Emmanuel Macron says France is an ‘ethical partner’ for African countries as he seeks to increase Paris’s diplomatic and economic influence on the continent. However, diplomatic immunity for French troops, no-shows from Brussels, and an angry Macron hushing a crowd nearly overshadowed the event.
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Palestinian UN envoy Mansour said Europe must abandon “business as usual” with Israel, urging real pressure to defend the two-state solution, in an interview with EUobserver.
The EU’s bet is on the Global Gateway, a development model focused on generating ‘win-wins’, aimed at fostering economic growth and private sector investments in partner countries, while also bringing direct benefits for European citizens. But the starting point is no longer what works to reduce poverty, but rather what works for Europe and can still be framed as ‘development cooperation’, warns Caritas Europa.
