ETTG’s board met in Brussels yesterday to plan our network’s response to the critical issues on the global development agenda. A very productive day focusing on our future analysis and activities. We reviewed the progress made in the first half of 2025—with 𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟳 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆.
On June 24th, 2025, ETTG had the pleasure to convene a high level dialogue at the European Parliament, co-hosted with MEP Barry Andrews with moderation by Shirin Wheeler and Daniele Fattibene. The ETTG dialogue, opened by Iliana Olivié, European Parliament Vice President Pina Picierno and DEVE Committee Chair Barry Andrews
We were happy to attend the 2025 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Weekend in Marrakech. The event and its frank discussions focused on “Leveraging Africa’s Resources to Close the Finance Gap” and explored how to unlock domestic resources and attract private capital as Africa shifts away from dependency on external financing. We had the pleasure
This year marks a quarter of a century since the 2000 Africa-Europe Summit in Cairo. This summit was the first in the range of summits of heads of state and government of the EU and the African Union (AU) that have been held since, with the next summit foreseen to
ETTG was pleased to co-host the event “(Dis-)integrating peace: How can the EU better engage in conflict-affected states?” in collaboration with Search for Common Ground. Held in Brussels, it brought together experts and practitioners to examine the evolving European Union foreign policy and its impact on peacebuilding initiatives. Over the
In today’s fragmented global landscape, where polarisation increasingly dominates discourse, evidence-based analysis has never been more critical. Contemporary challenges—from climate change and energy transition to food safety, inequality, fragility and security—require bold policy actions, in addition to political will. They also demand rigorous research and informed dialogue across continents. The
