August 25, 2025 The European Union’s development strategy is at a crossroads, facing a global “polycrisis” that demands a new approach. Our latest policy brief argues for a fundamental overhaul, drawing on rich discussions from the ETTG-PISM dialogue on resilience held earlier this year in Warsaw to explore how incorporating
By Patryk Kugiel, reviewed by Sophie Desmidt (ECDPM), Jago Salmon (ODI Global), Julian Bergmann (IDOS), Daniele Fattibene (ETTG) and Iliana Olivié (ETTG) | July 29, 2025 Key messages: The more volatile and unpredictable international environment demands an updated, comprehensive and realistic EU response to a situation of fragility in developing
By Daniele Fattibene, ETTG Coordinator | July 25, 2025 Introduction: The MFF as a Geopolitical Barometer The European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is more than a budget: it not only marks the EU’s political priorities, but also its level of ambition to be a truly global player. With the
July 9, 2025 We are now back from the UN Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in Sevilla. Despite the record high temperatures, over 8,000 participants – representing UN member countries, multilateral organisations, the business sector, civil society organisations, think tanks, academia and other experts – gathered
On June 24th, 2025, ETTG had the pleasure to convene a high level dialogue at the European Parliament, co-hosted with MEP Barry Andrews with moderation by Shirin Wheeler and Daniele Fattibene. The ETTG dialogue, opened by Iliana Olivié, European Parliament Vice President Pina Picierno and DEVE Committee Chair Barry Andrews
This year marks a quarter of a century since the 2000 Africa-Europe Summit in Cairo. This summit was the first in the range of summits of heads of state and government of the EU and the African Union (AU) that have been held since, with the next summit foreseen to