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The discussions on the European Union’s (EU) next seven-year budget have begun. We explore emerging positions on future development financing; and caution against an over-simplified, overly flexible and an interest-driven budget.

Check out Mikaela Gavas's insights on the impact of cutting USAID, as quoted in Forbes.

Check out Mikaela Gava's insights on USAID cuts, as quoted in The Telegraph.

In this blog we introduce the findings from our new policy paper, in which we examine the mounting pressures on development agencies and outline five key dimensions of agency effectiveness. This paper marks the first piece of our new research series on “agency effectiveness” and lays the groundwork ...

Development cooperation will come under more pressure in 2025, with aid budgets shrinking across key European donors. What are the key issues that will likely shape the EU’s approach to international partnerships, and opportunities and challenges for the bloc on development cooperation?

While substantive information about the flagship projects is scarce, a new list of 46 Global Gateway flagship projects for 2025 is now available. The list of flagship projects selected for 2025 is supposed to help showcase the kind of investments the EU is offering to its partners across the globe. ...

What are the key lessons on triangular or "trilateral" partnerships? Here, we explore a discussion on helf by the Rethinking Development Cooperation Working Group.

Europe finds itself at both a geopolitical and fiscal crossroads. It must meet the demands of the new world order, address unfolding conflict and humanitarian crises across the globe, tackle the climate crisis and invest in its partner countries. But its finances are inadequate to deal with the mult...