IMPACT PROJECT Educating on migration and climate challenges Workshop | February 2026 More info The IMPACT Erasmus+ project has successfully completed its International Training Workshop, held in Charleroi, Belgium, from 3 to 5 February 2026. The event brought together around 30 participants from six European partner organizations, including teachers, youth workers, and social workers, all…
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Implementing the EU migration and Asylum Pact Progress, challenges and What comes next Sara Cincotti ECEPAA INSIGHTS | January 2026 On November 12th and 13th, 2025, Brussels was frenetic and buzzing with energy, due to the imminent extraordinary session of the European Parliament. One of the central topics was the Pact on Migration and Asylum, with…
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HEQUITY PROJECT Quality higher education is equitable higher education Meeting | January 2026 More info The European Center for Economic and Policy Analysis and Affairs (ECEPAA) is the coordinator in the Erasmus+ project “Building Higher Education Quality InclUsIon PaThwaYs” (HEQUITY) funded by the AEF – Europe. Together with partner institutions from Latvia (University of Latvia…
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CITIES4YOUTH: EMPOWERING YOUNG VOICES FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN FUTURES Youth Engagement, Innovation and Community Impact ECEPAA INSIGHTS | January 2026 On January 27, 2026, ECEPAA hosted a meeting as part of the Cities4Youth project “Resilient Cities and Sustainable Future,” bringing together an enthusiastic group of young participants committed to shaping the future of urban development. The…
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DIAMOND Supporting Employment Transitions Through Skills Development Project update | Meeting in Berlin | December 2025 More info A Productive Two Days of Collaboration! Earlier this month, the DIAMOND consortium gathered in Berlin for two intensive days of collaboration, planning, and project alignment — and our team from ECEPAA was there in person, engaged…
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EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS DISCOVERY DAY EDUCATING YOUTH ABOUT THE EUROPEAN UNION Meeting | November 2025 Sara Cincotti and Davide Rossi How can European institutions be explained to teenagers in a way that feels concrete, relevant, and engaging? This was the question at the heart of the European Institutions Discovery Day, organised by Collegio Matteo Ricci in…
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impact project Educating on migration and climate challenges Meeting in Spain | October 2025 Read more 28–29 October 2025 — The IMPACT consortium gathered in Valladolid, Spain, for the project’s second Transnational Project Meeting, kindly hosted by Fundación Red Íncola.The meeting brought together partners from Belgium (Servicius ASBL), Greece (Laboratory Center Katerini), Italy (Istituto Laeng-Meucci)…
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FIve years of the global gateway a reality check from civil society Sara Cincotti ECEPAA INSIGHTS | OCTOBER 2025 IntroductionThe Global Gateway is the European Union’s biggest development and connectivity strategy, launched in December 2021, with the aim of mobilizing up to €300 billion in digital, climate and energy, health, transport, education and research areas…
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When Civil Society Becomes Too Comfortable: Rethinking the Politics of “Aid” Gabriele Sospiro The launch of the report was scheduled for 3:30 p.m., in Place Stéphanie, just a short walk from the elegant Avenue Louise, in Brussels. The room where the networking drink would later take place was on the seventh floor, overlooking the Palais de…
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Europe’s priorities on STEM, Gender, and Innovation Sara Cincotti The sixth edition of the European Commission’s Research and Innovation Days, held in Brussels in September 2025, brought together researchers, business representatives and policymakers to discuss Europe’s R&I agenda. This article focuses on the panel titled “€820 Billion on the Table: Can Europe Afford to Ignore a Gender…
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