Colonial Amnesia on Trial: Decolonization in Belgium and Italy
A Brussels panel on Belgium’s colonial amnesia, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, and the structures of racism that colonialism left behind.
The 2026 Anti-Racism Conference
The EU launched its first Anti-Racism Strategy 2026–2030 in Brussels — a necessary framework, but one that arrives as far-right parties across Europe are actively narrowing the space to implement it.
DIAMOND: project meeting in Berlin
The DIAMOND consortium met in Berlin for two intensive days of collaboration. ECEPAA contributed to discussions on methodology, Living Labs, and social innovation as the project advances across Europe.
Educating youth about the European Union
ECEPAA partnered with Collegio Matteo Ricci in Brussels to deliver a hands-on European Institutions Discovery Day for 35 students aged 14-17, combining interactive learning with a visit to the European Parliament.
IMPACT Transnational Meeting in Valladolid: Testing the Teacher Toolkit on Climate and Migration
Partners of the IMPACT project gathered in Valladolid, Spain, for two days of experimentation and dialogue on climate change and migration education, testing innovative activities for the Teacher Toolkit.
Five Years of the Global Gateway: A Reality Check from Civil Society
At the Eurodad conference in Brussels, civil society representatives from Africa, Central Asia and the EU challenged the Global Gateway strategy, raising concerns over democratic accountability, extractive practices, and the risk of green colonialism.
AidWatch 2025: Between Good Intentions and Structural Complacency
The launch of CONCORD’s AidWatch 2025 report in Brussels exposed the structural contradictions of Europe’s development aid system — declining ODA, inflated figures, and a civil society caught between critique and dependency.
R&I Days 2025 – Europe’s priorities on STEM, Gender, and Innovation: More Rhetoric Than Reform
The R&I Days 2025 panel on the gender gap in STEM promised concrete solutions but delivered inspirational rhetoric. ECEPAA’s analysis unpacks what was said — and what was left unanswered.
R&I Days 2025 – Eat or Be Eaten: The Geopolitics of Innovation at Europe’s R&I Days
At R&I Days 2025 in Brussels, innovation rhetoric gave way to geopolitical urgency. ECEPAA’s analysis traces the EU’s strategic turn — and the minority voices still defending science as a tool for peace.
R&I Days 2025 – Green Transition Begins Locally: Lessons from the “Cities of Tomorrow”
While most R&I Days 2025 panels offered abstract commitments, the Cities of Tomorrow session stood out — local mayors and deputy mayors from Leuven, Vaasa and Guimarães showed what green transition looks like in practice.