by ianmengel | Mar 24, 2021 | Germany, News
On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament votes on the “Report for a new Africa-EU Strategy”, which will contribute to the revised Africa-EU Strategy to be adopted at the upcoming AU-EU Summit. Amidst resurgent debates about migration conditionalities...
by ianmengel | Mar 23, 2021 | Germany, News, Portugal, Slovenia
On the occasion of the European Parliament’s vote on the “Report on a new EU-Africa Strategy – a partnership for sustainable and inclusive development” (25 March 2021), the EUPP partner organisations from Germany, Portugal and Slovenia believe that...
by ianmengel | Jan 25, 2021 | Germany, News
Brexit, EU budget, climate protection, migration – even without the Corona pandemic, the German EU Council Presidency 2020 would have been very challenging. It is therefore quite understandable that the German government was unable to meet all the expectations placed...
by ianmengel | Dec 8, 2020 | Germany, News, Portugal, Slovenia
– UPDATED VERSION (09 December 2020) – Update: “The surprising – and very last-minute – postponement of the AU-EU informal meeting is a worrying signal. The global challenges we are facing today require our concerted efforts and strengthened...
by ianmengel | Dec 8, 2020 | Germany, News
Ahead of the meeting between the leaders of the African Union and European Union on 9 December 2020, the Joint Africa-Europe Strategy (JAES) European Civil Society Group addressed a letter to the Permanent Representatives of EU member states to the European Union. The...
by ianmengel | Dec 1, 2020 | Germany, News
On 1 December, VENRO and various partners hosted the online conference “Smart but fair: How digitalisation works for everyone” to discuss opportunities and risks of digitalisation for social inclusion, political participation and sustainable development....