Global turbulence in 2026 demands a rethink of EU cooperation and self-reliance. Our latest edition covers:
๐ฎ๐ณ EU-India "Mother of All Deals"
๐ EU-Mercosur & the Mattei Plan
๐ก๏ธ Defending European values (MSC 2026)
๐ G20 finance & the "Personalist Global Order"
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ETTG Coordinator Daniele Fattibene recently joined Rai News to discuss the progress of the MatteiPlan ๐ฎ๐น
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We convened today for Bridging Policy and Practice: Roundtable on the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social EU Peer Review.
We discussed how to align the EUโs strategic interests with its commitments to poverty reduction, inclusivity of Team Europe, and the HDP Nexus in fragile regions.
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From consensus to action: the SevillaPlatform ushers in a โpostโaidโ era, bridging the $4T SDG gap with 130+ initiatives. Focus now: debt relief, smarter finance & tripling development bank capacity
Thanks to @rielcano.bsky.social & Spanish MFA for co-hosting these great discussions
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Greenland has moved from the periphery to the centre of EU strategic autonomy. It holds ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ฅ๐ .
๐ ETTG research urges the EU to move beyond extraction in the Arctic, promoting ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ต๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป / ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ w/ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐.
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A snap of our first BoD meeting of 2026, hosted by @rielcano.bsky.social.
We synced activities w/ policy processes & held a dive into ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ and ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ w/ technical i๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐จ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
Our webinar on Reconstruction of Ukraine & MENA argues that rebuilding amidst volatility requires deep institutional reform, not just aid.
Experts from @ecdpm.org & @idos-research.bsky.social unpacked why bridging the humanitarian-development gap is now an operational necessity.
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The EU faces a "Sovereignty Paradox": trading fossil fuel dependence for Critical Raw Material vulnerabilities.
Our new CRM collection argues resilience requires a foreign policy shift: partnering on green industrialisation in the Global South, not just extraction.
Find it here: bit.ly/4q96eNx
The EUโs proposed Global Europe Instrument shifts development aid toward competitiveness.
Our brief by Alexei Jones & Karim Karaki (ECDPM) analyzes the risks: how to balance crisis agility with long-term partnership while protecting climate and gender targets.
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Multilateralism is fragmenting, the EU can no longer "muddle through."
Our brief argues the 2026 French ๐๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ "๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ," bridging the finance and development gap between the South African and UK G20 presidencies.
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12/60: The number defining the quiet crisis of EU-LAC relations.
A month post-Summit, our analysis shows Brussels losing ground. While the EU offers "shared values," Beijing offers scale ($9bn credit line).
Trade gap (2007-23): China +9.6%, EU -2%.
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โข ๐๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐: Parliamentary stocktake outlined the need for a partnership reset on ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น
โข Mobilizing for ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฏ๐ฌ
โข ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐/๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ), ๐๐จโ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ relations, and the ๐๐จโ๐๐๐๐๐ Summit
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Ahead of the ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐, our brief argues the ๐ฎ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ must move beyond symbolism to become equitable. Recommendations on:
ย ย โข Reframing ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ/๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐
ย ย โข ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ (๐๐ฅ๐ ๐): shift from extraction to local prosperity
ย ย โข ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, & ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐
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ETTG was at the ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป-๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ (co-organised by Elcano Royal Institute ). This high-level forum exchanged perspectives on ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต.
Our Director Iliana Oliviรฉ provided expert input on the West and the Global South
How are the ๐๐จ, ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ adapting their international cooperation in a fragmenting world? Are their ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต converging or diverging?
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Ahead of the ๐๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐, we co-convened a ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐จ-๐๐จ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป-๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
With the EU Parliament, PAP, OSF & others, we discussed ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ & ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, pushing for an equitable, citizen-centered partnership for the Luanda Summit.
๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ?
Our new ETTG brief argues governance & local innovation are overlooked.
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How can Africa's digital transformation advance when ~600 million people lack electricity? ๐
Our new ETTG policy brief, "๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐," tackles this head-on, offering 7 key recommendations for bridging the divide.
Read it here: bit.ly/43BsQ08
This month, we're unpacking the ๐๐จโ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. We're amplifying the call for ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ and bringing new analysis on ๐๐จ-๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ and ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
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In Paris, we convened EU & UN leaders for our ๐ฐ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
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 ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ to what comes after the ๐ฆ๐๐๐. These talks will define our network's next research agenda.
Together with @ettg.bsky.social, @globalisationboell.bsky.social, Caritas Africa & others, weโre discussing debt, climate & development ahead of the 7th #EUAU Summit. Lavina Ramkissoon, AU Amb: โWe need to be revolutionary & transformational regarding the international finance architecture."
How is Europe's role in the world changing? ๐
Our September newsletter unpacks it: from ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐จ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ and new ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ-๐๐จ dialogues to timely analysis on Ukraine's reconstruction and a potential Trump 2.0.
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Great discussions in Istanbul at our "๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐" workshop!
ย ย โข 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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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 ๐
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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 ๐ช๐บ
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? ๐ช๐บ
Our new blog unpacks the key debates for the 2028-2034 MFF:
- Geopolitics vs. Development
- The โฌ2 trillion funding question
- Member state divisions
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Unpacking the FfD4 conference in Seville! ๐ช๐ธ
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 ๐๐ณ๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ 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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