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TESTIMONY

International Development Cooperation After Brexit
Mikaela Gavas
January 31, 2019
Mikaela Gavas submitted written evidence to the United Kingdom's House of Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee on January 31, 2019. In her evidence Gavas answered questions about the future of UK-EU development cooperation after Brexit.
Blog Post

Why a No-Deal Brexit Would Be Bad for Developing Countries
Hannah Timmis
January 25, 2019
Last week, the British Parliament rejected the Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement by a resounding 432 votes to 202, making the odds of a no-deal Brexit greater than ever. Having survived a motion of no-confidence, the government now has fewer than 70 days to devise an alternative exit pl...
Blog Post

Should the UK’s Development Department be Merged with Foreign Affairs and Trade?
Ian Mitchell
January 22, 2019
Rumours have re-surfaced—perhaps as a result of Treasury kite-flying—that  the Government is considering merging its international-facing Departments as part of the coming spending review. We’ve argued in the past that the best approach to development policy is through an...
POLICY PAPER

The EU’s Financial Architecture for External Investment: Progress, Challenges, and Options
Mikaela Gavas
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Hannah Timmis
January 11, 2019
In 2017, the EU launched an ambitious programme of investment mobilisation in Africa and the Neighbourhood: the External Investment Plan (EIP). This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the EU’s complex external investment architecture.