The European Green Deal and the war in Ukraine: Addressing crises in the short and long term
Key messages • The European Green Deal (EGD) is instrumental in addressing some of the implications of the war in
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Public sector expertise: A building block for a value-based Team Europe and international partnerships
UN Public Service Day has been observed on June 23 since 2002. On this day we celebrate the value of public service and the important contribution of efficient, accountable and effective public administration for achieving global development goals.
The EU’s global crisis response: from Eurocentrism to stronger international partnerships?
The present situation of protracted crises – climate, biodiversity, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine – and their repercussions
Ready for a common Africa-Europe future? Our reflections beyond the 6th EU-AU summit
The 6th EU-AU summit, held in Brussels on 17-18 February 2022, marked an important milestone
in the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). After almost a
year and a half of delay, the summit provided leaders of both European and African countries
an opportunity to negotiate on a series of key topics that will shape the future of their relations.
Additionally, the summit provided a further opening for the regional bodies and their member
states to move away from an asymmetrical top-down relationship to a more vertical partnership
in which both sides negotiate deals based on sound analysis, trust and mutual respect.
Lisbon Talk: AU – EU Summit: and now what?
Online panel discussion in the aftermath of the EU-AU summit.
Social justice also means vaccine justice. Achieving globally equitable vaccine supply.
One year after COVID-19 vaccines were introduced, high-income countries are securing themselves the majority of the vaccines. The vaccine supplies
Green transformation in Africa-Europe relations: linking energy and adaptation with economic transformation
This report is the outcome of a partnership initiative launched in 2021 by the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) and
Laying the foundation for a solid AU–EU partnership
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.
Towards a new partnership between the African Union and the European Union?
On 11 February 2022 from 14:00-15:30 pm, ETTG Geert Laporte will be a speaker at the conference ‘Towards a new