Africa must stop migrants reaching Europe to keep EU cash, plans show
Brussels wants to link development aid to measures to stem migrant flows to Europe.
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EU to Africa: No more free cash
The European Commission wants to strengthen the link between foreign aid and domestic priorities like energy and migration.
Why the EU won’t stop the development aid decline
In this episode, host Giada Santana talks with Search for Common Ground’s executive director, Hilde Deman and politics reporter Magnus Lund Nielsen to discuss the EU’s diminishing role in international development aid.
[Opinion] Why EU’s €18m for Israel undermines peace
The optics of a nine-fold increase of annual funding for Israel, in the middle of its devastating military campaign in Gaza, stands in contrast with the attempted suspension, delaying and constraining of EU development aid for the Palestinians.
EU says no Palestinian aid going to Hamas, programmes to continue
The European Commission on Tuesday (21 November) said its review, ordered after the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, found no misuse of EU development funds for Palestine so far and development aid could continue, but called for stricter controls goin…
Urgent review of EU development aid to Palestine finds no inadvertent financing of terrorism
The European Commission said on Tuesday it will proceed with payments of development aid to the Palestinian territories this month after its internal screening identified no diversion of funds to terrorist groups.
Two wars threaten to overload Europe’s leaders
EU leaders are insisting they can tackle two disasters at once — but that rings hollow.
EU’s foreign policy weakness is here to stay
The outlook for Europe is only going to get tougher — not only because of events unfolding in the Middle East but also the prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency.
Kenya, a symbol for the EU Global Gateway’s impact and struggles
MOMBASA, KENYA – The East African harbour is a gateway for the continent toward the rest of the world. Its strategic location attracts many investors. The European Union is one of them, next to Beijing.