European Think Tanks Group
European Think Tanks Group
The European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) brings together six leading European think tanks working on international development and humanitarian issues: The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Elcano Royal Institute / Real Instituto Elcano, The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), The Institute of International Affairs / Istituto per Affari Internazionali (IAI), The Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations / Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI) and the The Overseas Development Institute (ODI). These six institutes share a strong commitment to higher global welfare, and a strong belief in the importance of better collective action to achieve global goals. They recognise the importance of the EU as a global player. The group works together in order to pool expertise, deepen analysis, improve communication, and maximise engagement with policy actors in Member States and EU institutions. The core values of the ETTG include a commitment to: high quality, independent research; effective, independent communication of research results; and non-partisan engagement in policy debate. The ETTG takes no political positions and is independent of all political groups. The ETTG was formed in 2010.
Researchers
Berger, Axel
Bergmann, Julian
Brandi, Clara
Erforth, Benedikt
Friesen, Ina
Furness, Mark
Götze, Jacqueline
Grimm, Sven
Hackenesch Christine
Keijzer, Niels
Koch, Svea
Publications
The European Union's new Ukraine facility: an important though insufficient step?
Bergmann, Julian (2024)
published on ettg.eu, 02.04.2024
EU-LAC cooperation on climate change and energy transitions
Riaño, Maria Alejandra / Damien Barchiche / Alexia Faus Onbargi / Niels Keijzer (2024)
in: ETTG Collective Report 2/2024, A common future for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Brussels: European Think Tanks Group, Brussels, European Think Tanks Group (ETTG), 15-26
Africa–Europe cooperation and digital transformation
Daniels, Chux / Benedikt Erforth / Chloe Teevan (Eds.) (2022)
London: Routledge
Achieving the SDGs: Europe’s compass in a multipolar world - Europe Sustainable Development Report 2022
Lafortune, Guillaume / Grayson Fuller / Leslie Bermont Diaz / Adolf Kloke-Lesch / Phoebe Koundouri / Angelo Riccaboni (2022)
Paris: Sustainable Development Solutions Network/SDSN Europe (2022)
The European Green Deal and the war in Ukraine: Addressing crises in the short and long term
Bolduc, Nathalie / Adis Dzebo / Alexia Faus Onbargi / Gabriela Ileana Iacobuţă / Niels Keijzer / Daniele Malerba (2022)
ETTG-Paper, July 2022
Advancing EU-Africa cooperation in light of the African Continental Free Trade Area
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Frederik Stender / Edward K. Brown / Philomena Apiko / Sean Woolfrey (2020)
ETTG-Paper, September 2020
European fear of ‘missing out’ and narratives on China in Africa
Karkare, Poorva / Linda Calabrese / Sven Grimm / Alfonso Medinilla (2020)
ETTG-Paper, July 2020
Harnessing EU external cooperation to boost ambitious and coherent climate action
Iacobuta, Gabriela / Di Ciommo, Mariella / Keijzer, Niels / Knaepen, Hanne / Valllej, Lolao / Bauer, Steffen (2019)
Brussels: European Think Tanks Group, Online
An Agenda for Europe in the World
Hackenesch, Christine / Leininger, Julia et. al. 2019
ETTG-Paper, 9 of september 2019
The Peer Review of EU aid: a challenge from the OECD
Keijzer, Niels / Simon Maxwell (2019)
ETTG-Blog, 18 January 2019
How Brexit affects Least Developed Countries
Olekseyuk, Zoryana / Israel Osorio Rodarte (2019)
Briefing Paper 2/2019
EU migration policy: (how) can the next European Commission do better?
