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❗ STARTING NOW | Our 21st #StateOfEU high-level roundtable is kicking off! Join us for a day full of key debates, as we explore the urgent need for a #RenewedSocialContract for Europe to ensure inclusive transitions, peace, security and social prosperity. 🎥 Follow live: https://bit.ly/StateOfEU24 #FutureOfEurope #EUDemocracy #Voices4Choices

🔴 Starting now | As part of the #StateOfEU Festival of Politics and Ideas, join our Fringe Session jointly organised by Friends of Europe and TheMerode. As a major election year comes to a close following pivotal votes in both the EU and the US, Europe faces the task of strengthening its global leadership in response to shared challenges like climate action, digital transformation and security. The session will be an opportunity to explore the role and promises for Europe beyond 2024, with a focus on what Donald Trump's re-election will mean for Europe and its flagship initiatives launched during the 2019-2024 mandate. We're delighted to welcome: 🔹 Ahmed Abdirahman, Founder & CEO of Järvaveckan and EYL40 European Young Leaders 🔹 Klen Jäärats, Executive Director of the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), former EU Sherpa, and EYL40 European Young Leaders 🔹 Karien van Gennip, Former Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment 🔹 Kirsten van den Hul, Director of DutchCulture, former member of the Dutch Parliament, writer and EYL40 European Young Leaders ➡️ Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eQN77rge

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Session: A social, green and competitive Europe Participating in conference on #StateOfEU in Brussels. 🙌🏾interesting discussions! Great to meet fellow European Young Leaders at Friends of Europe as a representative from Sweden and Järvaveckan

✨ #HappeningNow | Tonight, Friends of Europe is holding its high-level President’s Gala Dinner. 💡 As part of our #StateOfEU festival, we’re bringing top thought leaders together to discuss a #RenewedSocialContract for Europe at a time of critical geopolitical shifts. ➡️ Learn more about our State of Europe festival: bit.ly/StateOfEU24

❗ HAPPENING TOMORROW Stay tuned for Friends of Europe's 21st #StateOfEU high-level roundtable, where leading voices, changemakers and policy-shapers will come together and help exploring the urgent need for a #RenewedSocialContract to ensure inclusive transitions, peace, security and social prosperity. We will make sure that citizens’ perspectives are presented, driving the conversation toward a fairer, more united Europe 😉 ➡️ Stay tuned and find out more here: https://bit.ly/StateOfEU24 #RenewedSocialContract #Voices4Choices #EUDemocracy

🔴 Session 7: Rethinking Global Partnerships 🎙Jean Van Wetter, CEO of Enabel 🎙Luc BAGUR, Director for Sustainable Development Policy and Coordination at the European Commission DG INTPA 🎙Anja Langenbucher, Director of the Gates Foundation Europe Office 🎙Mouctar Bah President Brussels-Africa Hub 🎙Reinhold Elges, Director Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Representation Brussels 🎙Papa Amadou SARR, Executive Director of the Mobilization, Partnerships and Communication Department - Agence Française de Développement 🎙Dharmendra Kanani , Chief Operating Officer and Chief Spokesperson of Friends of Europe 🎧Listen in https://bit.ly/48Ay9yr #FutureAfricaEurope

📆 ONE DAY TO GO | Join Friends of Europe’s 21st #StateOfEU high-level roundtable tomorrow, as we explore the urgent need for a #RenewedSocialContract to ensure inclusive transitions, peace, security and social prosperity. Drawing from our 10 Policy Choices for a Renewed Social Contract for Europe, we will engage in crucial discussions to craft the Europe we want the new Commission to work towards. Leading voices, changemakers and policy-shapers from across the globe will come together to explore how to make Europe more inclusive, resilient and competitive for all. 📍 Don't miss this crucial event for key conversations as we navigate the challenges and opportunities facing Europe and its future! ➡️ Stay tuned and find out more here: https://bit.ly/StateOfEU24 #RenewedSocialContract #Voices4Choices #EUDemocracy

🔴 Happening now! | Join the final session of the #FutureAfricaEurope Forum, where we’ll explore how the Africa-Europe partnership can pivot toward sustainable, impact-driven investments. This discussion is especially timely as a new AU-EU chapter unfolds, centered on collaborations that strengthen local resilience and development. This session is part of Friends of Europe's #DRIVEImpact Initiative, which aims to reshape investment strategies by focusing on sustainable development, local empowerment and equal partnerships. Through DRIVE, we’re working to build funding and collaboration frameworks that support local solutions, deepen private sector engagement and promote shared goals across regions. Joining us to discuss: 🔈 Jean Van Wetter, CEO of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) 🔈 Luc BAGUR, Director for Sustainable Development Policy at the European Commission 🔈 Anja Langenbucher, Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Europe Office 🔈 Papa Amadou SARR,  Executive Director at the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and former Senegalese minister, general delegate for Entrepreneurship  🔈 Reinhold Elges – Director of GIZ Brussels 🔈 Mouctar Bah – President of the Brussels-Africa Hub 🎥 Follow live: https://lnkd.in/eKstwJh5 #EUAfrica #Cooperation #Investment #GlobalPartnerships