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Programming the NDICI in times of COVID-19: Five takeaways from a recent webinar
March 1, 2021 ECDPM / DIE / Blogs

Programming the NDICI in times of COVID-19: Five takeaways from a recent webinar

The Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) represents a fundamental reform for the European Union (EU)’s development policy, its neighbourhood policy and its external action more broadly. The new instrument will be implemented in a rapidly changing geopolitical context and will have to respond to unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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The 2021 ENP South Communication: A ‘renewed partnership’ but ‘old issues’ remain
February 23, 2021 DIE / Blogs

The 2021 ENP South Communication: A ‘renewed partnership’ but ‘old issues’ remain

The European Commission DG NEAR and the office of the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy released a new policy statement (‘Communication’) ‘Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood: A New Agenda for the Mediterranean’ on 9 February 2021. The Communication was accompanied by a staff working document ‘Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbours’. The priorities outlined in the Communication and the investment Plan are to be concretised during 2021 as the new ‘Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), which will finance the EU’s international cooperation, is programmed during 2021. 

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Putting ‘Policy Coherence for Peace’ at the Heart of the EU’s Approach to External Crises and Conflicts
February 22, 2021 DIE / Blogs

Putting ‘Policy Coherence for Peace’ at the Heart of the EU’s Approach to External Crises and Conflicts

The adoption of the EU’s Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 will bring profound changes to the set-up of the EU’s instruments for crisis prevention, conflict management and peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected countries, which aim to improve the EU’s ability to engage in these contexts. However, reforming the EU’s financial instruments alone is not sufficient to address key underlying challenges. What is needed is an overarching strategic framework that puts policy coherence for sustainable peace at the centre of EU crisis prevention, conflict management and peacebuilding. 

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July 19, 2016 ETTG / Publication / SDGs / EU MFF

The European Union’s Global Strategy: Making support for democracy

The EU Global Strategy is a unique opportunity to make human rights a key priority of EU external action.

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January 13, 2016 ETTG / Publication / SDGs / EU MFF

The European Union’s global strategy

Putting sustainable development at the heart of EU external action

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November 26, 2015 ETTG / Publication / SDGs

Climate change: The European Union towards COP21 and beyond

As COP21 gets underway, this ETTG briefing looks at the challenges and opportunities for EU climate action at COP21 and beyond.

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September 1, 2014 ETTG / Publication / SDGs / EU MFF / Partnerships

Our collective interest: Why Europe’s problems need global solutions and global problems need European action

Ahead of new European Commission taking office in 2014, the European Think Tanks Group called for a drastic move away

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  • EU–Africa Partnership on Migration and Mobility in Light of COVID-19: Perspectives from North Africa

    The pandemic not only acts as a multiplier of existing developmental and socioeconomic challenges in Africa – and thereby contributes to increasing migratory pressure in and out of the continent – but it also reveals interdependencies between Africa and the EU. It is hoped that the current health and socioeconomic crisis would also act as an opportunity to substantially rethink the relations between the two continents on, and well beyond migration.

    EU–Africa Partnership on Migration and Mobility in Light of COVID-19: Perspectives from North Africa
  • Mind the Gap? Sketching the relevance of the 2030 Agenda for the Green Deal and other key EU policies in the context of the COVID-19 crisis

    The consequences of COVID-19 will shape European policies and politics for years to come. Europe is lacking behind particularly on the SDGs related to agriculture, climate change and biodiversity and in strengthening convergence of living standards across EU member states. The pandemic has made these SDGs even more difficult to achieve by 2030, and could derail progress on other SDGs as well.

    Mind the Gap? Sketching the relevance of the 2030 Agenda for the Green Deal and other key EU policies in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
  • 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.

    Strengthening the digital partnership between Africa and Europe
  • 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.

    Advancing EU-Africa cooperation in light of the African Continental Free Trade Area
  • European fear of ‘missing out’ and narratives on China in Africa

    The ETTG note debunks some of the dominant myths surrounding Chinese engagement in Africa and unpacks the evolving relationship between China and the African continent. It starts by looking closer at common European perceptions about China-Africa relations. It then provides a brief sketch of the historical underpinnings of China’s engagement in Africa. Afterwards, it looks at how the notion of competition with rising global powers like China has influenced the EU’s relations with African partners.

    European fear of ‘missing out’ and narratives on China in Africa
  • EU humanitarian aid: Caught between nexus and independence

    This brief analyses current issues in the EU’s humanitarian aid and makes recommendations for responding to the challenges ahead. Specifically, it addresses the tensions between the Commission’s ambition to be a geopolitical actor and to better respond to multidimensional crises through a ‘nexus approach’ and the strong needs-based humanitarian assistance the EU provides. The analysis is based on a structured review of academic and policy sources, complemented by interviews with Brussels-based humanitarian aid policymakers.

    EU humanitarian aid: Caught between nexus and independence
  • How can the European Union help developing countries address the socioeconomic impacts of the coronavirus crisis?

    With the global economy going into a steep recession, developing countries are facing considerable financing shortfalls. Confronted with its most severe crisis since WWII, Europe needs to adopt a global perspective, as it cannot successfully address it in isolation. There is a moral imperative to help vulnerable people in distress and foster global solidarity to prevent catastrophic outcomes.

    How can the European Union help developing countries address the socioeconomic impacts of the coronavirus crisis?
  • Harnessing EU external cooperation to boost ambitious and coherent climate action

    In this paper, researchers from the European Think Tanks Group propose a set of actions the EU should consider to raise its climate ambition and exert credible climate leadership in a challenging global context.

    Harnessing EU external cooperation to boost ambitious and coherent climate action
  • An Agenda for Europe in the World

    In this ‘Agenda for Europe in the World’, we share concrete proposals for the new EU leadership, focusing on nine key domains where the EU can make a difference.

  • Financing human development and the ending of extreme poverty in Africa

    This briefing note from Marcus Manuel (ODI) and Stephanie Manea (ODI) draws on previous ODI research to examine how the EU could play a more effective role in ending extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by better targeting support for human development in the poorest countries.