In today’s increasingly interconnected world, it is important that coordinated worldwide efforts are made to achieve the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes the EU and its Member States. As we celebrate the 2030 Agenda’s second anniversary, it is time to take stock of where Europe stands in turning the goals and principles into reality for all.
CONCORD members are monitoring closely to what extent EU institutions and Member States have set up the necessary governance structures to take this holistic agenda forward, whether strategies have been adopted with clear plans for implementation, whether robust monitoring accountability mechanisms have been set up and whether civil society is being engaged and has been building crosssectoral alliances along the way. To this end, 26 of CONCORD’s national platforms across the EU have answered 30 questions about the situation in their countries.1 Brussels-based network members have done the same for the EU institutions. From the survey results this paper distills trends, good practices and recommendations for the future. Through this paper, CONCORD aims to hold governments to account and inspire more ambitious actions from all actors involved.
The review looks closer at four areas:
- Governance
- Implemenation
- Monitoring, accountability and review
- Civil society space and engagement