📅 With this week marking the first plenary session of the new European Parliament and the election of Ursula von der Leyen as the next European Commission President, Jean Van Wetter, CEO of the Belgian development agency Enabel, and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, have jointly published an article in POLITICO on why the EU needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts. Read here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSt5jam4 🤲 As #peace, #poverty, #stability, and #resilience are interconnected and should be dealt with in a comprehensive way, the article underlines how it is both in line with European values and interests to contribute to stabilising and addressing the drivers of social, economic and ecological crises and protracted violent conflicts worldwide. In this context “international development organizations work on a wide range of topics, including those that will be at the heart of EU policy discussions, such as #migration, #security, #energy and #environmentaltransition. Trying to achieve results on migration or security, for example, without addressing the dimensions and drivers of fragility, will not work. Worse, it would be counterproductive.” They close by stressing the central importance of EU decision-makers continuing to pay due political attention to this issue in the mandate to come. 🔗 Having both acquired considerable expertise in working in fragile contexts while also addressing drivers of fragility, GIZ and Enabel will continue to closely work together in the framework of the Practitioners' Network for European Development Cooperation. As #TeamEurope, we must acknowledge that “sustainable peace needs international cooperation and it needs Europe’s attention today”. Read the full article below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dF7Ygu56 #InternationalCooperation #TeamEurope #Fragility #Sustainability #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanCommission #UvL Dr Friedrich Stift, Juha Savolainen, Michal Minčev, Manuel Tonnar, Francisco TIERRASECA GALDÓN, Tobias Jung Altrogge, Marco Riccardo Rusconi, Jeremie Pellet, AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO - AECID, #AICS, British Council, Centrālā finanšu un līgumu aģentūra, Central Project Management Agency, Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P., Czech Development Agency - CzechAid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), #FCDO, #FIIAPP, Goethe-Institut e.V., LuxDev, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Netherlands Enterprise Agency , #RoAid, SNV, Sida, Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation
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🗣️In a joint article, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Board of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH , and Jean Van Wetter , CEO of Enabel , point out that international development organisations play an essential role in supporting fragile states. ❗Read the full article 👇 #WorkingBetterTogether #KnowledgeExchange #TeamEurope #StrongerTogether
📅 With this week marking the first plenary session of the new European Parliament and the election of Ursula von der Leyen as the next European Commission President, Jean Van Wetter, CEO of the Belgian development agency Enabel, and Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, have jointly published an article in POLITICO on why the EU needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts. Read here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSt5jam4 🤲 As #peace, #poverty, #stability, and #resilience are interconnected and should be dealt with in a comprehensive way, the article underlines how it is both in line with European values and interests to contribute to stabilising and addressing the drivers of social, economic and ecological crises and protracted violent conflicts worldwide. In this context “international development organizations work on a wide range of topics, including those that will be at the heart of EU policy discussions, such as #migration, #security, #energy and #environmentaltransition. Trying to achieve results on migration or security, for example, without addressing the dimensions and drivers of fragility, will not work. Worse, it would be counterproductive.” They close by stressing the central importance of EU decision-makers continuing to pay due political attention to this issue in the mandate to come. 🔗 Having both acquired considerable expertise in working in fragile contexts while also addressing drivers of fragility, GIZ and Enabel will continue to closely work together in the framework of the Practitioners' Network for European Development Cooperation. As #TeamEurope, we must acknowledge that “sustainable peace needs international cooperation and it needs Europe’s attention today”. Read the full article below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dF7Ygu56 #InternationalCooperation #TeamEurope #Fragility #Sustainability #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanCommission #UvL Dr Friedrich Stift, Juha Savolainen, Michal Minčev, Manuel Tonnar, Francisco TIERRASECA GALDÓN, Tobias Jung Altrogge, Marco Riccardo Rusconi, Jeremie Pellet, AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO - AECID, #AICS, British Council, Centrālā finanšu un līgumu aģentūra, Central Project Management Agency, Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P., Czech Development Agency - CzechAid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), #FCDO, #FIIAPP, Goethe-Institut e.V., LuxDev, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Netherlands Enterprise Agency , #RoAid, SNV, Sida, Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation
The European Union needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts
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As the newly elected European Parliament and the European Commission under the renewed presidency of Ursula von der Leyen are set to begin their work, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and I have jointly published an article in POLITICO yesterday on why the EU needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts. In an interconnected, increasingly complex and fragile world, crisis, conflicts and wars quickly spill over. National or even continental borders become irrelevant. National solutions are no longer the answer to international challenges. The European Union has a special responsibility for its neighbouring continents and should play a leading role in international cooperation. Peace, poverty, stability and resilience are interconnected and should be dealt with in a comprehensive way. International cooperation benefits both European citizens and all countries in need. In this interconnected and increasingly fragile world we cannot exclude countries and regions outside Europe. We will be affected by a further increase in global social, economic and ecological crises and protracted violent conflicts. Neglecting that kind of assistance in fragile contexts is most likely to result in missed opportunities to reap the benefits of greater stability and peace. Read more here below. https://lnkd.in/eMEgi5e7
