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, a Belgian national, is the Deputy Director of ECDPM. He is responsible for ECDPM’s relations with the EU institutions, EU Presidencies and EU member states, the African Union, the ACP institutions and a broad network of global partners and organisations.
His areas of interest and specialization include: the 2030 Global Sustainable Development Agenda, EU external action and development policy and the EU-AU and the EU-ACP Partnerships with a particular focus on governance and multi-stakeholder participation, migration and development and regionalisation.
He has been involved in extensive policy research, institutional audits, evaluations and has also built a longstanding experience in policy dialogue facilitation.
Geert Laporte holds Masters in Contemporary History and Development Studies with specialization 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
Relations ACP-UE après 2020 : se tourner vers l'avenir ou prolonger le passé ?
Relations ACP-UE après 2020 : se tourner vers l'avenir ou prolonger le passé ?
Relations ACP-UE après 2020 : se tourner vers l'avenir ou prolonger le passé ?
Publications
Relations ACP-UE après 2020 : se tourner vers l'avenir ou prolonger le passé ?
Relations ACP-UE après 2020 : se tourner vers l'avenir ou prolonger le passé ?
Relations ACP-UE après 2020 : se tourner vers l'avenir ou prolonger le passé ?
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
The Future of ACP-EU Relations: Scenarios for Post Cotonou 2020
Explorer les scénarios pour l'avenir de la coopération ACP-UE : un outil d'analyse pour des choix informés
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