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…
Read article Eat or Be Eaten: The Geopolitics of Innovation at Europe’s R&I Days Sara Cincotti and Davide Rossi introduction Research, resilience, competitiveness, security: these were the buzzwords at the last edition of the European Research and Innovation Days last September in Brussels. Across twenty panels over two days, a consistent narrative emerged: a Europe increasingly concerned…
Read article Green Transition Begins Locally: Lessons from the “Cities of Tomorrow” Davide Rossi Among the panels organized during the Research and Innovation Days 2025, “Cities of Tomorrow” stood out for its practicality and local approach. The event organized by the European Commission had an ambitious agenda covering key topics such as the increase in R&D budget,…
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