Thank you to all the participants and speakers who joined us for this insightful #AidWatch 2025 launch!

▶️ Discover our 10 recommendations to restore ODA's purpose: aidwatch.concordeurope.org/2025-report/

And our panel closed with the words of our moderator Ruth Faber, CEO of @eu-cord.bsky.social and CONCORD board member: "Does the EU have the courage and the foresight to make this change?"

“After 20 years, the context today is much more somber, yet there is good news: there continues to be broad support for international cooperation as the EU Barometer shows."

- Mikel Iriso, CODEV delegate, Spanish Permanent Representation to the EU @espanaenue.bsky.social

Thank you to Gunjan Veda, Global Secretary of The Movement for Community-led Development joining our panel online, reminding us that "ODA is not charity, it is a responsibility."

"We should prioritise ODA for human development and ensure there is more concessional ODA for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)."

- Natividad Lorenzo, Cabinet Expert, Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela, DG INTPA, European Commission @ec.europa.eu

“We are living in challenging times, inequalities run deep, and international solidarity is being tested. What role can we imagine, if not one of shared responsibility and solidarity?”

- Mafalda Infante, The Portuguese Platform of Development NGOs

"We must build mutual partnerships: mobilising public money to prioritise local actors, based on local needs."

- Frank Vanaerschot @frankcb.bsky.social @counter-balance.bsky.social