On the 17th and 18th of February, the African Union and the European Union convened a Summit in Brussels and approved an “Africa-Europe Investment Package of EUR 150 billion to help build more diversified, inclusive, sustainable and resilient economies”. Is this Summit a turning point in the reciprocal relationship or is it a mere
On 16 February 2022 from 13:00-15:00 pm CET, Bruce Byiers (ECDPM) will represent the ETTG Network as participant in the panel event ‘Borderlands as a frontier for prosperity, including through the AfCFTA’ by building on the ETTG report “Strengthening the AU-EU partnership on the economic development and trade agenda” as
Mardi 15 février 2022 à 18h30 Le sixième Sommet des dirigeants de l’Union européenne et de l’Union africaines se tient les 17 et 18 février 2022, à Bruxelles, dans le cadre de la présidence française du Conseil de l’UE. Les objectifs annoncés sont de « jeter les bases d’un partenariat renouvelé et approfondi entre l’UA
Date: 15 Feb 2022 Time: 12:00 to 14:00 (GMT+1) Venue: Online via Zoom, registration required Attend event via webcast Several issues on the agenda of the 17-18 February European Union (EU)–African Union (AU) summit in Brussels could re-shape the continental partnership. These are the introduction of the European Peace Facility, Africa’s recent wave
This report is the outcome of a partnership initiative launched in 2021 by the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) and the Africa-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Our initiative seeks to advance Africa-Europe relations in the run up to the 6th EU-AU summit in
European Think Tanks Group (ETTG), the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joined forces to analyse divergences and seek consensus between the AU and the EU on key issues in the partnership. Drawing on roundtable discussions with experts from Africa and Europe, the group produced a series of policy briefs with proposals to strengthen the partnership between Africa and the EU on green transformation and climate change; economic development and trade; and participatory governance, peace and security. The briefs draw on contributions from more than 70 leading African and European independent experts, knowledge centres and think tanks that contributed reflections and suggested concrete policy recommendations.
