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PDF/EPUB Cite Share options Information, rights and permissions Metrics and citations Figures and tables Abstract In 2004 the European Union (EU)’s membership grew from 15 to 25 member states. This article analyses how the EU used this ‘big bang enlargement’ to promote horizontal and vertical expansion to its role as a global development actor. It describes how the Union’s larger membership realised considerable horizontal expansion, primarily by increasing the development cooperation budget managed by the EU institutions. The global financial crisis, austerity measures in its member states as well as legal and institutional changes, however, hampered vertical expansion, with many member states failing to sufficiently increase their own national budgets and efforts to promote coordination and harmonisation delivering limited results. The understanding of the task division between the EU and its member states has evolved with the EU having gained a stronger role as a global development actor in its own right. This article contextualises and describes these expansion patterns by analysing key policy trends in the period 2000–2025 in a historical and international perspective and contributes new evidence to the literature on international organisation expansion.

PDF/EPUB Cite Share options Information, rights and permissions Metrics and citations Figures and tables Abstract In 2004 the European Union (EU)’s membership grew from 15 to 25 member states. This article analyses how the EU used this ‘big bang enlargement’ to promote horizontal and vertical expansion to its role as a global development actor. It describes how the Union’s larger membership realised considerable horizontal expansion, primarily by increasing the development cooperation budget managed by the EU institutions. The global financial crisis, austerity measures in its member states as well as legal and institutional changes, however, hampered vertical expansion, with many member states failing to sufficiently increase their own national budgets and efforts to promote coordination and harmonisation delivering limited results. The understanding of the task division between the EU and its member states has evolved with the EU having gained a stronger role as a global development actor in its own right. This article contextualises and describes these expansion patterns by analysing key policy trends in the period 2000–2025 in a historical and international perspective and contributes new evidence to the literature on international organisation expansion.

Über ihr Liebesleben hielt sie sich meist bedeckt. Jetzt verrät Stefanie Giesinger, dass sie gerade eine schwere Trennung von ihrem Partner durchmache. Darum ihr Vorsatz fürs neue Jahr: erst mal Finger weg von den Männern.

Senegal manager Pape Thiaw his banned for five games after the chaotic scenes during the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco.

Diezani Alison-Madueke denies five counts of accepting bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.

Roze (18) ist in der Silvesternacht der Flammenhölle im Le Constellation schwer verletzt entkommen. Sie war zusammen mit ihrer Freundin Nouran im Auftrag von Jessica Moretti in der Bar. Nun erzählt Roze ihre Geschichte und betont: Sie erinnere sich an jede Minute.

Viele merken es nicht, wenn ihr Hormonorchester verstimmt. Dabei kann ein Ungleichgewicht in der Lebensmitte fast jede Zelle beeinflussen. Longevity-Expertin Nina Ruge über die umstrittene Hormontherapie.

Rätselhafter Tod in Mailand: Der Bankier Alexander Adarich stürzte aus einem Fenster. In der Wohnung wurden gefälschte Ausweise gefunden. Die Polizei vermutet ein Verbrechen und untersucht mögliche Komplizen.

Der deutsche Reality-Star wollte mit jemandem aus der Community Schach spielen. Dass er schlussendlich mit dem 96-jährigen Otto am Tisch sitzen würde, damit hat er nicht gerechnet.

England captain Fran Williams says the Roses were "off the pace" against South Africa as they are beaten 52-48 in the opening game of the three-match series in Johannesburg.

Nearly 700,000 people have been affected by weeks of severe flooding in Mozambique

No reason has been given but the decision follows a huge fall-out between South Africa and the US.

No reason has been given but the decision follows a huge fall-out between South Africa and the US.

La Commission n’entend pas utiliser l’accord de libre-échange avec les îles Féroé pour faire pression sur l’archipel afin qu’il mette fin au grindadráp, la chasse annuelle aux baleines et aux dauphins. En revanche, elle souhaite inscrire le sujet à l’ordre du jour d’un prochain sommet bilatéral prévu cette année, a indiqué mercredi 28 janvier un responsable de la direction de l’environnement aux eurodéputés.

The post Les eurodéputés exigent que Bruxelles intervienne dans le massacre des cétacés aux îles Féroé appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Les voitures modernes sont des « smartphones sur roues » et constituent des véhicules parfaits pour nous espionner, a déclaré jeudi 29 janvier une experte polonaise lors d’une audition parlementaire, avertissant qu’une action commune de l’UE était nécessaire pour contrer la Chine en particulier.

The post Les eurodéputés alertés sur les risques d’espionnage liés aux voitures chinoises appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Les commissaires européens ont décidé jeudi 29 janvier de mettre fin au contrat du haut fonctionnaire européen Henrik Hololei, à la suite des conclusions d’une enquête interne sur des violations administratives présumées, selon deux responsables européens.

The post Un haut fonctionnaire européen licencié après une enquête disciplinaire liée à des cadeaux offerts par le Qatar appeared first on Euractiv FR.

La tentative visant à destituer Ali Khamenei a été interrompue par des menaces sécuritaires, les médias iraniens ayant rapporté une tentative présumée d'assassinat contre l'une des figures de proue du mouvement.

The post EXCLUSIF : Les réformateurs iraniens appellent en privé Khamenei à démissionner appeared first on Euractiv FR.

La CNIL a infligé une amende de 5 millions d’euros à France Travail pour ne pas avoir sécurisé les informations sensibles qu’elle détenait sur toutes les personnes inscrites au cours des 20 dernières années.

The post France Travail condamné à une amende de 5 millions d’euros après une fuite massive de données appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Carbon pricing is widely recognized as a key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, if implemented without compensatory measures, it can increase poverty and inequality. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of carbon pricing in generating fiscal space for expanding social protection systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Using tax-benefit microsimulation models for six countries (Ecuador, Indonesia, South Af rica, Tanzania, Viet Nam, and Zambia), we assess both the direct distributional impacts of carbon pricing and the potential poverty-reducing effects of recycling revenues into social protection. Our f indings show that even modest carbon pricing can mobilize substantial resources, particularly in higher-emission countries, and that channelling these revenues into targeted or categorical transfers significantly cushions households against welfare losses. The results highlight the dual role of carbon pricing: as a climate mitigation instrument and as a source of fiscal capacity for inclusive development. By ref raming climate policy as a means to expand social protection, this study underscores the opportunities and constraints for designing equitable climate–development strategies in the Global South.

Carbon pricing is widely recognized as a key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, if implemented without compensatory measures, it can increase poverty and inequality. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of carbon pricing in generating fiscal space for expanding social protection systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Using tax-benefit microsimulation models for six countries (Ecuador, Indonesia, South Af rica, Tanzania, Viet Nam, and Zambia), we assess both the direct distributional impacts of carbon pricing and the potential poverty-reducing effects of recycling revenues into social protection. Our f indings show that even modest carbon pricing can mobilize substantial resources, particularly in higher-emission countries, and that channelling these revenues into targeted or categorical transfers significantly cushions households against welfare losses. The results highlight the dual role of carbon pricing: as a climate mitigation instrument and as a source of fiscal capacity for inclusive development. By ref raming climate policy as a means to expand social protection, this study underscores the opportunities and constraints for designing equitable climate–development strategies in the Global South.