Building a Progressive World

Come to our launch event on October 17 in Utrecht!
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We strengthen democracy and equitable development

in the EU's neighboring countries and beyond.
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Africa Day 2026

Saturday, November 21, in Amsterdam—don't miss it!
Democracy

Time for European Democratization

Time for European Democratization
De terugkeerhub: symboolpolitiek met een prijs — Foto: een hek met prikkeldraad (Rawpixel). Fair Policy

The Return Hub: Symbolic Politics at a Cost

The Return Hub: Symbolic Politics at a Cost
Calendar & News

Founding Meeting: Building a Progressive World

Saturday, October 17, 2026 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Utrecht, LE:EN
Founding Meeting: Building a Progressive World

What We Do

Global Cooperation

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We support progressive forces around the world that stand up for democracy and human rights.

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Fair Foreign Policy

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We are committed to equitable trade and climate relations between the Netherlands and the Global South.

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Netherlands in the World

We raise awareness of democracy, human rights, and climate issues in Dutch and European politics and society.

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EU-Africa Progressive Network

PRO International is a partner in the EU-Africa Progressive Network. The EU-Africa Progressive Network is a collaboration between the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), the Olof Palme International Centre, and the Fondation Jean-Jaurès. The network brings together academics, policymakers, political advisors, and civil servants from Europe and Africa who work on issues such as development, climate, global governance, and conflict prevention. 

EU-Africa Progressive Network

Tax Justice Netherlands

PRO International is a member of Tax Justice Netherlands (TJNL). Since 2007, civil society organizations and labor unions in this network have been working together to promote a fair tax system, both in the Netherlands and worldwide. The members are FNV, Open State Foundation, Oxfam Novib, PRO International, SOMO, TNI, and Wemos. Tax Justice is affiliated with the Global Alliance for Tax Justice and…

Tax Justice Netherlands
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Training Sessions

Our training programs focus on the next generation of politicians—specifically young people and women. For example, we train young politicians in the Balkans, support social democrats in Ukraine, and train the new social democratic parties in Jordan and Tunisia. They are acquiring the skills to become politically active and to build democratic political movements…

Training Sessions
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Political Cafés

PRO International regularly organizes political cafés: accessible events where we bring together experts, politicians, and members of the diaspora to discuss current issues and underrepresented topics. Take a look at what we’ve organized in the past and check our calendar for upcoming events.

Political Cafés
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Building Change

PRO International is one of the three founding organizations of Building Change. Since 2014, we have been working together with Partos and Woord en Daad on a single question: Does Dutch policy advance sustainable development, both in the Netherlands and around the world? The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as our starting point. The Netherlands has endorsed these goals, and we want the government to implement them in a fair and ambitious manner.

Building Change

EU-Africa Youth Think Tank

In the EU-Africa Youth Think Tank, young people spend five months working on real-world policy issues related to Dutch/EU-Africa relations. They conduct research, talk with policymakers, experts, and African peers, and draft their own policy recommendations. They then present these recommendations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

EU-Africa Youth Think Tank
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