Keijzer, Niels / Irene Schöfberger (2018)
ETTG-Blog, 10 December 2018
Financing EU external action: Understanding member state priorities
Castillejo, Clare / Niels Keijzer / Oscar Chmiel / Mariella Di Ciommo / Juha Jokela / Erik Lundsgaarde / Iliana Olivié / Aitor Perez / Sanne Thijssen / Julie Vaille / Zsuzsanna Vegh / Bernardo Venturi (2018)
ETTG-Blog, 3 December 2018
The EU to the rescue: priorities for a positive multilateralism
Chabason, Lucien / James Mackie / Simon Maxwell / Imme Scholz / Alex Thier / Nathalie Tocci (2018)
European Think Tanks Group, 15 October 2018
EU engagement with Africa on migration: a change of approach required
Castillejo, Clare (2018)
Briefing Paper 9/2018
Eight myths on the migration–development nexus that European and African policymakers need to reconsider
Schöfberger, Irene / Bernardo Venturi (2018)
ETTG Blog, 10 July 2018
Cities of arrival. Integrated urban and private sector responses to migrants and refugees
Dick, Eva / Giulia Maci / San Bilal / Anna Knoll (2018)
ETTG Blog, 4 July 2018
Vom Krisenmanagement zu nachhaltiger Entwicklung: Die europäische Entwicklungspolitik im nächsten EU-Budget
Koch, Svea / Niels Keijzer / Christine Hackenesch / Julian Bergmann (2018)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen, 6/2018
The European Union’s next Multiannual Financial Framework: Prospects and Challenges for EU Development Cooperation
Castillejo, Clare / Mikaela Gavas / Mariella Di Ciommo / Meritxell Sayós Monràs / Niels Keijzer (2018)
ETTG Policy Brief, 14 March 2018
A rapier not a blunderbuss: Why the EU must do better in supporting African job creation
Altenburg, Tilman / San Bilal / Giulia Maci / Dirk Willem te Velde (2018)
ETTG Paper, 15 February 2018
Can the EU prioritise both the African Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific group?
Keijzer, Niels / Alfonso Medinilla (2017)
ETTG Brief, 20 November 2017
How Brexit hits EU External Action: the UK’s European legacy
Henökl, Thomas (2017)
The Current Column of 16 March 2017
The European Union’s Global Strategy: making support for democracy and human rights a key priority
Hackenesch, Christine / Clare Castillejo(2016)
European Think Tanks Group
The European Union’s Global Strategy: putting sustainable development at the heart of EU external action
Gavas, Mikaela / Christine Hackenesch / Svea Koch / James Mackie / Simon Maxwell (2016)
European Think Tanks Group
Climate change: the European Union towards COP21 and beyond
Bauer, Steffen / Clara Brandi / Simon Maxwell / Tancrède Voituriez (2015)
European Think Tanks Group
Connected, contested and complex – Why Europe needs a global strategy
Messner, Dirk / Ewald Wermuth / Giovanni Grevi / Teresa Ribera / Kevin Watkins
The Current Column of 6 July 2015
Vorstellung des ETTG-Memorandums
Unser gemeinsames Interesse: Warum Europas Probleme globale Lösungen und globale Probleme Europas Handeln benötigen
Berlin, 13. November 2014
Unser gemeinsames Interesse. Warum Europas Probleme globale Lösungen und globale Probleme Europas Handeln benötigen
Zusammenfassung Memorandum, European Think Tanks Group
September 2014
Our Collective Interest - Why Europe’s problems need global solutions and global problems need European action
Memorandum, European Think Tanks Group
September 2014
A global economy that works for the good of all: responsible trade and financial policy coordination
Furness, Mark / Jodie Keane
The Current Column of 25 August 2014
Ensure a climate agreement and support a transition towards a green economy
Scholz, Imme / Niels Keijzer / Neil Bird / Alejandro Guarín
The Current Column of 4 August 2014
Addressing Peace, Security and State Fragility – How can the EU do Better?
ETTG Group (2014)
The Current Column of 29 July 2014
The case for an EU-China investment treaty
Berger, Axel
The Current Column of 10 June 2014
Let’s get comprehensive: European Union engagement in fragile and conflict-affected countries
Furness, Mark
Discussion Paper 5/2014
Germany's global ambition must have a European dimension
Furness, Mark / Svea Koch
The Current Column of 12 February 2014
Allocating the next European Development Fund for ACP countries
Negre, Mario
The Current Column of 05 December 2013
Deuropäische Afrikapolitik
Klingebiel, Stephan
The Current Column of 19 November 2013
The Lesson of Lampedusa – Why the EU and Africa Need a Strategic Partnership
Hackenesch, Christine / Svea Koch
The Current Column of 28 October 2013
What the EU could contribute, with a little EU-phoria
Furness, Mark (2013)
The Broker Online, 10 September 2013
Multilateral aid: structural change and donor preferences
Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
Discussion Paper 19/2013
EU joint programming: lessons from South Sudan for EU aid coordination
Furness, Mark / Frank Vollmer (2013)
Briefing Paper 18/2013
Towards renewal or oblivion? Prospects for post–2020 cooperation between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group
Negre, Mario / Niels Keijzer / Brecht Lein / Nicola Tissi (2013)
Discussion Paper 9/2013
Cost of non-Europe in development policy Study commissioned by the European Parliament
Klingebiel, Stephan / Pedro Morazán / Mario Negre (2013)
Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union
Post-2015: the EU can contribute more than aid to the global development agenda
Furness, Mark / Heiner Janus / Stephan Klingebiel (2013)
Briefing Paper 7/2013
The future of EU budget support: political conditions, differentiation and coordination
Faust, Jörg / Svea Koch / Nadia Molenaers / Heidi Tavakoli / Jan Vanheukelom (2012)
ETTG Briefing Paper
Can the EU confront inequality in developing countries?
