January 29, 2026 We convened at the Elcano Royal Institute in Madrid for our first Board meeting of 2026. These sessions are essential for maintaining the analytical cohesion of the network and ensuring our collective research continues to inform European development policy effectively. The morning session is dedicated to a stocktaking
We hosted alongside Elcano Royal Institute, with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), a high-level 1.5-day event in Madrid focused on the future of international development finance. Following the landmark 4th International Conference on Financing for
Yesterday in Brussels, we convened a discussion on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁, 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. We were honoured to host two powerful keynote addresses at the Press Club Brussels Europe from: H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, former President of Ghana
On September 15-16, 2025, the ETTG, alongside the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), co-hosted a two-day workshop in Istanbul. The event, “New Directions in Development,” offered a comparative analysis of how Turkey, the European Union, and China engage with the Global South.
On 11-12 September 2025, ETTG, alongside German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Nelson Mandela University, convened a high-level workshop in Pretoria to critically assess the Africa-EU partnership from a decolonial perspective. As the 𝗔𝗨 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗨 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝟮𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, this dialogue brought together policymakers, academics,
We were happy to attend the 2025 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Weekend in Marrakech. The event and its frank discussions focused on “Leveraging Africa’s Resources to Close the Finance Gap” and explored how to unlock domestic resources and attract private capital as Africa shifts away from dependency on external financing. We had the pleasure