🌍 Today’s proposal by the European Commission to boost the external budget instrument to €200B sends a strong signal of global leadership. But within this Foreign Policy Instrument, we’re eager to see the commitment to #ODA — that’s where EU priorities will truly show. #MFF

European Commission A bigger budget won’t matter if Global Europe swaps development for geopolitics! Read our reaction to the European Commission #MFF announcement: bit.ly/4nOb7Lv

More money, less vision? #MFF The EU’s new #GlobalEurope Instrument risks turning partnerships into political transactions—prioritizing flexibility over clarity, and influence over development. Read our analysis and recommendations ➡️ actionaid.org/publications/2… DEVE Committee Press

Los países europeos siguen sin suspender relaciones y sin adoptar sanciones a Israel, pero mucha gente SÍ está a la altura ante el genocidio israelí Las protestas obligan a adelantar el final de hoy en la Vuelta, en la que participa un equipo de Israel

Africa Climate Summit kicks off this week 🌍 Ahead of the EU–AU Summit in Nov & COP30, EU must show ambition in its partnerships: 💸 Trillions not billions 📢 Grants not loans 🔓 Cancel unfair debt 💰 Make polluters pay #AfricaClimateSummit #EUAU

❓What are the real implications of the #GlobalGateway? Join Counter Balance, ActionAid EU, CONCORD Europe & us on 8 October as we'll discuss the impacts of #energy, mining, #climate & infrastructure projects on the ground. Register here: eurodad.org/eu_global_gate…

❓What are the real implications of the #GlobalGateway? Join Concord-europe.bsky.social, eurodadnews.bsky.social, Counter Balance and us on 8 October as we'll discuss the impacts of #energy, mining, #climate & infrastructure projects on the ground. 👉eurodad.org/eu_global_gate…

🚨 ExxonMobil is lobbying hard to weaken the EU #CSDDD. For the Global South, this is not abstract: fossil giants have long polluted, extracted & violated rights in Africa, Asia & Latin America. EU must deliver strong due diligence for #ClimateJustice. somo.nl/how-big-oil-ki…

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Europe must stand on the right side of history and ensure its core values and commitments translate into concrete action for accountability, justice and the protection of Palestinian rights and self-determination. (1/2)

Yesterday, the EU Foreign Affairs Council has met and yet again it has failed to act on suspending Israel’s preferential trade agreement, which is a betrayal of the EU’s own principles and commitments to human rights and international law. (1/2)

10 years after Paris — Europe's biggest diplomatic win — EU risks arriving at #COP30 with words, not leadership It can still: → Support a Just Transition Mechanism → Triple adaptation finance by 2030 Not new ambitions, bare minimum for credibility! consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

As winter closes in, pregnant women and newborns in Gaza face deadly conditions due to lack of clean water, food, and warmth.

🇪🇺 Just days before #COP30, EU climate ministers agreed a 2040 target of –90 % vs 1990 levels — but with loopholes allowing up to 10 % offsets abroad. That means Europe will only cut ~85 % at home, paying others to decarbonise on its behalf.

Today the European Parliament approved its Omnibus I mandate, weakening #CSDDD. By siding with far-right forces and corporate lobbies, MEPs signal that EU values and the rights of women and communities in the global South are negotiable when they collide with short-term profit.

ActionAid joins the AU–EU CSO events on Nov. 19 ahead of the 7th AU–EU Summit. The Summit is a key moment to push for tax justice, debt relief, climate justice, and investment in public services. Join us online: us06web.zoom.us/j/89470285831?…

Ahead of the 7th #AUEU2025 Summit in Luanda, civil society from Africa and Europe are calling for a reset of the AU–EU partnership. Our new joint statement urges leaders to centre equality, just trade, climate justice and debt reform, not profit or extractivism.

Mounting debt crisis means global South governments are spending on average 15% of their revenue servicing external debt. This figure has doubled since 2010. More than 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health or education.

Clearly, Europe must now take seriously what President #Trump said in his inauguration speech last year #Greenland 🇬🇱

📣 New briefing with Eurodad & CONCORD: EU blended finance & the illusion of development As Global Europe is redesigned, “mobilise private capital” is becoming the default answer. That’s a political choice, not a technical tweak. actionaid.org/publications/2…