Furness, Mark / Mario Negre (2012)
Briefing Paper 14/2012
Strategic partnership: an analysis of cooperation between the European Union and Africa
Hackenesch, Christine / Mark Furness (2012)
In: DE Magazin Deutschland 2/2012, 46-47
Events
High-level policy debate
Renewing the mission of EU development policy in times of global polycrisis
Brussels, 16.04.2024
Presentation of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) Report
A common future for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
4 April 2024
Virtual book launch
Africa–Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation virtual book launch
Online, 14 March 2023
Virtual Event
Financing the future of multilateralism: lessons from the WHO for reforming the UN
Online, 12 July 2022
Ninth Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD)
Green Deal Approaches and the Transformation of External Relations
Online, 20-21 September 2021
Virtual Workshop
Evidence-based Policy Making in support of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice
Online, 29-30 March 2021
Virtual Conference
How can the EU support its partner countries to avoid and resolve debt crises?
Online, 19 March 202
Virtual Event
EU-West Africa cooperation on One Health
Online, 8 December 2020
Online Event
Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, a discussion on implementation challenges and opportunities
Online, 06.10.2020
Webinar
Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU
Online, 28 May 2020
ETTG-UNDP Agenda setting event
The EU-AU Partnership
Addis Ababa, 9-10 March 2020
Panel discussion
How to walk the Green Deal talk in EU external cooperation? - Harnessing development cooperation to foster European climate leadership
Brussels,18 March 2020
Workshop
The next EU budget: challenges and opportunities for financing a geopolitical Union
Berlin, 20 November 2019
Panel event and discussion
ETTG is presenting: An Agenda for Europe in the world
Brussels, 31 October 2019
Discussion
EU Democracy Support in Africa in an Era of Uncertainty
Brussels, 30.04.2019
ETTG Event
Innovation in Development: the future of EU international Cooperation
Brussels, 18.10.2018
Conference
Innovation in Global Development: the future of EU international Cooperation
Brussels, 17.10.2018
Workshop
French-German cooperation towards global development
Paris, 21.06.2018
ETTG Event
Private Sector Solutions for Refugees and Host Communities in Developing Countries
Brüssel, 31.05.2018
Workshop
Die Zukunft des EU-Budgets: Chance für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Berlin, 20 March 2018
Public conference
The future of EU development policy
Paris, 24 October 2016
European Development Days Event
Getting to zero poverty and zero emissions
Brussels, 15 June 2016
Conference
The future of EU External Action
Berlin, 1 / 2 March 2016
Conference
Looking Beyond 2013: Are EU-Africa Relations Still Fit for Purpose?
Brussels, 28 October 2013
Bonner Impulse
Der Europäische Entwicklungsbericht 2013 – Post-2015: Global Action for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future
Bonn, 11 April 2013
Conference
Europäische Entwicklungstage
Brussels, 16 - 17 October 2012
Workshop
Tackling Global Issues Together: Climate Change and New Drivers of a European Policy for Global Development
Königswinter, 15 - 16 September 2010
Contact
Niels Keijzer
E-Mail Niels.Keijzer@idos-research.de
Telefon +49 (0)228 94927-256
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130
ETTG introduction
Highlight
EU-LAC cooperation on climate change and energy transitions
Riaño, Maria Alejandra / Damien Barchiche / Alexia Faus Onbargi / Niels Keijzer (2024)
in: ETTG Collective Report 2/2024, A common future for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Brussels: European Think Tanks Group, Brussels, European Think Tanks Group (ETTG), 15-26
Highlight
Advancing EU-Africa cooperation in light of the African Continental Free Trade Area
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Frederik Stender / Edward K. Brown / Philomena Apiko / Sean Woolfrey (2020)
ETTG-Paper, September 2020