Advanced EC seminar on decentralisation and local governance European Commission EuropeAid 2-5 July 2012, Brussels The seminar reviewed the country context and the evolving international development framework and considered how to manage the political dimensions of decentralisation. It also looked at using decentralisation as a trigger to foster better development outcomes and governance and what all this means for future EU engagement in decentralisation and local governance. Jean Bossuyt, ECDPM, was the lead facilitator of this meeting. Alisa Herrero, ECDPM, was also one of the experts facilitating this seminar.

1. Session 1.3 Decentralisation from many
angles
Interactive Panel

2. Question 1
• How did you analyze the CONTEXT of the
country and the decentralisation dynamics?
• How did this influence the choice of the EU
engagement and support strategy?

3. Question 2
• Where is the traction in the decentralisation
reform process in your country?
• Where is progress achieved and why?
• What lessons have you learnt in terms of the
overall effectiveness and impact of your
engagement strategy?