The European Union needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts - Enabel - Belgian Development Agency |
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In a world that moves full speed towards isolationism and polarisation, staying engaged becomes an act of courage. Why the EU should stay engaged in fragile contexts. A joint statement from our director and the chair of the management board of GIZ. #fragile contexts #european commission
As the newly elected European Parliament and the European Commission under the renewed presidency of Ursula von der Leyen are set to begin their work, Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Chair of the Management Board of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and I have jointly published an article in POLITICO yesterday on why the EU needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts. In an interconnected, increasingly complex and fragile world, crisis, conflicts and wars quickly spill over. National or even continental borders become irrelevant. National solutions are no longer the answer to international challenges. The European Union has a special responsibility for its neighbouring continents and should play a leading role in international cooperation. Peace, poverty, stability and resilience are interconnected and should be dealt with in a comprehensive way. International cooperation benefits both European citizens and all countries in need. In this interconnected and increasingly fragile world we cannot exclude countries and regions outside Europe. We will be affected by a further increase in global social, economic and ecological crises and protracted violent conflicts. Neglecting that kind of assistance in fragile contexts is most likely to result in missed opportunities to reap the benefits of greater stability and peace. Read more here below. https://lnkd.in/eMEgi5e7
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Unpleasant Truths: European Development Policy Needs a Thourogh Revision Having spent a good part of my professional life in international cooperation and development policy, I became increasingly unsatisfied with the approaches, objectives, and (non-) results of those activities. I am still wondering why there is virtually no serious public debate on that policy field, given the fact that the EU and its member states together rank as the largest donors of global development aid—in hard money: the EU spends around 70 bn annually. In times of geopolitical competition with China, Russia and other nations, we can no longer afford a lack of efficiency and clear policy objectives. In my latest policy brief of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, I developed a conceptual framework from a centre-right perspective to understand better what is going wrong and how to find new approaches. I start with three building blocks: - Limitation: Conservative and liberal thinking is characterized by deep mistrust, rejection of comprehensive solutions, and awareness of the limits of governance. Development policies are often led by overstretched objectives, resource waste, and persistent asymmetrical relations between donors and recipients. Subsidiarity: The principle of subsidiarity, central to Christian Democracy and the European Constitution, emphasizes local empowerment. However, current development often violates this by perpetuating dependencies. EU and national development policies need to be oriented towards clear subsidiarity principles. - Conditionality: Not remaining true to our values would invite accusations of double standards. Applying this criterion respects diverse socio-cultural development patterns, aligns with principles of limitation and subsidiarity, and ensures efficiency and sustainability through transparency and accountability, providing a safeguard against costly and detrimental engagements like those in Afghanistan and the Sahel. My conclusions are the following: - With rising populism and expected budget cuts, the "more is better" model must end. The established cooperation system has failed; it no longer serves European interests globally and contradicts Europe's intended more vital role in international relations. - A broader understanding of "sustainability" should replace the vague idea of "development". - Ethical implications and contradictions in current systems need open discussion, while political conditionality must remain to preserve Europe's credibility. - Real mutual interest includes accepting conditions and transparent limits of engagement. Save-the-world illusions have to go. Improved coordination between the EU and member states is needed. The added value of the EU's development efforts often needs to be clarified. Thanks also to Samuel C. for his valuable contributions. #EU #DevelopmentPolicy #GlobalSouth #Centreright #ChristianDemocracy https://lnkd.in/eeFS5tf4
The Future of European Development Cooperation: A Centre–Right Perspective
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Reflecting on this policy brief and the three key findings made me realize that Pacific Islanders critically thinking about these issues need to voice our thoughts on what is best for us as a Pacific people. Not just think them but voice them - with sophistication and eloquence. To speak for ourselves rather than others speaking for us or on behalf of us. The key findings of this brief made me critically ask, “Should there even be competition for space in the development landscape in the Pacific?” There is a lot to do - enormity of many gaps - social, economic, environment, infrastructure including in the supply and provision of basic utilities such as access to undisrupted clean drinking water. These could benefit from development partners’ assistance. If traditional partners are assisting the Pacific island countries based on the Pacific island countries’ priorities at national and regional level, then there is tremendous space for emerging development partners like China, etc. to find a meaningful role and place. Complementarity rather than competition should be the modus operandi. Harmonization by development partners of their development assistance is in the spirit of the principles of development cooperation. Perhaps that should happen before entering the Pacific rather than taking more of the already limited headspace of Pacific policymakers in managing undesirable competition and behavior of traditional and new development partners. https://lnkd.in/e2V3hgYj
Geopolitics in the Pacific Islands: Playing for advantage
