The European Union’s development policy is confronted with unprecedented challenges in the COVID-19 context and the Ukraine crisis. The EU will need all hands on deck to continue to effectively play a leadership role in global development. Efforts will have to be made on many fronts: inclusive growth, investment and
On the 17th and 18th of February, the African Union and the European Union convened a Summit in Brussels and approved an “Africa-Europe Investment Package of EUR 150 billion to help build more diversified, inclusive, sustainable and resilient economies”. Is this Summit a turning point in the reciprocal relationship or is it a mere
On 16 February 2022 from 13:00-15:00 pm CET, Bruce Byiers (ECDPM) will represent the ETTG Network as participant in the panel event ‘Borderlands as a frontier for prosperity, including through the AfCFTA’ by building on the ETTG report “Strengthening the AU-EU partnership on the economic development and trade agenda” as
Mardi 15 février 2022 à 18h30 Le sixième Sommet des dirigeants de l’Union européenne et de l’Union africaines se tient les 17 et 18 février 2022, à Bruxelles, dans le cadre de la présidence française du Conseil de l’UE. Les objectifs annoncés sont de « jeter les bases d’un partenariat renouvelé et approfondi entre l’UA
Date: 15 Feb 2022 Time: 12:00 to 14:00 (GMT+1) Venue: Online via Zoom, registration required Attend event via webcast Several issues on the agenda of the 17-18 February European Union (EU)–African Union (AU) summit in Brussels could re-shape the continental partnership. These are the introduction of the European Peace Facility, Africa’s recent wave
On 11 February 2022 from 14:00-15:30 pm, ETTG Geert Laporte will be a speaker at the conference ‘Towards a new partnership between the African Union and the European Union?’ organised by the Federal Council for Sustainable Development, Belgium (FRDO-CFDD). https://vimeo.com/676737416 On 17 and 18 February, the EU-AU Summit 2022