On 12 December 2017, the European Commission presented its recommendation to the Council for opening negotiations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states (ACP). In the first semester of 2018, EU member states will need to chew over this proposal and agree on a suitable mandate for the EU to engage talks with the ACP as of September. ECDPM’s Jean Bossuyt and Alfonso Medinilla identify three main challenges to break with the past and foster the modernisation of EU External Action partnerships.
Financing Multilateralism: 3 MFF Scenarios for UN Funding
1 July 2026
“The 2028-2034 Multi-Annual Financial Framework: Three scenarios on the potential future of EU financing for global multilateralism“ The ETTG policy brief by Ronny Patz and Niels Keijzer, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) asks a simple but consequential question: when the EU negotiates its next long-term budget for 2028
