European Conference
Development cooperation public policies:
Can they provide solutions to
the issues we face in our territories?
Monday 19 May 2015 – Orleans – Regional council Centre-Val de Loire
www.afccre.org
Avec le soutien de la
Commission européenne
On May 19th the AFCCRE organizes a European conference in
Orleans in partnership with the regional council Centre-Val de
Loire, the regional network Centraider and the French National
Centre of Territorial Public service (CNFPT), and with the support
of the French Development Agency (AFD). The objective will be
to exchange on the possible solutions development cooperation
public policies can provide to the issues we face in our territories.
Program*
9:30
Welcoming and registration of participants
10:00
Opening statements
François BONNEAU
President of the Centre-Val de Loire Regional Council
Development cooperation partnerships:
ok, but for what purpose?
In a European context characterized by severe pressure on public
finances and governance reforms, notably at the local level,
and coming elections with a high degree of uncertainty, notably
because of the rise of extremism, the international action of local
and regional authorities is likely to be questioned, even more when
it comes to solidarity.
Promoting values, providing solutions to the
issues we face in our territories:
ambitious objectives which need to be
reaffirmed and clarified
Although it accounts for a relatively small part of local budgets,
this public policy should be ambitious in the objectives it aims to
achieve, because it has a real capacity to contribute to providing
solutions to numerous issues we face in our territories: social
cohesion, citizen participation, inclusive governance, territorial
animation, reinforcement of the international perspective of
people – especially youth – and of all stakeholders in a given
territory, underline the territorial dimension of environmental
stakes.
Jocelyne BOUGEARD
Deputy Mayor of Rennes, President of the AFCCRE’s « Europe, Cooperation and
Development » Commission
Annick GIRARDIN
French Secretary of State for Development and Francophony
10:30
Opening session:
Facing global issues, how do we define to what extent
there is a common interest in cooperating?
Karine GLOANEC-MAURIN
Vice-President of the Centre-Val de Loire Regional Council, in charge of
International Relations and Europe
Martine GRIVOT
Deputy Mayor of Orleans, in charge of the promotion of the territory,
external relations and tourism
Tony BEN LAHOUCINE
President of Centraider
Véronique MOREIRA
Vice-President of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council,
in charge of International Solidarity
Jean HARTZ
Mayor of Bondoufle, Vice-President of the Evry Centre Essonne urban
community, in charge of general administration and decentralized cooperation
Jean-Louis VIELAJUS
A positive impact to identify and value
These objectives are well-known and shared by all the
stakeholders who take part in development cooperation
partnerships. However, the challenge usually lies in the
capacity to clearly identify and highlight the added value such
partnerships can bring to our territories. An opening session
followed by workshops will aim at capitalizing on participants’
experience in order to build up collectively a set of arguments
so as to facilitate public awareness raising on the positive
impact of development cooperation policies on our territories.
Who is this conference aimed at?
The target audience is European local and regional elected
representatives and officers who are in charge of development
cooperation programs and policies.
information
Tristan DUSSOL - [email protected]
Policy Officer - AFCCRE
Mandatory Registration
Please fill in the attached registration form and return it to:
Nathalie GIRARD - AFCCRE
20 rue Alsace Lorraine
45000 ORLEANS
Fax : 02 38 77 21 03 - [email protected]
Associated partners : Association des Départements de France, Association
des Régions de France, ARRICOD, CIEDEL, F3E, Cités Unies France, Educasol,
Cap Coopération, Cerapcoop, Horizons Solidaires, Bourgogne Coopération,
Cercoop F-C, Mouvement européen – Loiret, Multicoolor, Midi-Pyrénées Coopdev’,
Territoires Solidaires, Resacoop.
Former Delegate General of the French Comity for International Solidarity
Former President of Coordination Sud
Frédéric VALLIER
Secretary General of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
with the participation of European speakers
12:30
Buffet lunch
14:00
Experience-sharing workshops
facilitated by the CEMEA Association
On what values are development cooperation partnerships built on? What is
their legitimacy? What do they aim at? How are local stakeholders involved in
their development? And in their implementation? What is the added value for
our territories? Can they provide solutions to the issues we face in our territories
when it comes to reinforcing citizen participation, education or the international
perspective of people and stakeholders in a given territory?
These are many questions which require a collective answer to build up a set
of arguments. Following the opening session, the workshops will enable all
participants to share their views and best practices.
17:30
Conclusive statements
Bertrand FORT
Delegate for external relations of local and regional Authorities,
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
David ELOY
Chief Editor of the Altermondes journal
What are the objectives we are setting to our development cooperation
partnerships? Do citizens get a clear sense of what they aim to achieve? Are
we now able to demonstrate their added value for our territories? Is our set of
arguments convincing enough?
18:00
Closure of the Conference
*invited speakers, to be confirmed