Investing in an inclusive and resilient society
Paul Engel | 07 February 2025Investing in the domestic agricultural and food sector automatically means investing in domestic entrepreneurship, in the development of local SMEs and in strengthening national economic and innovative capacities.
read morePaul Engel: Meer Europa, minder Nederland?
Paul Engel | 07 February 2025Met ‘Minder pretentie, meer ambitie’ schept de WRR een kader voor het actuele debat over van de rol van de Nederlandse ontwikkelingshulp. De Raad schuwt hierbij scherpe uitspraken niet en geeft een aantal concrete aanbevelingen. De heldere analyse…
read moreHow can the new European Commission make further progress on Policy Coherence for Development?
Paul Engel | 02 December 2025In order to improve the promotion of Policy Coherence for Development in the European Union, we need to address both ‘thematic’ and ‘horizontal’ priorities.Thematic priorities such as trade and migration policies are generally in the limelight and…
read moreShaping Europe’s international role
Paul Engel, Simon Maxwell, Dirk Messner, Pierre Schori | 10 September 2025The decisions that are made over the next three months will shape Europe’s international role in the future. The script that drives global policy making is being rewritten, in response to the financial crisis, climate change and global security ch…
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