Watch the video from the DEVCO web Infopoint seminar event in cooperation with ETTG and IAI for the Development – Security nexus.
The EU project is often described as an eternal work in progress, a ābeautiful yet still incomplete masterpieceā, primarily because of its inability, with a few exceptions, to reach shared decisions, thus effectively exercising its full power potential. It has been said that the European Union could āpotentiallyā become a fully-fledged member of the looming multi-polar system of global governance, provided that it not only develops its economic power, which is insufficient on its own, but also diplomatic, informational and military capabilities.
In 2020, the nature of the cooperation between the European Union and Africa is negotiated and might profoundly change: a new EU-Sahel Strategy, a new EU-Africa Strategy, the EU-AU summit in autumn, the German Presidency of the Council of the EU, the development of new finance instruments ā all against the background of a shaky multilateralism and the challenges posed by the corona crisis. An opportunity to raise the partnership to āa new levelā?
In this āAgenda for Europe in the Worldā, we share concrete proposals for the new EU leadership, focusing on nine key domains where the EU can make a difference.
Irene SchoĢfberger and Bernardo Venturi contest myths around the migration and development link, providing possible actions African and European policy makers.