The project on European Development Co-operation to 2020 seeks to give policy advice on three major challenges facing Europe's development policy. These include new actors in international development, energy security, democracy and development as well as climate change and development. Experts from five European organisations work together in this EADI-led consortium project: Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE), Madrid/Spain; German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn/Germany; Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton/UK; Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London/UK and the Society for International Development, Netherlands' Chapter (SID), The Hague/Netherlands.
In this first edition of the newsletter we report on our recent events, the project launch conference and a panel at the EADI General Conference, and present our first project publications. Please feel free to send your comments to info@edc2020.eu.
Yours sincerely
Thomas Lawo / Executive Secretary (EADI) 
On 2 June 2008 the EDC2020 project was launched at Residence Palace in Brussels. Jean-Michel Baer, Director of the Directorate Science, Economy and Society at DG Research held the key note speech and pointed out the importance of EDC2020 to the European Commission.
Project issues such as "New actors in international development", "Energy security, democracy and development" and "Climate change and development" were discussed with 80 conference participants during three thematic panels.
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From 24-28 June 2008 the EADI General Conference "Global Governance for Sustainable Development. The need for policy coherence and new partnerships" took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The EDC2020 project organised a parallel session on Friday 27 June entitled European Development Co-operation to 2020: Emerging Issues for Europe’s Development Policy-Making to present the project and discuss its issues and workplan.
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Title: The EU, Africa and China: opportunities and challenges of a trilateral cooperation
The European Commission has scheduled a communication on "The EU, Africa and China: Towards a trilateral dialogue and cooperation on peace, stability and sustainable development" to come out on 8 October 2008. Together with our panelists we will discuss this communication as well as the question which further opportunities and challenges occur and what they imply for political decision-making, policy-making and research.
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The EDC2020 project will organise a panel on at this year's European Development Days which take place from 15-17 November in Strasbourg.
"The impact of “emerging powers” on governance in partner countries", 16 November 2008, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Strasbourg, France.
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By Sven Grimm
Briefing Paper No. 1 - August 2008
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By Anna Khakee
Policy Brief No. 1 - June 2008
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By Sven Grimm with Simon Maxwell, Leo Peskett and Richard Youngs
Working Paper No. 1 - June 2008.
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Statements from the EADI president Jean-Luc Maurer and Philippe Keraudren (DG Research) can be found here.
Statements from Sven Grimm (DIE) and John Humphrey (IDS) can be found here. More resources such as video statements, audio files, presentations and other relevant documents can be found on our website.
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