Timeline: July 2023 – December 2023 This ETTG-UNDP project examined the evolving African Union-European Union partnership on peace, security, and governance. The project comes at a critical time, as the Sahel region faces growing instability, coups d’état, and the ever-present threat of extremism. The war in Ukraine has further complicated
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-.
San Bilal (ECDPM), has edited an e-book that presents valuable perspectives from external contributors.
The e-book focuses on how the European Union (EU), its member states, and their development institutions can effectively address the numerous global challenges within the context of the international and European financial architecture for sustainable development.
In 2024, Italy is set to assume the rotating Presidency of the G7. In the face of a complex geopolitical landscape and persistent crises that show no signs of abating, the question arises: How will the seven largest democracies come together to devise effective strategies? Furthermore, how will Italy navigate
In the newly published commentaire article entitled “Present and Future of Italy’s Development Cooperation”, European Think Tanks Group’s coordinator Daniele Fattibene, alongside Irene Paviotti, for the Italian Institute of International Affairs (IAI), provide an overview of the trends in Official Development Assistance and on the Italian’s perception on cooperation.
The article analyses the results of a survey conducted in 2022 by IAI and University of Siena’s LAPS in which the Italian citizens’ conflicted views and general attitudes towards aid is further displayed.
A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the conflict taking a center stage in the EU’s focus, Africa has felt the consequences of the war, while continuing to face wider existing challenges. This article looks further into the implications of the war against Ukraine for the Africa-Europe relationship.
