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In Paris, we convened EU & UN leaders for our ๐Ÿฐ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

We discussed challenges to multilateralism, alliances, and the MFF amid the polycrisis. An ETTG policy brief with insights will follow.
ETTG members convened in Paris for our 2nd Annual Retreat, hosted by @iddri.bsky.social.

We explored strategic priorities for global development, from the ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ to what comes after the ๐—ฆ๐——๐—š๐˜€. These talks will define our network's next research agenda.
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Together with @ettg.bsky.social, @globalisationboell.bsky.social, Caritas Africa & others, weโ€™re discussing debt, climate & development ahead of the 7th #EUAU Summit. Lavina Ramkissoon, AU Amb: โ€œWe need to be revolutionary & transformational regarding the international finance architecture."
How is Europe's role in the world changing? ๐ŸŒ

Our September newsletter unpacks it: from ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—จ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ and new ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ-๐—˜๐—จ dialogues to timely analysis on Ukraine's reconstruction and a potential Trump 2.0.

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Great discussions in Istanbul at our "๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜" workshop!

ย ย โ€ข We compared the EU, China, and Turkey's engagement with the Global South in a new era of politicised, transactional partnerships.

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New Directions in Development: Comparing Turkey, the EU, and China - newettg
On September 15-16, 2025, the ETTG, alongside the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), co-hosted a two-day workshop in Istanbul. The event, โ€œ...
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With keynotes from H.E. Grace Naledi Pandor, our Pretoria workshop critically examined the AU-EU partnership.

After 25 years, how do we move beyond Eurocentric structures? We discussed concrete steps for decolonising research & building truly equal, horizontal cooperation ๐ŸŒ

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To be an effective global actor, the EU must move beyond a traditional aid model and incorporate a wider chorus of EU voices ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Our new publication explores how to:

- Integrate Central & Eastern European views
- Bridge the "East vs. South" divide
- A new vision for Global Europe

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In a world of rising crises, EU's resilience strategy needs a strategic update. With shrinking aid budgets, tough choices must be made.

Our new publication explores:
- Where to focus aid: East or South?
- How to do "more with less"?
- Balancing EU values with pragmatism.

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The battle for EU's next budget has begun. Will urgent internal demands overshadow its ambitions as a global development actor? ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Our new blog unpacks the key debates for the 2028-2034 MFF:

- Geopolitics vs. Development
- The โ‚ฌ2 trillion funding question
- Member state divisions

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Unpacking the FfD4 conference in Seville! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

Our special newsletter covers mobilising private capital, a new tax coalition, our collective blog on the development finance agenda, and much more member analysis.

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The ๐—™๐—ณ๐——๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ revealed a significant gap between the official agreement and the progress made on the sidelines. Our new ETTG blog provides a detailed analysis of the key outcomes.

The Sevilla Platform for Action signals a critical shift toward tangible commitments.

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Revisit some of the key moments of last weekโ€™s event on โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—จโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€: ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎโ€ on our highlights video.

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ETTG | EP Event "The EUโ€™s Development Policy at crossroads"
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This month we tackled the future of global development finance, hosted ๐—•. ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ at the EP and discussed ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป / ๐—˜๐—จ-๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.

ย ย โ€ข This edition also covers member analysis on ๐—–๐—ฅ๐— ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ and much more.

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A productive ETTG board of directors meeting yesterday!

We reviewed a busy first half of 2025 (๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ & ๐Ÿณ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€!) and set our strategic direction for the future. Excited to continue our collaborative research and analysis on key global development issues.
๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ & ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—จ'๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜?

Our event with Commissioner Sรญkela, Bill Gates & MEP Barry Andrews highlighted 4 priorities:

ย ย โ€ข Deepening private partnerships, de-risking investment, a reliable EU budget & reforming the global multilateral system.
Great time at the 2025 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Weekend in Marrakech. The focus was on "๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฝ"

We hosted a side event on ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ, exploring opportunities for Africa-Europe collaboration.

Stay tuned for outputs!
Our May newsletter is out ๐ŸŒ

Explore analysis on AU-EU relations, digitalisation, global health, debt, climate finance, migration EU defense & sustainable development.

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A polarised world demands evidence-based analysis. ETTG's network bridges research & policy to strengthen EU's global role with 400+ analysts across Europe.

๐ŸŽฌ Explore our new institutional video:

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ETTG Institutional Video | 2025
YouTube video by European Think Tanks Group (ETTG)
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Our latest policy brief: โ€œ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—จโ€“๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ" dives deep into the ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ in the ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and the urgent need for ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

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Energy and Climate Finance in the Context of the EUโ€“North Africa Partnership - newettg
Our latest policy brief is authored by Sabrine Emran (PCNS), Hanne Knaepen (ECDPM), and Larabi Jaรฏdi (PCNS). The analysis delves into the critical role of North Africa in the global [โ€ฆ]
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ETTG members gathered today to discuss the EU's long-term budget, focusing on the MFF's size, structure, and strategic priorities, particularly balancing security, sustainability, and economic competitiveness.

Stay tuned: www.ettg.eu
Just wrapped up 2-day discussions on "๐—ฅ๐—ฒ-๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—จ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ: ๐—˜๐—ง๐—ง๐—š - ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ" in Warsaw.

Stay tuned for further outputs.

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Re-balancing European voices in the EU international cooperation agenda - newettg
Alongside the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) we had the pleasure toย  host a two-day dialogue in Warsaw on April 8th and 9th, focusing on โ€œRe-balancing European voices in [โ€ฆ]
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How can Europe and North Africa forge a truly transformative and equitable partnership for the green transition?

โ€ข Are the benefits being distributed fairly? Is enough being done to address the urgent climate adaptation needs in North Africa?

Read our blog analysis here: bit.ly/3R3NOOR
A new chapter in the EU-North Africa partnershipย on climate and energy - newettg
Authored by Hanne Knaepen (ECDPM) and Sabrine Emran (PCNS) Europe and North Africa are intensifying cooperation, driven by shared interests in renewable energy deployment, trade and industrialisation....
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Our monthly roundup delves into:

โ€ข Gender Equality
โ€ข ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐— ๐—™๐—™
โ€ข ๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ in Cape Town
โ€ข Two blogs: ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜-๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น, and ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, with regional infographics.

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