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.
We Have Officially Kicked Off — Premieres of Diversity Has Launched!
The Premieres of Diversity project has officially launched with a kick-off meeting in Vienna. Six partner organisations from across Europe are now working together to support young people in creating honest, human media content about migration — with migrants, not about them.
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.
The EUAA’s 2025 Asylum Report: A Turning Point for Europe’s Migration and Asylum Policy?
The EUAA’s 2025 Asylum Report, presented to the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee, reveals a shifting landscape — falling applications, new top nationalities, and growing pressure on Member States ahead of the Migration and Asylum Pact’s entry into force in 2026.