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October 20, 2021 ECDPM / Blogs

Europe, Africa and digital sovereignty

Europe and Africa should make joint efforts to invest in projects that would support digital sovereignty on both continents, including joint industrial projects – in the area of ethical AI and open-source technologies for instance. This would respond to some of the gaps in terms of local digital industries on both continents as well as to local needs, and would demonstrate that the EU-AU digital partnership is not simply about trying to export European technologies or about aid, but about reinforcing a free and open internet.

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October 15, 2021 ETTG / Publication

Financing the 2030 Agenda: An SDG alignment framework for Public Development Banks

The present study is the product of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) collaboration aiming both to propose a definition of SDG alignment and to provide concrete principles to further operationalise and promote such alignment in practice.

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October 6, 2021 ETTG / Blogs

ETTG op-ed: The winding road to a renewed Europe-Africa partnership in the post-COVID world

In the United Nations General Assembly at the end of September, European Council President Charles Michel called for effective multilateralism

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December 16, 2017 IAI / Publication

Hybridization of Domestic Order-Making in the Contemporary MENA Region

The domestic political orders in the MENA countries are going through a period of crisis and restructuring. Since mass protests

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December 15, 2017 ECDPM / Publication / EU MFF

The dynamics of EU budget negotiations for external action – Towards a ‘single’ instrument?

In 2018, at a time when the world and Europe are changing more than in decades, the EU will make

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December 7, 2017 IDDRI / Publication / SDGs

Incremental urbanization: an alternative perspective on precarious neighborhoods

According to UN-Habitat, approximately one third of the urban population in the developing world resides in slum communities. This figure

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December 4, 2017 ECDPM / Blogs / Partnerships

The AU-EU Abidjan Summit: Is there life beyond migration?

The migration issue seems to have monopolised a large part of the discussions at the AU-EU Summit in Abidjan.

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November 23, 2017 IAI / Blogs / Partnerships

Can the Africa-EU Partnership Be Revived?

A reassessment of the cooperation scheme should be grounded on shared ownership and dialogue, in the spirit of the partnership.

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November 20, 2017 ETTG / Publication / Partnerships

Can the EU prioritise both the African Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific group?

The ETTG argues that leaving discussions on the future of ACP-EU relations out of the Summit agenda could be a missed opportunity.

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September 5, 2017 ODI / Publication

Citizenship, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 calls on states to ‘promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to

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August 17, 2016 SDGs

ETTG Directors meet with EC Development Commissioner in Brussels

On 15 July 2016, the ETTG Directors met with the European Commission’s Development Commissioner, Neven Mimica, in Brussels

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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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  • Financing the 2030 Agenda: An SDG alignment framework for Public Development Banks

    The present study is the product of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) collaboration aiming both to propose a definition of SDG alignment and to provide concrete principles to further operationalise and promote such alignment in practice.

  • Green Transitions in Africa–Europe relations: What role for the European Green Deal?

    Europe–Africa relations are facing a double challenge – the COVID-19 pandemic puts social and economic systems under strain at a point when the consequences of the climate crisis are being increasingly felt on both continents. Within Africa and Europe, debates have started about recovery measures to address the pandemic’s short and medium-term socio-economic consequences. A key question in these debates is how to “build back better” and use the crisis to promote green transitions and move towards more sustainable development pathways.

    ETTG paper DIE/ECDPM/ACET - Green Transitions in Africa–Europe relations: What role for the European Green Deal?
  • A new multilateralism for the post-COVID world: What role for the EU-Africa partnership?

    Multilateralism has been in trouble for a while, particularly​ ​at the global level. Yet, the European Union (EU) and its​ ​member states have remained among its staunchest​ ​supporters.​I​n their June 2019 Council Conclusions, EU​ ​leaders drew the outlines of a common European vision to​ ​uphold, extend and reform the multilateral system. Against​ ​an increasingly complex and contested geopolitical​ ​backdrop, these goals were further developed in the​ ​recent EU Communication on Multilateralism, published in​ ​February 2021.

  • 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?
  • 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.

 

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