Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced a major gas deal with Algeria, which promises to reduce his country’s heavy reliance on Russian imports. Under the deal from this autumn, increased gas supplies will be sent through the Transmed undersea pipeline, which links Algeria to Italy via Tunisia. Italy buys the vast majority of its…
By Victoria Wenzelmann and Ahtziri Gonzalez Civil society organisations, companies, entrepreneurs, experts, and citizens all have a role to play in accelerating the digital transition and ensuring that it contributes to sustainable and inclusive development. In this spirit, the African Union and the European Union teamed up to co-host the first Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum,…
In the margins of the 6th European Union – African Union summit on 17 and 18 February 2022, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen launches the first Africa-Europe Week including the 7th EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF). This new forum’s objective is to strengthen cross-continent people-to-people relations. The Africa-Europe week aims at bringing together young people, civil society organisations, local authorities, cultural actors and…
