Geert Laporte
- EU External Action
- EU Development Policy
- Policy Coherence for Development
- Governance and the Political Dimensions of International Cooperation
- Conflict and Development
- Public-private Sector Dialogue
- Regional Integration
- Prospective analysis and reflections on the future of EU-Africa and EU-ACP relations
- Institutional support to Parliaments in Africa
Biography
Geert Laporte is the Director of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG), a network of leading European think tanks with 350 policy researchers working on EU international cooperation for global sustainable development.
He is also the Deputy Director of The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) an independent think-and-do-tank based in Maastricht and Brussels that specialises in EU external action and international partnerships with a particular focus on Europe-Africa relations.
Over the years he has built a strong network of contacts with EU institutions, successive EU Presidencies, EU member states, the African Union, African regional organisations, ACP institutions and various global institutions and non-governmental organisations.
His areas of interest and specialisation include: EU international partnerships and the 2030 Universal Sustainable Development Agenda with a particular focus on EU policy coherence for sustainable development, governance and democracy support, conflict resolution and security, migration and development, regional integration, multi-stakeholder participation and inclusive partnerships,
He has been involved in extensive policy research, institutional audits and evaluations and has also built a longstanding experience in policy dialogue facilitation.
Geert Laporte holds a Master in Contemporary History and a Master in Development Studies with specialisation in Public Administration from the University of Ghent in Belgium.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the negotiation and management of multi-annual cooperation agreements with some 10 European partner countries
- Coordinates ECDPM relations and cooperation with successive EU Presidencies
- Coordinates ECDPM relations and cooperation with ACP and AU/African partners
- Responsible for the development and management of ECDPM partnerships
- Member of the Management Team
Other roles
- Process facilitator, dialogue moderator and resource person in key areas of the EU’s relations with the developing world
All
The ACP group and the African Union in the post-Cotonou negotiations: Survival of the fittest?
The AU-EU Abidjan Summit: Is there life beyond migration?
EU-Africa: Breaking the silence and the vested interests
EU-Africa relations - Editorial
Africa-Europe relations: Time to reboot
ACP-EU relations beyond 2020: Engaging the future or perpetuating the past?
Time to move to an interest-driven Africa-EU political partnership (part two)
Publications
ACP-EU relations beyond 2020: Engaging the future or perpetuating the past?
EU Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid ‘Living Apart Together’
Preliminary analysis of the EU Communication on a renewed partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Exploring scenarios for the future of ACP-EU cooperation: An analytical tool for informed choices
The future of ACP-EU relations: What role for the African Union?
Thinking and working politically
Post Cotonou 2020: Improving or fundamentally rethinking ACP-EU relations?
L'avenir des relations ACP-EU après 2020
Blog
The ACP group and the African Union in the post-Cotonou negotiations: Survival of the fittest?
The AU-EU Abidjan Summit: Is there life beyond migration?
Time to move to an interest-driven Africa-EU political partnership (part two)
Time to move towards an interest-driven Africa-EU political partnership (part one)
Do values still matter in the Europe-Africa partnership?
Brexit: First post-referendum thoughts
Behind the Facade: Looking Deeper into Busan
Les ACP et l'Europe : Quel avenir pour une relation privilégiée ?
GREAT Insights Magazine
EU-Africa: Breaking the silence and the vested interests
EU-Africa relations - Editorial
Africa-Europe relations: Time to reboot
Geert Laporte
Deputy Director
Nationality
Belgian
Languages
English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, German
Location
Brussels office
Rue Archimede 5
1000 Brussels