Press releases

Press Officer for Development issues: Eoghan Walsh
Contact: eoghan.walsh@europarl.europa.eu

Twitter account: @EP_Development



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Development MEPs approved the conclusion of the Samoa Agreement, on the partnership between the EU and members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS).

Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council.

Four Parliamentary Assemblies, which bring together members of the European Parliament and national parliamentarians from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, will meet from 19-21 February

On Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs and Development committees will meet representatives of the UN agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the European Commission.

On Tuesday, MEPs from the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence hold a hearing on the EU’s approach to the Sahel region in Africa.

Press statement by leading MEPs on the presidential elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan on 7 February 2024.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Belarus, Tanzania and Tibet.

The EP 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, in a ceremony on 12 December.

The European Parliament want more support for low-income, resource-rich countries to support them in moving away from the extractivist model of the mining sector.

The Development Committee says EU development aid support for renewable energy is crucial for the shift from fossil fuels to a more stable and sustainable electricity supply in Africa.