Bringing global efforts together for a more sustainable future

The European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) is a network that brings innovative and policy-relevant research and analysis, pooling the multidisciplinary expertise of our 6 member institutes

Independent by nature

Aiming at informing and influencing European and international cooperation

International cooperation

Coordinating and facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue

400 researchers

Distributed across our 6 member institutes to facilitate, produce and disseminate evidence-based knowledge and innovation

Sustainable innovation

Connecting policy-relevant research with EU policymaking and implementation

Working
on a global scale

In the 15 years of its existence ETTG members have extended to 7 European states. Additionally, ETTG has built partnerships with a diversity of governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations and leading think tanks in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Cities that ETTG has directly presented or organised events in the framework of a project.

Geographic areas that have been subject to ETTG analysis.

Latest outputs

FfD4 as a Turning Point – Overcoming Challenges to Strengthen Sustainable Development Finance

Our latest policy brief entitled “FfD4 as a Turning Point: Overcoming Challenges to Strengthen Sustainable Development Finance” examines critical pathways to reform global development financing mechanisms, analyzing key opportunities presented by the Fourth UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) and proposing concrete actions to enhance sustainable development finance. Authored

How the EU can Leverage FfD4 to Strengthen its International Partnerships

Published on February 4, 2025 ETTG Blog by Karim Karaki (ECDPM) and Niels Keijzer (IDOS) with the contribution of Damien Barchiche (IDDRI), Ben Katoka (IDDRI), Iliana Olivié (ETTG / Elcano), María Santillán O’Shea (Elcano) and Daniele Fattibene (ETTG) From 31 June to 3 July, Sevilla will host the fourth United

Collective action
for greater impact

The strength of ETTG is based on the multidisciplinary expertise of over 400 researchers, covering the EU’s comprehensive external action and international cooperation agenda. ETTG members share a strong belief in collective action to achieve global public goods. As independent think tanks, ETTG members systematically connect with the policymaking world at the level of the EU institutions and member states, with a broad range of civil society actors, through practical research and analysis, and by organising debates, workshops and high-level events.

Development Finance
Digital Transitions
EU-Africa Relations
EU-Latin America relations
Food systems transformation
Green and just transition
Peace, security and governance

"We analyse and translate the relations between the EU and the South, from policy formulation to implementation. We provide policy-oriented analyses offering recommendations that take into account trade-offs and dilemmas in development decisions."

Iliana Olivié

ETTG Director

Latest events

ETTG Dialogue on the EU and Development Finance

We had the pleasure to host a high-level dialogue in Paris on January 15, 2025 on the reform of the international financial architecture, ahead of the Fourth

ETTG Board Meeting – January 2025

The ETTG Board convened at IDDRI in Paris for its January meeting, beginning with a review of the minutes from the June 2024 Directors’ meeting. We discussed

Report Presentation – Staying Engaged as Team Europe in Fragile Settings

We had the pleasure to host, alongside Enabel and GIZ Brussels an event to launch our latest collective report, “Staying Engaged as Team Europe in Fragile Settings”.

ETTG-GIZ-Enabel Project on Navigating Engagement in Fragile Contexts

Timeline: October 2024 – 2025 The ETTG-GIZ-Enabel partnership will explore strategic engagement in fragile global contexts, focusing on development agencies’ approaches to challenging political environments. Through comprehensive research, policy paper

ETTG – AFD: Setting the scene for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development

Timeline: September 2024 – June 2026 Linking European, African, Asian and Latin-American global development think tanks ETTG is proud to announce the launch of a new project, supported by the