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🇪🇺 EU Commission President von der Leyen has landed in India seeking closer ties. Both powers have much to offer on digital sovereignty as they move to counter US tech hegemony. How the EU and India can collaborate on sovereign digital infrastructure 👉 bit.ly/4aMSUYE

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📝 The dismantling of USAID offers the EU an opportunity to strengthen its global relevance and prove itself a more useful and reliable partner. The EU must respond quickly, strategically, and above all, together if it wants to distinguish itself from America. Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4gH5b22

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📸 From our high-level panel at the Finance in Common summit on how Public Development Banks can better work together to finance sustainable food systems. Many thanks to the speakers and attendees! Co-hosted with @ifad.org, CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the Agri-PDB platform.

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📣 As rebel groups advance through eastern DRC, many have understood the conflict as merely about minerals. The truth is more complicated. How did we get here? And what are the implications for Africa and Europe? Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4b2dfJw

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📝 Rapidly changing dynamics of global economic governance and rising geopolitical tensions are significantly impeding Europe’s trade, investment and development efforts. The EU must evolve fast to achieve its ambitions. Read the paper 👉 bit.ly/3QTGYeN

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📅 Upcoming event | 27 February in South Africa In light of a widening food finance gap, we are co-organising a side event at the Finance in Common Summit 2025 with @ifad.org, CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the Agri-PDB platform. Register and find more info 👉 bit.ly/3ERmuR0

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📣 With Ghana announcing visa-free travel for all Africans and Kenya lifting Electronic Travel Authorization requirements for almost all Africans, the continent is moving closer to free movement. What should happen next? Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4148kDv

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📣 The new leaders of the African Union have been elected! But with a continent racked by conflict, is the AU truly equipped to confront its challenges? And are its tools fit for purpose? Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3DbONsG

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📝 The dismantling of USAID is a game-changer with broad implications not only for vulnerable people and US soft power, but also the EU’s foreign and development policy goals. The question is: what now? Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4gH5b22

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🎬 What is India Stack and how can international partnerships on tech benefit Europe's drive for digital sovereignty and economic competitiveness? Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4aMSUYE

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🎬 How can partnering with countries like India and South Africa accelerate the EU's drive for competitiveness and digital sovereignty? Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4aMSUYE

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📝 The AI Action Summit starts today in Paris as European leaders attempt to improve the EU's digital competitiveness and lead global discussions on AI governance.

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🎙️ ECDPM's Melody Musoni shares insights about the unique challenges and opportunities facing African nations in the age of AI in an episode of the ‘Digital for Good’ podcast. Listen on Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/3CN6MFG

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🔥🔥🔥New publication Our new paper calls for the #EU to develop the #EuroStack of sovereign digital infrastructure & embrace it in its foreign, trade & cooperation policy. This would build on, but move beyond the #BrusselsEffect & its focus on governance alone #TechSovereignty

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📝 Threats from rivals and friends alike, and falling competitiveness, fuel calls for sovereign EU digital public infrastructure - the "EuroStack". Partnering with digital trailblazers like India will be key to its success. Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/4aMSUYE

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📝 What factors are shaping the EU's upcoming long term budget (hashtag#MFF), and therefore its priorities, ambitions and capacity for external action in the next 7 years? Read the full paper 👉 bit.ly/3VNQv9M

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📣 Emerging markets are $4.2 trillion a year short of meeting sustainable development and climate goals. Multilateral development banks and development finance institutions are well equipped to address this gap. Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/40xrLEx

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[Analysis] #Climate: The broken promise of loss and damage finance - Can #Europe help? By Daniel Adeniyi | @ecdpm.org 🌍

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📝 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Brussels today to repair the frayed UK-EU relationship. Repairing trust will be difficult, but development cooperation could play an important role in aligning once again. Read the brief 👉 bit.ly/3RZ2tf5

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📝 The EU Green Deal aims to create big changes in how resources are used. As temperature increases affect water, food and energy needs, an integrated approach is necessary - but how can the EU make it a reality? Read the article 👉 bit.ly/4hCn3fl

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📝 Growing global divisions and escalating challenges will inevitably complicate negotiations for the EU's upcoming long-term budget, with consequences both within and beyond its borders. Find our latest work on the new MFF, as well as insights into the current and past frameworks 👉 bit.ly/3PM6sdj

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📸 ECDPM's Geert Laporte is moderating a panel on Strategic Policy Reflections for our Flanders-Africa report. w/ Secretary General of DKBUZA, Director General at DG INTPA, CEO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Deputy Director of Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland

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📝 How can #Flanders develop sustainable and mutually beneficial #international relations with Africa? Today we launched our study with HIVA-KU Leuven for the Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office at an event with the Flemish minister-president! Find the study here 👉 bit.ly/4jAkD2U

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📸 Today we hosted policymakers, development finance experts and stakeholders for "Shaping the future of rural transformation through innovative financing." Thank you to all participants for such a productive event!

