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Tag: Development Cooperation

  • Migration Conditionality

    (noun) When development cooperation is transformed from a tool for poverty reduction into a reward – or punishment – programme for migration control. Officially, aid and partnerships should support shared… more ›

  • Critical Raw Materials

    (noun) Materials that suddenly become “critical” when Europe discovers it needs them for its green and digital transitions. Officially, they are essential inputs for strategic industries and clean technologies. Unofficially,… more ›

  • Mutually Beneficial Partnership

    (noun) In theory, a replacement of old-fashioned donor-recipient dynamics with an equal partnership where both the EU and partner countries pursue shared interests. In practice, it means a partnership carefully… more ›

  • Global Gateway

    (noun) The EU’s flagship strategy for turning development cooperation into an investment portfolio. Officially described as a strategy to build “smart, clean and secure connections” around the world; unofficially, a… more ›