Comparative analysis of EU donor policies towards working with Civil Society Organisations: Document analysis commissioned by DSO/MO

This report presents a comparative analysis of the policies towards working with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of the following five EU donors: Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, as well as the European Commission. The report compares EU donor policies on cooperating with CSOs in relation to the following characteristics: (a) the absolute and relative size of financial support provided to CSOs within the respective ODA budgets; (b) the method of selection of CSOs eligible for support; (c) the approaches to financing; (d) the emphasis given to alignment and complementarity with bilateral and/or European policies; (e) the degree of ‘change orientation’ of the policies; and (f) additional issues that emerged from the material.