parties.

• Click here to read the report by the European Women's Lobby (EWL)
• Click here to read an article by the Network of East-West Women/NEWW-Polska

Brussels, 20/05/09: On 18 June, the European Court of Auditors published its report on the European Commission’s management of non-state actors’ (NSA) involvement in EC development cooperation. The report examines the EC’s performance regarding the involvement of NSAs in policy dialogue and as implementers of development projects. The report concludes that the EC’s management and procedures need to be improved and includes a series of recommendations aimed at increasing the effective involvement of NSAs.

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• Click here to read an information note about the report
• Click here to read a related article in the European Voice newspaper: "EU systematically neglects NGOs"

Brussels, 18/05/09: DevWire.eu is a unique website set up to help journalists covering EU development cooperation. The site is a comprehensive one-stop shop presenting relevant, up-to-date and reliable news from a variety of sources, such as the European Institutions, NGOs, think tanks and media.

DevWire.eu is tailored to the needs of the media and aims to serve as a provider of story ideas and background information. To enhance accessibility and clarity the site is news- and events-oriented with a clear focus on topics of high media relevance. Featured official documents, press releases and articles are chosen based on their newsworthiness. A North-South balance will expose reporters from industrialised countries to southern ideas and give journalists from developing countries easy access to EU policy documents.

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