Recommending a Strategy

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Seminar for NGDO platforms of new member
states CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Romania
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Romanian NGO sector

• 30 000 registered NGOs
• 6 000 active NGOs according with CSDF data base
• 20 NGOs with interest in international
  development cooperation

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MFA cooperation with NGOs

• In 2004 Romanian MFA started the consultations
  with NGOs and institutions for drafting the
  development cooperation strategy
• Possibilities to comment the policy documents and
  participate on the shaping of the policy

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Development Cooperation Strategy

• October 2004 - Department of International
  Economic organizations (MFA) elaborate the
  DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION STRATEGY
• This document is subject to debating and
  consultation of the Task Force and the
  appropriate institutions

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Strategic goal

• The strategic goal of the Romanian development
  cooperation policy is contributing to the raise
  of the standard of life in the developing
  countries, which will benefit from the Romanian
  help.

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• The authorities implementing the development
  cooperation will set up relations with the NGOs
  involved in the assistance activity in the
  benefice of the developing or transforming
  countries.
• The NGOs will be eligible for granting funds
  as subsidies for financing the assistance
  programs.

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THE LIST OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHICH
PRESENT INTEREST FOR ROMANIAS DEVELOPMENT POLICY

• ALBANIA
• BOSNIA HERTEGOVINA
• FYR MACEDONIA
• SERBIA MONTENEGRO
• MOLDOVA
• GEORGIA
• ARMENIA
• BELARUS
• AZERBADJAN
• UKRAINE
• IRAQ
• AFGANISTAN
• KAZAHSTAN
• UZBEKISTAN

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Plans

• Consultations with MFA (ODA)
• Consultation with members of Parliament
  (Romanias development role in the future)
• One day info seminar for NGOs (explore their
  interest and possibilities of working abroad on
  the field of development)