The nexus between digitalization and development
Over the past two years, with the support of Stiftung Mercator, we have examined how Europe and Africa can construct
Collective Thinking forGlobal Development
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 16 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.
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Interest-Driven EU-Africa Partnership for Effective Multilateralism
Alongside the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), we hosted the final event of our multi-year project, Towards a
ETTG Board of Directors July 2026
The ETTG Board of Directors met in Rabat, kindly hosted by the Policy Centre for the New South (PCNS) to
Funding the future of Multilateral Global Cooperation
As negotiations on the European Union’s next MFF begin to take shape, the strategic direction of EU external financing carries
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