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Climate Solidarity or Green Geoeconomics? The European Union and South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership

In recent years, there has been a geoeconomic turn in climate change mitigation. Rather than focusing solely on minimising the costs of decarbonisation, countries are increasingly reaping economic gains of the green transition through new jobs and technologies, supply chain realignment and economic development through domestic value capture and industrial upgrading.

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From the new Executive Board 2026-2027

This new Board looks forward to building upon the success of the past, and creating something even better than what we inherited. We count on you to keep the EU&U vision relevant in such an uncertain reality. Thank you for following our newsletter, reading our stories and supporting our campaigns. We hope you will stay with us as we keep questioning what Europe is, and pushing for what it should be.


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Is Europe witnessing the return of fascism?

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the ‘f-word’? No, not that one. Fascism, of course. Let me guess: Hitler, Swastikas, intimidating men in black boots and uniforms. Dehumanisation at its worst, the mechanisation of genocide through planned concentration camps. The worst of humankind, evil itself incarnated.

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