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,
ETTG’s board met in Brussels yesterday to plan our network’s response to the critical issues on the global development agenda. A very productive day focusing on our future analysis and activities. We reviewed the progress made in the first half of 2025—with 𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟳 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆.
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
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
ETTG was pleased to co-host the event “(Dis-)integrating peace: How can the EU better engage in conflict-affected states?” in collaboration with Search for Common Ground. Held in Brussels, it brought together experts and practitioners to examine the evolving European Union foreign policy and its impact on peacebuilding initiatives. Over the
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 “Directions of EU Development Policy under von der Leyen II” in Natolin, Poland, on October 7th. This seminar, organised in collaboration with Sebastian
