March 2026 As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary in 2025, discussions about reform are increasingly converging on various structural questions: should the UN remain primarily a forum for global policy coordination, or evolve into a system capable of delivering large-scale reconstruction and infrastructure projects? How to tackle current
We hosted alongside Elcano Royal Institute, with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), a high-level 1.5-day event in Madrid focused on the future of international development finance. Following the landmark 4th International Conference on Financing for
December 2025 The multilateral system is not collapsing, but it is fragmenting under the weight of shifting geopolitics, a crisis of trust, and a widening gap between stated values and actual practice. In this volatile context, the European Union, traditionally the systemâs staunchest supporterâstruggles to adapt its strategy and shape
Ahead of the 7th African Union-European Union Summit in Luanda, we were honoured to co-convene “From Cairo to Luanda: A 25-Year Parliamentary Stocktake of AU-EU Relations” alongside the Pan-African Parliament, the EU Parliament, the Open Society Foundations (OSF), and the Centre for Human Rights. This dialogue took place on November
This week in Paris, the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) convened the 4th Annual Dialogue on the EU and Global Development. Against the backdrop of a global polycrisis and significant shifts in the multilateral system, the event provided a valuable forum for a closed-door, frank exchange under the Chatham House
This policy brief analyses policy convergence and divergence between Europe and Africa in the field of climate and energy and identifies areas for further policy debate beyond COP27. Specifically, it examines cooperation efforts and challenges in two areas: hydrogen and JETPs.