A future for development cooperation
May, 2026 This week, the OECD convened around 500 people in Paris for a much-needed and timely discussion on the
Collective Thinking forGlobal Development
Independent by nature
Aiming at informing and influencing European and international cooperation
International cooperation
Coordinating and facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue
400 researchers
Distributed across our 6 member institutes to facilitate, produce and disseminate evidence-based knowledge and innovation
Sustainable innovation
Connecting policy-relevant research with EU policymaking and implementation
Working
on a global scale
In the 16 years of its existence ETTG members have extended to 7 European states. Additionally, ETTG has built partnerships with a diversity of governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations and leading think tanks in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.
Cities that ETTG has directly presented or organised events in the framework of a project.
Geographic areas that have been subject to ETTG analysis.
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Corridors for Opportunity: Leveraging Critical Minerals for Job-Rich Growth
March, 2026 Authored by Daniele Fattibene (ETTG), Iliana Olivié (ETTG), Judith Arnal (Real Instituto Elcano), Jorge Cantallopts (Centro de Estudios
The UN at 80: Reform, Reconstruction and the Future of Multilateral Delivery
March 2026 As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary in 2025, discussions about reform are increasingly converging on various
Acting Together from G7 to G20
On 6 May 2026, alongside the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), IDDRI, and Think France 2026 we convened a closed-door roundtable
Corridors for Opportunity: Leveraging Critical Minerals for Job-Rich Growth
On 11 March 2026, alongside World Bank Group we convened a webinar to examine the role of critical raw materials
Bridging Policy and Practice: Roundtable on the OECD EU Peer Review
In Brussels we convened a rountable titled Bridging Policy and Practice roundtable to examine how European development cooperation is navigating
Collective action
for greater impact
The strength of ETTG is based on the multidisciplinary expertise of over 400 researchers, covering the EU’s comprehensive external action and international cooperation agenda. ETTG members share a strong belief in collective action to achieve global public goods. As independent think tanks, ETTG members systematically connect with the policymaking world at the level of the EU institutions and member states, with a broad range of civil society actors, through practical research and analysis, and by organising debates, workshops and high-level events.
- Development Finance
- Digital Transitions
- EU-Africa Relations
- EU-Latin America relations
- Food systems transformation
- Green and just transition
- Peace, security and governance
"We analyse and translate the relations between the EU and the South, from policy formulation to implementation.
We provide policy-oriented analyses offering recommendations that take into account trade-offs and dilemmas in development decisions."
Iliana Olivié
ETTG Director