Donors, implementing agencies and DFI/PDB cooperation. European donors’ partnership with the EIB
The European Investment Bank (EIB) cooperates with the European Union (EU), its member states and their development agencies at both
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Enhancing coordination between European donors, development agencies and DFIs/PDBs – Insights and recommendations
With the increasing reliance on development finance to mobilise resources and catalyse private sector initiatives and finance at scale for
The future of the EU as a global development actor
The report builds on the result of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) and the Elcano Royal Institute cooperation, with the support of the Spanish State Secretariat for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
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
The first European Humanitarian Forum: talk shop or game changer?
This commentary provides an overview of key takeaways and the aspects to keep in mind for the way forward after the first European Humanitarian Forum which took place in March 2022.
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.
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.
Beyond business as usual: Igniting the AU-EU partnership on peace, security and governance
This report is the outcome of a partnership initiative launched in 2021 by the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) and
The sixth EU-AU Summit: Partners in therapy?
Summits are an inevitable part of the international relations game. But each and every time they end up in disappointments because expectations were too high or longstanding frustrations and irritants on both sides were not openly addressed. To break with this pattern, the partnership should move from an asymmetrical top-down relationship to a more horizontal partnership where both parties negotiate deals on the basis of trust and mutual respect.