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Future-proofing the EU's global health strategy
The new EU global health strategy, adopted by the European Commission on 30 November 2022, has been positioned as a crucial element of EU external policy, geopolitical influence and strategic autonomy. However, maintaining the long term commitment necessary for achieving global health ambitions in turbulent times remains challenging. Against this backdrop, in 2023 the Policy Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service conducted a foresight exercise involving external experts to ...
Policy Departments’ Monthly Highlights March 2024
EU and US strategies towards sub-Saharan Africa: EU-US Explainer
Conflict, food insecurity and climate shocks, among other crises, have destabilised African countries in recent years and curbed economic activity. Nevertheless, sub-Saharan Africa is seen as an emerging geopolitical force; and the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) are actively reframing their partnerships with the region.
Establishing an EU talent Pool
The problem definition and problem drivers in the impact assessment (IA) appear to be well-supported by evidence. The IA provides a well-structured analysis of the existing situation and the likelihood for the problem to persist. The IA identifies the initiative's general and specific objectives, which appear to be specific, achievable, relevant and time-bound, but not measurable, as recommended by the Better Regulation Toolbox 'S.M.A.R.T.' criteria. The IA does not define more detailed operational ...
International Agreements in Progress - The Samoa Agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific States
On 15 November 2023, the European Union (EU) and its Member States signed a new partnership agreement (referred to as the 'Samoa Agreement') with member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). The multiple negotiation levels, the coronavirus crisis and difficulties in reaching agreement on sensitive issues, such as migration management and sexual and reproductive health and rights, prevented the new agreement from being finalised by the initial expiry date set ...
NDICI-Global Europe: Implementation
With a budget of almost €79.5 billion in 2021 prices, the Global Europe Instrument is the EU's main financing instrument for external action for 2021 to 2027. The European Commission adopted most of the programming documents under the instrument in December 2021, setting out the priorities and budget allocations for EU cooperation with its partner countries and regions. After two years of operations and before the instrument's mid-term evaluation, the Parliament is set to vote in December on a report ...
Γενική επισκόπηση της αναπτυξιακής πολιτικής
Η αναπτυξιακή πολιτική βρίσκεται στον πυρήνα των εξωτερικών πολιτικών της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. Αποσκοπεί στη μείωση και, εν τέλει, στην εξάλειψη της φτώχειας, ενώ βρίσκεται στο επίκεντρο της απάντησης της ΕΕ στην Ατζέντα του 2030 του ΟΗΕ για τη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη (Ατζέντα του 2030). Στους στόχους της περιλαμβάνονται η προώθηση της βιώσιμης ανάπτυξης, η προάσπιση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων και της δημοκρατίας, η προαγωγή της ισότητας των φύλων, η προώθηση της ειρήνης και των κοινωνιών χωρίς αποκλεισμούς ...
Αφρική
Η συνεργασία της ΕΕ με τις αφρικανικές χώρες και την Αφρικανική Ένωση (ΑΕ) βασίζεται σε δύο διαφορετικά πλαίσια: συγκεκριμένα: α) τις συμφωνίες εταιρικής σχέσης με τα κράτη της Αφρικής, της Καραϊβικής και του Ειρηνικού (ΑΚΕ) και β) την κοινή στρατηγική Αφρικής-ΕΕ. Η συμφωνία εταιρικής σχέσης, η οποία υπεγράφη στο Κοτονού (Μπενίν) το 2000 μεταξύ της ΕΕ και των κρατών ΑΚΕ και η οποία αποτέλεσε το νομικό θεμέλιο της πολιτικής, οικονομικής και αναπτυξιακής διάστασης της εταιρικής σχέσης εδώ και περισσότερα ...
Developing countries' energy needs and priorities under a sustainable development perspective: The specific case of Africa and green hydrogen
Africa is the continent most affected by energy poverty, with more than 40 % of its population lacking access to electricity. This is in spite of an extremely high potential for renewable energy generation and an increasing number of fossil fuel developments on the continent. Through its development cooperation programmes, the EU has committed significant funds to reduce energy poverty in its partner countries in Africa. These programmes aim to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 7, which ...
Understanding policy coherence for development
A commitment under the EU Treaties, policy coherence for development requires the EU and its Member States to take into account the objectives of development cooperation in all their external and internal policies that are likely to affect developing countries. Managing competing objectives is a challenge. Better awareness among EU policy-makers and a streamlined action plan could help mitigate trade-offs and improve synergies.