Over 400 development professionals participated in the survey launched by Info-Cooperazione two weeks ago on the engagement of the private sector in development cooperation. The representative sample that responded to the four questions show a significant division: 58% of voters are opposed and 42% in favour. The debate on the role of profit in development cooperation, while open for several years, is now on the agenda both at national and international level. At European level a new publication of the Commission entitled “A stronger role for the private sector in inclusive and sustainable growth countries in the developing world” has been recently released. Read more ›

Two weeks are left before the election for the renewal of the European parliament. The political debate and the electoral campaign is entering its final phase in all EU countries. The debate focuses mainly on economic issues, on the crisis of confidence in the Euro as common currency and on immigration issues. In many countries the polls are registering a growing popularity of euro-skeptical political parties and movements that are calling for the change of the austerity policies. During the last weeks several NGOs and European civil society organizations are calling the candidates to the European parliament to engage themselves for a fairer Europe. Read more ›