Really worrying development: Climate banking group pauses activities amid rising political pressure
San Bilal
@sanbilal.bsky.social
Executive Director @ECDPM.org (#geopolitics, climate & development finance, EU & beyond). Posts are my personal views
🌍 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
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 ...
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Great overview of AI infrastructures by FT “95 per cent of commercially available AI computing power is operated by US and Chinese tech groups.” ig.ft.com/ai-data-cent...
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
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Ivory Coast leader seeks fourth term after rivals sidelined
Pierre Heilbronn: «Les entreprises françaises sont le premier employeur étranger en Ukraine» rfi.my/BpWm.BS
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...
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Why skyrocketing cocoa prices are not benefiting Africa’s farmers
Carbon reporting urgently needs fixing — here’s how to do it
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
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 w/ @euiss.bsky.social
... 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. w/ @euiss.bsky.social
📸 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.
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...
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.
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En Tunisie, les organisations d’aide aux migrants traitées comme des criminels par le régime
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.
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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...
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...
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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
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.
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