Europolis: The Global Europe Podcast by ECDPM

Bruce Byiers s'entretient avec Etienne Giros du Conseil français des investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN) au sujet de la communication de la Commission Européenne « Un rôle plus important pour le secteur privé en vue de parvenir à une croissance inclusive et durable dans les pays en développement ». Mr. Giros estime que la communication marque un changement de discours positif et porteur de partenariat...

Florian Krätke from ECDPM speaks to Humza Yousaf, MSP, Scottish Government Minister for External Affairs and International Development. - Scotland's role in the post-2015 development discussion- To what extent can the post-2015 debate inform discussion of universal development and support policies internally?- How can Scotland's institutions learn and change where others have failed to do so?- Pri...

Welcome to this month’s GREAT Insights podcast – In this programme we have two in depth interviews focussing on Chinese investments in Africa. Emerging economies have been playing an increasing role in the global arena, and have thus justifiably attracted an increasing level of attention. Moving beyond stereotypes and pre-conceived perceptions has however proved quite challenging. China, as the do...

This is a GREAT insights podcast. The Magazine this month looked at New Diplomacy and Development, and as Editor San Bilal says, contrary to its traditional image, international diplomacy is a dynamic field. We feature many interesting articles ranging from: How economic diplomacy can play a role on trade and investment of developing countries; to Ghana’s challenges in a new diplomatic environment...

Hundreds of millions of people do not have jobs today and several hundred millions more will seek jobs by 2020. Most of these unemployed are under the age of 25 and live in developing countries. Whether these young people find jobs affects global security and well-beingThe latest issue of GREAT insights focussed on Fostering More and Better Jobs. I’m Clem Silverman and this month I’m joined by Rol...

Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) was one of the key speakers at the JAES lunch-time seminar on the future of Africa-EU relations organised by the European Commission. The aim of the the seminar was to discuss how Africa and Europe could collaborate more and better in multilateral forums. Other speakers included Connie Hedegaard, EU Comm...

Policy Officer ECDPM Dr Damien Helly estime que les suites des élections au Parlement européen en 2014 seront l'un des principaux défis pour les politiques européennes et internationales. Musique - Radiohem by Podington Bear-----Dans votre blog vous dites que l'un des principaux défis pour les politiques internationales européennes sera les élections au Parlement européen. Pourquoi dites-vous cela...

The future role of Europe in the world, including Africa/ACP-Europe relations, will be seriously affected by the outcomes of next year’s European elections and related appointments at the top of EU institutions because they will shape EU’s foreign affairs for the rest of the decade. Damien Helly talks about his new blog and questions whether this will lead to the great European renaissance or depr...

Trade talks set to disrupt Africa-Europe relations. Talks towards free trade between the European Union (EU) and Sub-Saharan African countries could seriously sour the political relations between the two continents and potentially jeopardise their Summit next April. After over ten years of negotiations, the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are due to be completed over the next few months. Fa...

Declared the UN Year of Family Farming and the AU Year of Food Security, 2014 will be particularly interesting. With key challenges in terms of policy directions, international processes, and Europe-Africa relations, conflicts can certainly arise; but next year we could also see some break-through in all these three dimensions. Expert in the CAADP process and head of ECDPM's Food Security programm...

Africa-EU Relations, when space is tight, focus on the essentials. Africa-EU relations are complex and prioritising the issues that must be discussed is one of the challenges in the next year, says Faten Aggad. There is a mix of different people with different vested interests, making it difficult to find common ground in order to make progress in various discourses. The European Think Tanks group...

In this extended challenges series podcast, Rhys Williams talks to Volker Hauck and Camilla Rocca from ECDPM's Conflict, Security and Resilience programme. Despite improved performance in peace and security matters over recent years, one of the major challenges in 2014 will be to further broaden the dialogue in peace and security beyond the more narrow security dimensions, ensuring the highest-lev...

Human security, sustainable economic growth, food security and job creation are all key for better Africa-Europe relations, says Obadiah Mailafia, Chief of Staff at the ACP, economist and finance expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2014: year of implementation? In this Challenges 2014 series podcast we take a look at economic transformation with Dr Bruce Byiers. While it would therefore be tempting to say that 2014 will be a ‘crucial’ year for economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is hard to ignore the continuing challenges that are faced every year: working through political systems to put policy reforms effecti...

The European Union’s Agenda for Change is a case of evolution over revolution. The EU’s new development policy sketches an aid-centric reform strategy that introduces significant changes for the European aid and development cooperation landscape in 2014-2020. With Europe in crisis and aid under pressure, the EU wants to increase the effectiveness of its development assistance. What are the biggest...

The negotiations on the next post-2015 international development framework will not be easy. This time around there is a lot of interest and many different voices need to be heard. An inclusive process that promotes ownership are seen as key to success. A major challenge is therefore to get as much preparatory work done as possible before the negotiations start in earnest. In this first podcast, J...

Will 2014 be a turning point in Africa-EU relations? Over the next seven weeks ECDPM will share its thoughts on the major challenges ahead in 2014 for Africa - EU relations. With a specific thematic approach each week, our programmes will analyse and evaluate the progress that can be made in the coming year, and what obstacles may lay ahead for policy makers as they work towards effective internat...

Même si il ya maintenant un nouveau président au Mali suite à un processus electoral organisé en hâte, le développement , la gouvernance et la sécurité dans la région de l'Afrique du Nord -Ouest , une région également appelée le Sahel ( nous parlons de personnes qui vivent au Mali , Mauritanie , Algérie, Niger , Burkina Faso , Libye , le Tchad , mais aussi des pays voisins ) est toujours un sujet...

There is now a new president in Mali following a hastily organized election process; but development, governance and security in the region of North-West Africa is still a matter of concern for African and European policy makers. This region is also called the Sahel (we are talking of people in Mali, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Libya, Chad but also neighbouring countries)Question 1:W...

A short podcast from ECDPM with views from our experts on cooperation between Europe and Africa. With Dr. James Mackie, Isabelle Ramdoo, Andrew Sherriff and Faten Aggard. Visit http://www.ecdpm-talkingpoints.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ECDPM's Head of Strategy Jean Bossuyt explains why he is “surprised and not surprised” that the EC’s management has decided to rethink the whole approach to Political Economy Analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jean Bossuyt explains why the EC’s decision to discontinue Political Economy Analysis is also not a surprise. This is part two in a four part series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jean Bossuyt explains what’s next for political economy analysis in the EC? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jean Bossuyt explains what other forms of analysis could replace political economy analysis? This is part four of a four part series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jean Bossuyt explains why the EC’s decision to discontinue Political Economy Analysis is a surprise in part one of a four part series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.