ACT Alliance Advocacy to the European Union
Budget
€794,395
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
5
4.25 FTE
EU Grants
€10,000
Mission & Goals
The mandate of ACT Alliance EU (formerly APRODEV) is to influence EU policy and practice regarding human development policies and related issues in order to provide sustainable benefits to and improvements in the lives of people affected by poverty and injustice around the world. The activities of the ACT Alliance EU include the representation of the interests of its Members with the European Union, including the European Commission, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament, as well as to carry out all activities directly or indirectly related with these interests and likely to promote them. In particular it engages in joint advocacy activities towards the European Union on development and humanitarian policies and related issues.
EU Legislative Interests
Development: EU Action Plan for Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 and preparation of the post-2027 Action Plan EU Strategy for Civil Society, the promotion and defense of civic space, fundamental rights and socio-economic rights EU guidelines on International Humanitarian Law EU guidelines on Human Rights Defenders Business and Human Rights and mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence Global Europe instrument programming and implementation, including The adoption of the post 2027 Global Europe Instrument regulation • Role of Civil Society, access to and modalities of EU funding for civil society • Human development spending target • Climate change and environment spending targets • Migration spending target • Gender Action Plan (GAP III) and preparation of GAP IV • European Fund for Sustainable Development + and the Global Gateway • Team Europe Initiatives in external action, including Team Europe Democracy (TED) • Muti annual indicative programmes for Sub-Saharan Africa EU – Africa partnership, including • Implementation of the Global Gateway in sub-Saharan Africa • EU-Africa partnership and cooperation on Human Development (Health, education, social protection) • Civil society role and participation in EU-AU and EU-OACPS partnerships Humanitarian: Sudan EU Communication on Humanitarian Aid : IHL, locally led response and localisation, humanitarian principles, fragility and nexus EU Fragility Approach ECHO Localisation Guidance implementation ECHO certification agreement Multi-annual financial framework – humanitarian, fragility and nexus budget lines Budget: 2020-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework and external action instruments regulations Negotiations of the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework Annual budgetary procedure EIB & European Development Finance institutions EU policy towards the Middle East: Humanitarian and Development Aid to Palestinians IHL and Human Rights in Israel & the OPT EU support for civil society in Israel & OPT EU support for justice and accountability mechanism
Communication Activities
https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/europes-search-for-safety-why-defence-cannot-replace-humanitarian-aid-or-development/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/new-eu-approach-to-provide-leadership-for-fragile-contexts/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/upholding-international-law-and-accountability-the-eus-role-in-palestine/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/new-realities-in-development-cooperation/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/getting-finance-where-it-is-needed-most-lessons-from-the-missing-middle/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/education-at-the-heart-of-the-au-eu-partnership/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/seeing-with-new-eyes-literature-war-and-the-fragility-of-law/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/emergency-eu-support-for-sudanese-communities/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/global-faith-leaders-urge-action-on-business-and-human-rights/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/israels-new-ingo-registration-measures-are-a-grave-threat-to-humanitarian-operations-and-international-law-55-organisations-say/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/palestinian-healthcare-in-crisis-why-east-jerusalem-hospitals-need-urgent-support/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/dont-blame-the-watchdogs-reclaiming-civil-societys-role-in-eu-governance/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/the-eu-should-defend-the-international-criminal-court/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/aid-cuts-members-join-call-to-humanity/ https://actalliance.eu/news-directory/faith-actors-integral-to-social-fabric-resilience-in-fragile-contexts/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
CONCORD Action by Churches Together (ACT) Alliance Climate Action Network- Europe Human Rights and Democracy Network
Organisation Members
Members Bread for the World Christian Aid UK Christian Aid Ireland Act Church of Sweden Dan Church Aid Diaconia ECCB-CRD Diakonie ACT Austria Finn Church Aid Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission Icelandic Church Aid Kerk in Actie Norwegian Church Aid Swiss Church Aid - HEKS/EPER Observers ACT Alliance World Council of Churches Lutheran World Federation
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.