BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b80e9c928e2a429f8d1c7f1de149dae9 DTSTAMP:20260517T064255Z DTSTART:20250702T080000 DTEND:20250702T100000 SUMMARY:Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development Conference, Sevilla, Spain Side Event: The Positive Return on Investment of EU Aid on EU Economies DESCRIPTION:\nAs the European Commission prepares to release its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, the global development landscape faces significant challenges. Several EU member states, along with the UK and the U.S., have recently announced substantial cuts to their Official Development Assistance (ODA) budgets. Meanwhile, mounting financial pressures - from the repayment of NextGenerationEU loans to the ongoing war in Ukraine and rising defense expenditures - threaten to further constrain ODA funding in the next MFF.\n \nAt the same time, global crises, including pandemics, climate change, and geopolitical instability, have reinforced the need for sustained international cooperation and investment in development. Beyond the EU’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals - and the moral and ethical case for ODA - there is need for a closer look at ODA’s economic return for the EU.\n \nThis breakfast event, organised jointly by Pandemic Action Network, ODI Europe, the Joep Lange Institute, and Salud por Derecho seeks to unpack this issue by presenting the findings of a new modelling study conducted by ODI Global. The study examines the impacts of EU aid on EU economies, offering evidence that development cooperation delivers measurable financial returns. \n \nSpeakers to include:\n\n\nMaximiliano Mendez-Parra, Principal Research Fellow, ODI Global\nHeidy Rombouts, Director General Development Cooperation & Humanitarian Aid, Belgium MFA\nAggrey Aluso, Executive Director, Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA)\nIliana Olivié, Director of ETTG\nMinisters (TBD)\nEloise Todd, Executive Director, PAN (moderator)\n\n\nPlease register Here.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

As the European Commission prepares to release its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, the global development landscape faces significant challenges. Several EU member states, along with the UK and the U.S., have recently announced substantial cuts to their Official Development Assistance (ODA) budgets. Meanwhile, mounting financial pressures - from the repayment of NextGenerationEU loans to the ongoing war in Ukraine and rising defense expenditures - threaten to further constrain ODA funding in the next MFF.


 


At the same time, global crises, including pandemics, climate change, and geopolitical instability, have reinforced the need for sustained international cooperation and investment in development. Beyond the EU’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals - and the moral and ethical case for ODA - there is need for a closer look at ODA’s economic return for the EU.


 


This breakfast event, organised jointly by Pandemic Action Network, ODI Europe, the Joep Lange Institute, and Salud por Derecho seeks to unpack this issue by presenting the findings of a new modelling study conducted by ODI Global. The study examines the impacts of EU aid on EU economies, offering evidence that development cooperation delivers measurable financial returns. 


 


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Please register Here.


\n\n\n LOCATION:Avenida de Kansas City, Huerta de Santa Teresa, Distrito San Pablo-Santa Justa, Sevilla, Andalucía, 41018, España END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR