What reform agenda is needed for the future direction of the World Trade Organization?
Covid-19 / IDDRI

What reform agenda is needed for the future direction of the World Trade Organization?

Twenty-five years after its creation (as a successor to the GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade], 1947-1995), and following many years of paralysis, the stakes for reform are high. This is particularly evident during the post Covid-19 recovery period, as the pandemic exposes the structural vulnerabilities of globalised economies.

Strengthening the digital partnership between Africa and Europe
ECDPM / DIE / Publication

Strengthening the digital partnership between Africa and Europe

Digitalisation is the use of digital technologies and digitised data in enterprises and organisations, with far-reaching implications for how work gets done and how customers engage and interact with operations. There can be no doubt that digitalisation is transforming business models, revolutionising societies and creating new revenue streams around the globe. Now, more than ever, we need to understand and harness the power of digitalisation, to further the global common good.

Lisbon Speed Talk | Africa and Europe: between aid and strategy | 14 october
Videos

Lisbon Speed Talks | Africa and Europe: between aid and strategy | 14 October

Video of the interview from Lisbon Speed Talks with Geert Laporte and the radio – journalist Ricardo Alexandre. The series of the discussion was organised by the Lisbon Club in partnership with the Municipality of Lisbon and the Institute Marquês de Valle Flor – IMVF.

Visit of Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-President of the European Commission and Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner to Ethiopia
Covid-19 / ECDPM

Fit for purpose: The EU’s role in global health in the era of COVID-19

Although COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the economy, politics and health, it did not cause a fundamental change in the rules of the game when it comes to the EU’s limited role as a global health player. The block needs to address persistent coordination issues between the EU and its member states – as well as across EU institutions – if it wishes to enhance its effectiveness and credibility in this arena.

Covid-19 and local humanitarian action: five emerging trends
Covid-19 / ODI

Covid-19 and local humanitarian action: five emerging trends

The Humanitarian Policy Group’s (HPG) of ODI is launching a new mapping tool which is capturing some of the changes that COVID19 has forced in real-time. Using an online survey and a review of publicly available sources, it documents how COVID19 is triggering change in the humanitarian system towards more local humanitarian action, local leadership and partnerships between international and national responders.

International funding for peacebuilding: Will COVID-19 change or reinforce existing trends?
Covid-19 / ECDPM

International funding for peacebuilding: Will COVID-19 change or reinforce existing trends?

COVID-19 has exacerbated factors influencing international support for peacebuilding, including a more volatile geopolitical order and changes in domestic priorities in donor countries. Peacebuilding and a conflict-sensitive approach have not yet been at the forefront of the international responses to COVID-19, undermining attempts to ‘build back better’ in a world where negative conflict dynamics are increasingly apparent.

Advancing EU-Africa cooperation in light of the African Continental Free Trade Area
ECDPM / DIE / Publication

Advancing EU-Africa cooperation in light of the African Continental Free Trade Area

The current policy brief lays out the obstacles to both AfCFTA implementation and realisation of its full economic potential. It also explores how the EU can engage in providing targeted support and how to strengthen AfCFTA-related cooperation between Africa and the EU. The analysis and recommendations draw on a review of the literature and policy documents by the German Development Institute (DIE), the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), as well as two online expert seminars on 17 and 24 June 2020.