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  • 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 ›

  • 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 ›

  • 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 ›

  • 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 ›

  • 360-Degree Approach

    (noun) After private-sector infrastructure projects are already built, the EU uses this “comprehensive framework” to justify them retroactively. Can often appear so holistic that nobody is sure where it starts,… more ›

  • Blended Finance

    (noun) When governments mix public money with private investment, but let private investors get most of the attention. Officially designed to attract additional funds into sustainable development projects; unofficially designed… more ›