Committee on Development

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28-06-2023 - 15:18
Members of the Committee will meet on 28 June 2023, 9.00-11.45 and 14.30-18.00 to discuss the following:
  • Reporting on the Committee delegation to Senegal, 15-17 May 2023
  • Reporting on the Committee delegation to Zambia, 19-23 June 2023
  • Effective Multilateralism (with the participation of the DROI subcommittee)
  • Public hearing on debt crisis and relief in developing countries
  • Consideration of the draft opinion on the Implementation of the European Solidarity Corps programme 2021-2027
  • The humanitarian situation in Syria and the region following the Seventh Brussels Conference
Votes:
  • Draft opinion in form of a letter on "UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28)"
  • Draft opinion on "Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market" (Rapporteur: Ilan De Basso (S&D))

On 29 June, a joint LIBE/DEVE/DROI exchange of views to mark World Refugee Day will take place, from 11.00 - 12.30, in room Antall 6Q2.

Next Committee meeting: 6 July

Highlights

People walking in a road in the countryside of Uganda
22-06-2023 - 15:32

The Committee on Development, in association with the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly will hold a public hearing on 28 June to discuss the ‘Debt crisis and relief in developing countries’, moderated by Udo Bullmann (S&D, DE) and Charles Goerens (Renew, LU).

globe with the EU flag
22-06-2023 - 15:32

On 3 July, AFET and DEVE Committees are organising a hearing on “Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe". This hearing will serve to prepare a joint report, two years since the beginning of the MFF 2021-2027 and the entry into force of the regulation.

Flag of Zambia
22-06-2023 - 15:32

A delegation of four Members from the DEVE Committee traveled to Zambia from 19 to 21 June 2023. The delegation was led by MEP Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana (Verts/ALE, Germany) and was carried out jointly with the EU Commissioner for international partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, making it the first ‘Team Europe’ development mission involving both the Parliament and the Commission.

SDG pictograms surrounding the Earth
24-05-2023 - 09:31

On 23 May, DEVE and ENVI Members adopted their report on the Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with 65 votes in favour, 11 against and 5 abstentions.