San Bilal

Domestic & international priorities in the EU’s next long-term budget (MFF 2028-2034) The new long-term budget proposed by the European Commission – the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028-2034 – does mark a significant shift from the past, in an effort to better empower the EU ...

🌍 A 176% nominal increase for EU external action is a major headline. But what will this bigger budget actually be for?

@sanbilal.bsky.social analyses what we know of the upcoming Global Europe instrument and what it means for global partnerships.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3IJeRy3

#MFF #GEI

Inside the relentless race for AI capacity The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom — but critics question the cost, environmental impact and whether it is all needed

Great overview of AI infrastructures by FT
“95 per cent of commercially available AI computing power is operated by US and Chinese tech groups.”

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US Republicans seek to defund the OECD

Ivory Coast leader seeks fourth term after rivals sidelined

Le grand invité international - Pierre Heilbronn: «Les entreprises françaises sont le premier employeur étranger en Ukraine» La Conférence sur la reconstruction de l’Ukraine s’est ouverte ce matin à Rome en présence notamment du président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky, du chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz ou encore d’Ursula...

Pierre Heilbronn: «Les entreprises françaises sont le premier employeur étranger en Ukraine» rfi.my/BpWm.BS

Why skyrocketing cocoa prices are not benefiting Africa’s farmers

Carbon reporting urgently needs fixing — here’s how to do it

Brussels split over state aid for clean tech production

EU safety rules for chemicals will hamper quest for critical minerals industry, top miners say

Who are you calling over-the-hill? The truth about brain ageing

Pakistan to raise military spending 17% after clashes with India

Trade wars to weigh on two-thirds of developing countries, World Bank warns

Europe confronts Trump’s triple threat on Ukraine, Nato and trade

Which countries have the highest and lowest pensions in Europe? The future adequacy of pensions remains under pressure in the EU. Women continue to receive significantly lower pensions than men. Large disparities in pension levels persist across countries.

www.euronews.com/business/202...

Do the Most Climate-Vulnerable Countries Get More Adaptation Finance from the World Bank? url:https://www.cgdev.org/blog/do-most-climate-vulnerable-countries-get-more-adaptation-finance-world-bank

🔴 Recording now available for Africa–Europe: Partners in the Storm – From the Ministerial to the Summit

High-level officials share key outcomes of the AU-EU ministerial and the implications for the next phase of relations.

Full video 👉 bit.ly/3YWSUAS

w/ @euiss.bsky.social

🔴 "It was painful and it remains painful to hear countries with so much potential referred to as Least Developed Countries"

- H.E. Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Republic of Zambia

Full recording 👉 bit.ly/3YWSUAS

📸 Solutions to global hunger exist, but they remain out of reach due to a broken food governance system.

We welcomed ambassadors and experts to our Brussels office to launch the @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social report on food security.

The report 👉 bit.ly/4kItZtg
More on 👉 bit.ly/4iLiiRS

Our AU-EU ministerial brief begins!

South African Deputy Minister H.E. Thandi Moraka begins on the importance of multilateralism, peace and African mineral processing

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... and it continues.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe, speaks on the AU-EU partnership.

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📸 With the launch of a Circle of Finance Ministries for the Brazilian COP30 Presidency, we hosted an event with @concito.bsky.social, @odi.global and @e3g.bsky.social to share insider insights on addressing the climate finance gap of $1.3 Trillion.

European support for adaptation 👉 bit.ly/4hgte8V

🎬 ECDPM Director @sanbilal.bsky.social speaks to the European Parliament DEVE Committee ahead of the Financing for Development conference.

ESG fund outflows hit record as sustainable investing backlash grows

The number of homeless people in Brussels rose to nearly 10,000 – a rise of almost 25% in two years, confirming a trend that has been unabated since 2008.

Doubt Over US Treasuries’ Haven Status Is Bad for World, Nagel Says Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said a strong US Treasuries market is good for everyone, even as investors have turned to German bunds.

I’d honestly be more interested in his opinion on how to boost the international euro rather than a variation of “I want everything to stay the same.”

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

En Tunisie, les organisations d’aide aux migrants traitées comme des criminels par le régime Une dizaine de personnes sont incarcérées pour leur engagement associatif ou leur participation à des projets de soutien aux réfugiés. Elles sont accusées d’avoir encouragé l’installation de personnes étrangères en situation irrégulière.

En Tunisie, les organisations d’aide aux migrants traitées comme des criminels par le régime

MEPs at odds over corporate sustainability due diligence directive revision - Borderlex The European Parliament’s rapporteur the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive is in favour of rolling back the law's requirements to ease the burden on businesses. But the centre-left...

This due diligence drama just keeps running and running. My piece following today’s debate in the European Parliament on the commission’s plans to roll back some of the provisions borderlex.net/2025/04/23/e...

As the EU’s financial arm, our goal is clear: strengthen global partnerships for peace and prosperity.

In these uncertain times, Europe stands as a beacon of stability - our partners can trust us.

President @nadiacalvino.eib.org on @cnbc.com ⤵️

#SpringMeetings

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, auteur congolais et figure importante de la philosophie africaine, est mort Auteur d’une œuvre protéiforme mêlant essais et romans, il s’est éteint dans la nuit du 21 au 22 avril à l’âge de 83 ans.

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, auteur congolais et figure importante de la philosophie africaine, est mort

Team Belgium in action today: I’m moderating this afternoon the international discussions at the “Critical Raw Materials Roundtable: Towards a comprehensive Belgian strategy”, building on the EU CRM act.