Report – EU Development Policy in Times of Polycrisis | 2nd ETTG Dialogue on the EU and Global Development
We are thrilled to present the insights gathered from the recent workshop, “The future of the EU as a global
Should the European Neighbourhood Instrument be included in the proposed ‘single instrument’?
Mark Furness and Niels Keijzer (DIE) provide four reasons why the European Neighbourhood Instrument should be included in the proposed ‘single instrument’ for financing the EU’s international cooperation.
The next EU budget: the EU should show it means ‘business’ with its commitment to supporting democracy and human rights
Christine Hackenesch and Niels Keijzer (DIE) identify five concrete means through which the EU can further human rights and good governance under the next EU budget.
The role of cities in shaping Glocal food systems
Cities and agriculture? urban planning and sustainable food systems? Daniele Fattibene explores these almost forgotten linkages.
The Neighbourhood and the World? Assessing the EU’s proposal for financing development cooperation from 2021-2027
Simon Maxwell, Niels Keijzer, Mariella Di Ciommo and Clare Castillejo underline three main elements of the EC proposal for the 2021-2027 budget.
Mind the gap between EU development policies and local authorities
Waiting for the first local elections in Tunisia after the revolution, Dalil Djinnit and Giulia Maci reflects on the role of local authorities in sustainable development.
Steering the EU towards a sustainability transformation
Tancrède Voituriez, Elisabeth Hege, Giulia Maci and Christine Hackenesch suggest some practical ways of translating the EU’s overall support for the SDGs into concrete action.
Mediterranean cities as laboratories for sustainable development
Giulia Maci and Daniele Fattibene write about the role of local authorities in improving the liveability of Mediterranean urban areas, focusing on youth as a key driver for stability in the region.
What lessons from the African Peace Facility for supporting peace and security in Africa?
Volker Hauck and Matthias Deneckere (ECDPM) write on how an off-budget European Peace Facility Instrument could support African-led peace initiatives.
Relations between the EU and the ACP States after 2020
Tancrède Voituriez, Julie Vaillé , Hélène Vanvolsem, Jean Bossuyt identify two areas of
strategic compromise for the development of a new partnership.
The European Union’s next Multiannual Financial Framework: Prospects and Challenges for EU Development Cooperation
Clare Castillejo and Mikaela Gavas (ODI), Mariella Di Ciommo (ECDPM),Meritxell Sayós Monràs (ECDPM), and Niels Keijzer (DIE) present a series of recommendations for a well-resourced and redesigned Heading 4, with a focus on development.