The European Parliament (EP) has published its report on the proceedings of its workshop on the future of the European Architecture for Development (EFAD). The workshop, held on 7 February and requested by the EP\u2019s Committee on Development (DEVE), was informed by two briefings written by external experts earlier this year, one of whom was ECOPER\u2019s chief consultant, Aitor P\u00e9rez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The publication contains the two briefings and reports on the proceedings of the workshop, during which the authors presented their work and two panels of experts, divided by briefing topic, provided responses. The findings and their implications for the future of the EFAD were then debated by EP Members during open discussions and the reports provides an overview of the debates and the concluding remarks by the EP Development Committee Rapporteur on the EFAD. The first panel focused on an \u2018Evaluation of the state of play of the EFAD\u2019 and the findings of the briefing entitled \u2018The European Financial Architecture for Development: evolution or revolution?\u2019 by Mikaela Gavas. For the second, the focus shifted to the roles the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Member States\u2019 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in the EFAD. It was informed by Aitor\u2019s briefing, entitled \u2018A new European financial architecture for development: What roles for the EIB, EBRD and member states\u2019 DFIs?\u2019. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The European Parliament (EP) has published its report on the proceedings of its workshop on the future of the European Architecture for Development (EFAD). The workshop, held on 7 February and requested by the EP\u2019s Committee on Development (DEVE), was informed by two briefings written by external experts earlier this year, one of whom was … <\/p>\n