ETTG’s latest collective report, “A common future for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean,” highlights the shared priorities of both regions, including the green, digital, and social transitions. It emphasises the need for increased financial support for Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically looking beyond traditional aid models. The report
ETTG’s coordinator Daniele Fattibene has co-authored a commentary with Stefano Manservisi overviewing the Mattei Plan. Italy launched the Mattei Plan to strengthen its development cooperation with Africa. The plan has an initial funding of 5.5 billion euros and focuses on five key areas: education, agriculture, health, energy, and water. The
Our latest ETTG collective report entitled” Conflicts and Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa: Is there still a role for the EU-AU Partnership? “ is now available. Building upon a background paper and discussions held at multi-city events in Brussels and Dakar, the report gathers a comprehensive approach on the
Southern Voice and the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) proudly present our new policy brief, “Harvesting Change: Global South Policy Proposals for FAO.“ Food systems in the Global South face numerous challenges when it comes to providing sufficient, affordable, and healthy food for all. The policy brief focuses on the
We are happy to announce a new 2-year partnership between ETTG and the Stiftung Mercator GmbH , titled: “Partnership of Equals” in a Multi-Crisis Context: The nexus between digitalization and development”
Founded in 2010, the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) is a network of independent European think tanks providing policy relevant analysis of EU foreign policy and action towards the Global South. During 2023, the network has worked in various topical areas, including the potential of development finance for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the green transition, the EU development and partnership programmes and tools, and EU-Africa relations in the current polycrisis context.
We are thrilled to present the insights gathered from the recent workshop, “The future of the EU as a global development actor: Building alliances with the Global South in a polycrisis world,” organized on May 10-11 in Berlin.
The bi-regional relations between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have moved to the forefront of the EU political agenda as a result of this year’s EU-CELAC Summit -the previous one was held in 2015-, this semester’s Spanish presidency of the EU Council -a Member State who has traditionally championed for closer EU–LAC relations- and the war in Ukraine -and its geopolitical derivatives-.
