The key tools and governance approaches for international cooperation for sustainable development (hereafter, international cooperation) were set up in a markedly different time and age. International cooperation – with official development assistance (ODA) as the dominant means of...

With the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the EU will define not only the financial but also the political priorities until 2030. Which political objectives the EU intends to pursue in the future will therefore be a key issue during the MFF negotiations. The 2030 Agenda for...

The EU is one of the leading global players in international development, trade, peace and security. Therefore, a key part of the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is the one reserved for action beyond EU’s borders. This budget heading is called ‘Global Europe’ (also referred to...

Mit dem nächsten Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen (MFR) legt die EU nicht nur die finanziellen, sondern auch politischen Schwerpunkte bis 2030 fest. Während der MFR-Verhandlungen stellt sich damit die Frage, welche politischen Ziele die EU künftig verfolgen will. Die durch die EU entscheidend...

Die EU gehört zu den führenden weltweiten Akteuren in den Bereichen internationale Entwicklung, Handel, Frieden und Sicherheit. Deshalb ist ein wesentlicher Teil des Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmens (MFR) für das auswärtige Handeln der EU reserviert. Der entsprechende Teil des Budgets heißt...

The European Green Deal conveys the EU's ambition to adjust and "green" its economic growth trajectory and become climate-neutral by 2050, as part of its contribution to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. While being ambitiously pursued within the Union's own borders, the...

This paper assesses the preferences of EU institutions and member states for the Union's development policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing both the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss and the exacerbating socio-economic inequalities requires a response that links the...

This paper assesses the preferences of EU institutions and member states for the Union’s development policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing both the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss and the exacerbating socio-economic inequalities requires a response that links the...

This collective IDOS Discussion Paper seeks to inform the incoming EU leadership and member state capitals about the EU's role in a changing world, main internal and external influences, as well as the prospects and expected challenges in the new legislative period. The primary focus of this...

The European Green Deal conveys the EU’s ambition to adjust and "green" its economic growth trajectory and become climate-neutral by 2050, as part of its contribution to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. While being ambitiously pursued within the Union’s own borders,...