Chancellor Rishi Sunak has welcomed his global counterparts to London for the G7 Finance Ministers meeting. They’re joined by representatives from European Commission, IMF, OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives & World Bank to discuss action to tackle climate change and ensure strong economic recovery. #G7UK

Catching up with FridayGroup colleagues at our alumni evening BELvue Great keynote by Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter

Elke vrijdag deze zomer, discussieert De vrijdaggroep over de Zero Risk Society💥 Risico: hoe erover te praten, het te aanvaarden, het te beheren? En vooral: hoe kunnen we dit op democratische wijze doen? Magali Magali Van Coppenolle geeft een inleiding in Knack! knack.be/nieuws/belgie/…

Si vivre est le plus grand des risques.. comment gérer cela en tant que société démocratique? J’écris une intro au sujet, pleine de questions et peu de réponses! C’est à retrouver L'Echo pour une série d’été par le FridayGroup ! (Chaque … vendredi!)

I find the injunction ‘think for yourself' very stirring - until I remember that I could never have conceived of 99% of the concepts I rely on every day to survive. I’m extremely grateful to those who have thought for me.

Such a powerful image - the Minister from Tuvalu in the South Pacific delivered his speech to #COP26  from the sea to illustrate the crisis they face with rising sea levels

Une COP d’achevée... COP-quoi? On a lancé #LigneClimat pour retracer l'historique de la gouvernance climatique 🇧🇪! De la création du #GIEC à la dernière COP26, les accord intergouvernementaux belges... 30 trop longues années d'efforts pour le climat ligneclimat.com

Hey Financial Times - can we get the old desktop landing page back? Or a new, but better one? Stuck with full screens of nick clegg portrait and stock images - stuff of nightmare. #badbadux #wtfux #ux

If you read anything about Dominic Cummings Cummings this year, let it be this piece by David Runciman in The Guardian. V good & v needed. Torn now: how to read Dom’s substack, without giving him my 💸💸? theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

Reconnaissant d’avoir eu l’occasion d’apporter ma pierre à l’édifice dès le début du FridayGroup , et de pouvoir continuer à soutenir cette plateforme unique via la Koning Boudewijnstichting 9 ans plus tard! 😃👇Magali Van Coppenolle Audrey Hanard Jonathan Holslag

The scale of Russia’s attack is massive, terrifying, unreal.

𝗤𝗨𝗢 𝗩𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗦, 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗨𝗠? Op 24/05 organiseert FridayGroup een debat sur l'avenir institutionnel de notre pays. Debaters: Annelies Verlinden, Georges-L BOUCHEZ, Elke Van den Brandt, Thomas Dermine, Sander Loones & Oliver Paasch. RSPV: eventbrite.com/e/quo-vadis-be…

What can anyone say that Larry hasn’t said

“The King has asked me to become Prime Minister because this nonsense has gone on long enough.”

Terugblikken op het burgerpanel 🤩 Een unieke ervaring in 2 minuten samengevat: 60 burgers, 3 weekends en het werk achter de 34 aanbevelingen voor een hervorming van de partijfinanciering 👏 👉 Lees nu alle aanbevelingen: bit.ly/WNTTRapportBur…

Climate Bonds' Global Head of Policy Magali Caroline Van Coppenolle shares her 3️⃣ key takeaways from #COP28. #climateaction #climatefinance Watch:

The transition from a carbon-intensive to a green economy must be just. But how do you finance a #justtransition? Lily Burge Magali Van Coppenolle Brendan Curran Nick Robins discuss the role of bonds Just Transition Finance Lab buff.ly/4cZ7EEu

It’s estimated the transition to net zero will cost US$4.5 trillion globally per year by 2030. Could bonds provide a way to finance a just transition? Lily Burge, @MagVanCop, Brendan Curran and Nick Robins consider the role bonds could play. justtransitionfinance.org/commentary/cou…