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⏳It has been two years since the 6th AU-EU summit, and it is still evident that Africa and Europe need to work jointly, given their fundamentally interlinked futures. The collaboration continues to shape the future for both continents, and the prosperity of one relies on the other. 🗓With the second anniversary fast approaching, it is essential to assess progress against commitments made under the revised partnership, as well as an important moment to reflect on the implications of the current geopolitical context and its effects on both the roll-out of the Global Gateway and its flagships and on priority sectors of cooperation between Africa and Europe. ⏮Let's rewind to the one-year mark and revisit the strides in building a prosperous and sustainable partnership. 🔗https://lnkd.in/dzVtxhVu 🔊Visit our #AUEUTracker for updates on the delivery of commitments ⤵️ 🔗https://lnkd.in/djP6Ksbr #AU #EU #Partnership #GlobalGateway #AUSummit Camilla Toulmin Raphael Danglade
One year after the 6th AU-EU Summit
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The EU is (somewhat inadvertently) facing a massive gap in its complicated funding structures that will make it much harder to fund any kind of stabilization or peacebuilding support beyond humanitarian aid and very short-term recovery/stability. We've discussed this at an expert roundtable in Brussels in June (Abi Watson & Julia Friedrich, building on the official EU mid-term review of external financing instruments), and we'll soon have published analysis ready. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH & Enabel heads Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel & Jean Van Wetter are alarmed - and rightly so, as our analysis will show. https://lnkd.in/e_-ePabb
The European Union needs to stay engaged in fragile contexts
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It's crucial to invest in developing economies to decrease mass migration from the Global North. And it's even better when this investment is not spent on useless border defence projects. But why stop there? We can take it a step further by investing in the countries of origin of migrants and implementing policies focused on lasting peace. Let's work towards sustainable development and a circular economy to create a better future for all. Together, we can make a positive impact. Check out this joint declaration for a strategic and comprehensive partnership between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the European Union to see how we can work together towards a brighter future. It’s not perfect but directionally it represents progress #sustainabledevelopment #circulareconomy #socialentrepreneurship #europeanunion #bettertogether Link: https://lnkd.in/eYhdqz2E
Joint Declaration on the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership between The Arab Republic Of Egypt and the European Union
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul Attends 2024 Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum (GEEF) on March 14 , 2024. 1. Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul attended the 6th Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum (GEEF) co-hosted by the Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment at Yonsei University, the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future, and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens on March 14 under the theme of “Reboot the SDGs, Reset Our Future.” 2. This forum was held to discuss ways for international cooperation to accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid the deepening global polycrisis. It brought together 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, 11th Federal President of Austria Heinz Fischer, 32nd President of Columbia Juan Manuel Santos, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Korea Kang Kyung-wha, former President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim, and others, in person or virtually. 3. Foreign Minister Cho highlighted that the UN-led multilateralism needs to be strengthened to accelerate the SDGs implementation and that this momentum should be kept up at the Summit of the Future this coming September. He also underscored the necessity of revitalizing international discussions on the SDGs implementation by countries in special situations such as Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). 4. Foreign Minister Cho emphasized the need for an integrated approach based on universal values and principles to harmoniously achieve the three pillars of the UN -- development, peace and human rights -- and called for a reform of the international financial architecture and increased cooperation with the private sector for securing development finance to strengthen the means of the SDGs implementation. 5. As the Korean government plans to enhance its status as a “Global Pivotal State,” Foreign Minister Cho expressed Korea’s commitment to actively contribute to shaping international discourse and norms for global peace and prosperity as a member of the Security Council in 2024-2025. He said that Korea will work in solidarity with the international community to achieve practical results in dimensions such as strengthening the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, digital transformation of developing countries, and capacity building of future generations. 6. In the forum, Foreign Minister Cho shared with various stakeholders from home and abroad how Korea is contributing and will continue doing so to the acceleration of the SDGs implementation, demonstrating to the international community the country’s commitment to achieving the SDGs. https://lnkd.in/gyUPbgcQ
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul Attends 2024 Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum (GEEF) on March 14
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Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary for Economic Affairs Pakistan, and Alfred Grannas, German Ambassador to Pakistan, oversaw the signing of €45 million agreements on Technical Development Cooperation, marking the initiation of new bilateral projects. These projects, rooted in a longstanding partnership, focus on climate and energy, sustainable economic development, training, employment, health, and social protection. Through a holistic approach, they aim to address complex global challenges like climate change and the inclusion of vulnerable groups. Both parties emphasized the significant impact of German development cooperation in Pakistan, striving for a sustainable future. Ambassador Grannas highlighted the collaboration's footprint in the country, echoing the sentiment that international cooperation benefits all parties involved. Secretary Niaz expressed gratitude for the support, acknowledging its contribution to the country's socio-economic development. #Pakscience #DevelopmentCooperation #BilateralProjects #SustainableFuture #GlobalChallenges #ClimateAction #Inclusion #Partnership #Gratitude
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