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 15 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.
✦ Latest
From Sevilla to Implementation: The Post-FfD4 Agenda on Financing for Development
March, 2026 The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla concluded with a rare moment of global
Italy-Africa Summit & the Mattei Plan
February, 2026 ETTG Coordinator, Daniele Fattibene appeared on Rai News to discuss the progress of Italy’s Mattei Plan following the Italy-Africa
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
ETTG Board of Directors January 2026
January 29, 2026 We convened at the Elcano Royal Institute in Madrid for our first Board meeting of 2026. These
The post-FfD4 Agenda on Financing for Development
We hosted alongside Elcano Royal Institute, with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
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
Our projects
ETTG – AFD: Setting the scene for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development
Timeline: 2 years (2024-2025) The world is facing a multitude of crises, impacting the international order and cooperation between continents. Africa, particularly vulnerable, is experiencing rising poverty, social unrest, and