{"id":13071,"date":"2026-09-22T09:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/?p=13071"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:30:26","slug":"event-at-the-borders-of-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/en\/event-at-the-borders-of-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Event: At the borders of aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Development Cooperation and the externalisation of EU and Italian migration policies <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over recent decades, externalisation has become a central EU approach to migration, with development cooperation and ODA playing a key role. The process has not been free of criticism and controversy, especially since the adoption of the NDICI-Global Europe Instrument, which included a 10% target for migration and forced displacement.<br>&nbsp;<br>As NDICI implementation comes to an end, ActionAid\u2019s analysis of projects funded in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, alongside Italian-funded projects, shows how the migration-development nexus has evolved into a development-for-deterrence approach, shaped by aid diversion, competing priorities, and conditionality.<br>&nbsp;<br>Join us to explore these findings and discuss how the EU can rethink this nexus in the ongoing MFF negotiations and the next Global Europe Instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Program: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:00-12:15 | Welcome Drinks and Snacks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:15-12:25 | Opening Remarks<\/strong> MEP Erik Marquardt (Greens\/EFA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:25-12:55 | At The Borders of Aid &#8211; Report Presentation:<\/strong> Eva Baluganti &amp; Lorenzo Figoni (ActionAid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:55-13:40 | Discussion: How Can We Reframe the Narrative Around the Migration-Development Nexus?<\/strong> MEP Tineke Strik (Greens\/EFA), MEP Erik Marquardt, MEP Marco Tarquinio (S&amp;D), Roberto Sensi (ActionAid), European Commission (TBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13:40-14:05 | Q&amp;A and Plenary Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14:05-14:15 | Concluding Remarks<\/strong> &nbsp;MEP Marco Tarquinio (S&amp;D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Registration closed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have reached the maximum room capacity and are therefore unable to accept any further registrations. <br>Thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Venue<\/strong><br>European Parliament, Brussels, Spinelli Building, Room 5E1<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arrival &amp; Registration<\/strong><br>Please arrive 20 minutes before the event (11:40) to collect your badge and pass security.<br><strong>If you do not have a parliamentary badge:<\/strong><br>Please go to the self-service registration machines at Station Europe (Place du Luxembourg) and print your badge using the same ID document you used during registration. Our team will be present from 11:40 onwards to assist if needed and to guide participants through security to the meeting room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.slack-edge.com\/production-standard-emoji-assets\/16.0\/apple-medium\/1f449@2x.png\" alt=\":point_right:\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>Please bring the same ID you used when registering.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;If you already&nbsp;<strong>have a valid parliamentary access badge<\/strong>: You can enter directly and proceed to the meeting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.slack-edge.com\/production-standard-emoji-assets\/16.0\/apple-medium\/1f4de@2x.png\" alt=\":telephone_receiver:\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;On-the-day contact<\/strong><br>If you have any difficulties finding the entrance or encounter any issues on the day, please do not hesitate to contact us:<br>Greens\/EFA contact: Sara-&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:saramarie.staender@europarl.europa.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sara.staender@europarl.europa.eu<\/a>,&nbsp;+ 32 248 57851<br>We are really looking forward to welcoming you in the European Parliament!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Development Cooperation and the externalisation of EU and Italian migration policies Over recent decades, externalisation has become a central EU approach to migration, with development cooperation and ODA playing a key role. 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