The EU is not always seen by the rest of the world as it sees itself. If the EU is to move on from its old donor-recipient relationships with Africa and build more effective partnerships with Asia, Latin America and the Arab world it will have to enter into dialogue on a more equal footing.

Ingrid Wetterqvist is Director of IDEA’s EU-Global Consultations Project.

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