Gender Justice Over Corporate Profits: A Gender Analysis of the Omnibus Proposal
Gender Justice Over Corporate Profits: A Gender Analysis of the Omnibus Proposal

The ‘Albania model’ and ‘return hubs’: what is really happening?
In March 2025, the European Commission proposed a new Return Regulation. Among other planned measures, the one of the so-called ‘return hubs’ - centres built in third countries, where to forcibly

FFD4 document adopted with consensus, but rich countries heartlessly water down debt commitments
Lives depend on what is in this outcome document and ActionAid is concerned that Global North countries have continued to dodge their responsibilities and have refused to fully commit to debt

Multilateralism in a Contested World: Power, Justice and the EU’s Interest
As the Global South gains power and asserts its demands for justice and equity, the EU’s self-congratulatory multilateralism is increasingly out of step with reality. Clinging to a model that protects

A bigger budget won’t matter if Global Europe swaps development for geopolitics
ActionAid welcomes the significant increase proposed by the Commission to the EU’s external budget for the next seven years – officially known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and its
More Money, Less Vision: Global Europe Risks Turning Partnerships into Political Transactions
The Commission’s new Global Europe Instrument claims to adapt EU external action to today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. Yet, as it stands, the proposal prioritizes flexibility over clarity, self
