IRD’s European advocacy work, co-ordinated by the European affairs service and facilitated by the presence of a representative based in Brussels, has strengthened IRD’s visibility and its influence in the European institutions.
IRD actively participates in calls for projects under European programmes, primarily the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the EuropeAid programme for co-operation and development. Thus, since 2014, IRD has won 39 research projects from Horizon 2020 calls, and 18 projects funded by the EuropeAid programme.
Moreover, IRD is the coordinator for the European Expert Network on International Cooperation and Development, a network founded by the European Commission, aiming to provide academic, strategic and targeted insights about the major co-operation and development issues.