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

New ETTG Institutional Video

In today’s fragmented global landscape, where polarisation increasingly dominates discourse, evidence-based analysis has never been more critical. Contemporary challenges—from climate change and energy transition to food safety, inequality, fragility and security—require bold policy actions, in addition to political will. They also demand rigorous research and informed dialogue across continents. The

Energy and Climate Finance in the Context of the EU–North Africa Partnership

Published on March 31, 2025 Our latest policy brief is authored by Sabrine Emran (PCNS), Hanne Knaepen (ECDPM), and Larabi Jaïdi (PCNS). The analysis delves into the critical role of North Africa in the global energy transition and the urgent need for enhanced climate finance to address the region’s escalating

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

Directions of EU Development Policy under von der Leyen II

We had the pleasure to co-host, alongside the EADI Working Group on the EU as a Development Actor and the College of Europe, an academic/practitioner seminar titled

ETTG Webinar on EU’s MFF 2027 – 2024

ETTG members gathered to delve into the critical policy and 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲. As the European Commission’s proposal emerges in July, we

Re-balancing European voices in the EU international cooperation agenda

Alongside the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) we had the pleasure to host a two-day dialogue in Warsaw on April 8th and 9th, focusing on “Re-balancing

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