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Tag: EU Foreign Policy

  • Interview with Joel Odigie

    Joel Odigie is General Secretary of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa. ITUC-Africs represents 18 million working men and women in 52 of the 54… more ›

  • Interview with Attiya Waris

    Attiya Waris is Professor of Fiscal Law and Policy at the University of Nairobi and the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt, other international financial obligations and human rights.  Q.… more ›

  • Anatomy of EU aid – part 3

    Partnership under unequal power: who defines mutual interest?  “This economic order constitutes the major obstacle standing in the way of any hope of development and progress for all the countries… more ›

  • Anatomy of EU aid – part 2

    Global Gateway and Global Europe: a new offer for an old bargain  After several postponements, the announcement finally came on 1 December 2021: Global Gateway would mobilise up to €300… more ›

  • Meet Immaculee

    Immaculee: The power of collective healing   Immaculee Nyirampore is 52 years old and a mother of four. She works as a tailor and farmer, and she is involved in local… more ›

  • Meet Hilarie

    Hilarie: When support means security   Hilarie Mujawamungu is 55 years old and lives with 9 people in her household in Rwanda, including her husband. She serves as the president of… more ›

  • Interview with Shereen Talaat

    Shereen Talaat is the founder and Executive Director of the MENAFem Movement for Economic Development and Ecological Justice. She’s Egyptian, but based in Morocco. Q: How is the current geopolitical… more ›

  • Externalisation

    (noun) The EU’s art of keeping people on the move as far away from Europe as possible while keeping legal responsibility at arm’s length. Officially described as partnerships with third… more ›

  • 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 ›