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The next meetings of the Committee on Development will take place:
in Brussels on Thursday 4 February 2010 from 9.00 to 12.30 (draft agenda).
Our full calendar of meetings and work programme 2010 as well as our InfoKit "The European Parliament and the Developing World" (in all languages) are available under "Publications". |
Highlights
New Commission hearing 3 February (Brussels): Following the withdrawal of Rumiana Jeleva, DEVE puts questions to Kristalina Georgieva, the new Bulgarian candidate for the job of humanitarian aid commissioner. Then parliament can vote on the commission as a whole.
Spanish presidency visits DEVE 4 February (Brussels): Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Miguel Angel Moratinos, and Secretary of State for International Cooperation Soraya Rodríguez come to DEVE to exchange views with MEPs on the presidency's top priorities. Also on the agenda: the EP's draft recommendations to the council for the 65th UN general assembly and the proposal to amend the instrument (ICI+) for financing cooperation with industrialised countries.
First DEVE meeting 2010 25 January (Brussels): The next DEVE meeting looks at the Cotonou agreement, Haiti (with Commissioner de Gucht) and the situation of trade union rights in Colombia, with guest speakers representing trade unions, the Colombian government and the ILO.
ACP bureau and committees 26-28 January (Brussels): The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly brings together MPs from four continents to work together on development issues. The next Bureau meeting sets the agenda for the March plenary in Tenerife, while the standing committees address free and independent media, climate change and the global crisis. The crisis in Haiti is also set to dominate the debates.
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Presentation and competencies
Committee responsible for: 1. the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the development and cooperation policy of the Union, notably: - political dialogue with developing countries, bilaterally and in the relevant international organisations and interparliamentary fora,
- aid to, and cooperation agreements with, developing countries,
- promotion of democratic values, good governance and human rights in developing countries;
2. matters relating to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and relations with the relevant bodies; 3. Parliament's involvement in election observation missions, when appropriate in cooperation with other relevant committees and delegations. The committee coordinates the work of the interparliamentary delegations and ad hoc delegations falling within its remit.
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