Will European public opinion on international cooperation change in the face of COVID-19?
Corona Virus Crisis / ECDPM

Will European public opinion on international cooperation change in the face of COVID-19?

European public opinion seems to react quickly to perceived crises of the day, but past opinion polls show that support to international cooperation remains stable even in times of crises. Will this change in the face of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, which has raised questions of the effectiveness of our global governance?

Turning the tables: African and European narratives in the time of Corona
Corona Virus Crisis / ECDPM

Turning the tables: African and European narratives in the time of Corona

Most of Europe is in lockdown, trying to cope with the huge implications of the battle against the novel coronavirus. Africans are following what is happening on the other side of the Mediterranean with relief that Africa is not currently the epicentre of the crisis, but also with a troubled gaze.

DIE / Blogs / EU MFF

EU Budget negotiations: the ‘frugal five’ and development policy

In December 2018, the ETTG published a paper comparing emerging Member State positions for the financing of the EU’s external action under its next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), covering the period 2021-2027. Its first observation that negotiations are moving slowly unfortunately still holds today. 

ETTG publication
ETTG / Blogs

Presentation of the ETTG Agenda for Europe in the world: an animated debate

Put together the European Commission, European Parliament, African Embassies, the Overseas Development Institute and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles and you will get a very animated debate – like the one European Think Tanks Group organised in Brussels on the 31st of October.