By Anna Perez-Catala (IDDRI), Hanne Knaepen (ECDPM), Mariana Camelo (ETTG), Marta Torres Gunfaus (IDDRI), Steffen Bauer (IDOS), Niels Keijzer (IDOS) This blog draws on discussions at a closed-door roundtable titled “EU Climate Diplomacy: Promoting EU and Global Climate Goals in the Evolving Climate Regime,” held in Brussels on 3 September
We convened the 5th ETTG Annual Dialogue on the EU and Global Development in Maastricht, hosted by ETTG member ECDPM, bringing together senior EU and member state decision-makers, leading policy analysts, and multilateral experts to address a deepening crisis in international cooperation. Set against a backdrop of global fragmentation, shifting
ETTGers convened in Maastricht for the network’s 3rd Annual Retreat, hosted ECDPM on the margins of the 5th ETTG Annual Dialogue. Building on previous gatherings in Rome and Paris, the annual retreat provides a vital space for researchers, directors and sherpas to reflect on think tank management while identifying emerging,
Concord’s AidWatch Report 2026 Launch We hosted CONCORD Europe in Brussels for the presentation of their annual AidWatch report. The event addressed a crucial analytical question facing European development policy: how to balance geopolitical objectives and economic self-interest with the EU Treaty mandate to reduce poverty and inequality. As public
Over the past two years, with the support of Stiftung Mercator, we have examined how Europe and Africa can construct more equitable, interest-driven digital partnerships within an increasingly fragmented global order. As digitalisation continues to redefine international development, this initiative convened experts, researchers, and policymakers across three continents to address
Alongside the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), we hosted the final event of our multi-year project, Towards a More Interest-Driven and Equal EU-Africa Partnership. Held at the PCNS Rabat Campus at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, this gathering marked the culmination of a three-year initiative supported by the