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📝 Recent events like the bankruptcy of NorthVolt and struggles of Germany's AI champion Aleph Alpha highlight the urgent need for a more robust EU tech ecosystem. Brief 👉 bit.ly/41tV24S

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🔴 LIVE NOW | Localising the WEFE nexus in cities: Translating EU policy into urban investments 👉 youtube.com/live/thAO4Mb...

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📬 The weekly compass is in your inbox! Get the latest international cooperation developments straight to your inbox 👉 bit.ly/3CLjWQU This week: 🇪🇺 The EU's MFF explained 🤝 Why international cooperation matters 💰 Financing for development 💧 The water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus 📅 Events and more!

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📅 Happening tomorrow! | Online @ 09:30 We are bringing together practitioners and policymakers to discuss how EU policy can be translated into actions that localise the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus in cities. More information and livestream link 👉 bit.ly/40sHN2i

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📣 Frustration from developing countries toward COP29's lackluster climate finance goal reflects deeper systemic issues, underscoring the need to link the pursuit of climate justice with broader global reforms. Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4ahjbhD

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📣 Frustration from developing countries toward COP29's lackluster climate finance goal reflects deeper systemic issues, underscoring the need to link the pursuit of climate justice with broader global reforms. Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4ahjbhD

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📅 Online event this week! | 24 January, 09:30 We are bringing together practitioners and policymakers to discuss how EU policy can be translated into actions that localise the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus in cities. More information and livestream link 👉 bit.ly/40sHN2i

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📝 Aligning Africa’s priorities for food processing with the EU’s expertise and investment tools could create deeper economic collaboration between the two continents. How can Africa and Europe strategically work together on green industrialisation? Read the report 👉 bit.ly/3DYizkZ

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📝 With a ceasefire so far holding in Gaza, the EU might reflect on how its divided response to conflicts in the Middle East damaged its diplomatic credibility and effectiveness in upholding a rules-based international order. Read the brief in full 👉 bit.ly/4inpeVC

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📝 How can Europe improve its support for Africa’s climate adaptation needs amidst rising African disillusionment and geopolitical and domestic challenges? Read the policy brief 👉 bit.ly/4hgte8V

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📅 On January 28, we're delighted to be presenting our work for Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office at an event with the Flemish Minister-President on Flanders: A Gateway to Africa. Emerging Africa strategies from actors like Flanders hold promise in advancing Europe-African mutual interests.

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[Commentary] #GlobalEurope: How the #EU’s geoeconomic shift is adversely affecting developing countries, by @claraweinhardt.bsky.social and @ferdideville.bsky.social | @ecdpm.org

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📬 The weekly compass is in your inbox! Not subscribed yet? Catch up on the latest international cooperation and development publications here 👉 bit.ly/3CLjWQU

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📝 Africa faces a critical climate adaptation finance crisis. Funding needs are outpacing current levels of support as trust in international commitments erodes. How can Europe support Africa in addressing this? Read the policy brief 👉 bit.ly/4hgte8V

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🎬 Webinar recording now online! The geography of green iron and steel: Opportunities for Europe and North Africa Watch in full 👉 bit.ly/4j7U4Sp @ieefainstitute.bsky.social @agoraind.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social @amedinil.bsky.social

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📣 Building a resilient and sustainable African coffee sector requires immediate actions and long-term reforms, but aligning incentives across the value chain is key to ensuring smallholder farmers benefit equitably from market opportunities. Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3ZYIJwu

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📅 ECDPM's Cecilia D'Alessandro will speak at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture ( #GFFA2025 ) on 'The Converging Climate and Bioeconomy Agendas in Africa.' 🕓 January 16, 16:00 📍 Berlin More info 👉 www.gffa-berlin.de/en/sessions/... ATOR 👉 www.resakss.org/node/6907

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📅 Can the decarbonisation of the EU’s iron and steel industry present opportunities to work closely with North African partners while also meeting their objectives of industrial development? This week | Jan 15, 09:30 CET, Online Register here 👉 bit.ly/4j7U4Sp

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[Analysis] #GlobalEurope: #European support for adaptation in times of shifting politics and tight budgets, by Hanne Louise Knaepen | @ecdpm.org

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📝 The post-2027 EU budget must address unprecedented geopolitical instability. But despite calls for reform, entrenched negotiation dynamics and institutional path dependencies may constrain change, each scenario presenting trade-offs for EU external action. Full paper 👉 bit.ly/3VNQv9M

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Join us for an interesting conversation around where and how to place and think about green iron and steel in broader EU-(North Africa) Africa relations. Jan 15, 2025 at 9:30am (CET)

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