Viikon agenda 

Kenya is a key economic and political partner for the European Union and plays an important role as a peace broker in the region and is a leader when it comes to producing regional energy. It also faces a number of challenges with one million children under five malnourished. In this context, a delegation of six members from the Committee on Development, to be chaired by MEP Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, will travel there from 3 to 5 April 2023.

The purpose of the delegation is to review the EU development portfolio in the country. In particular, the mission will look at Kenya's agricultural sector, food security and resilience to climatic shocks. The importance of investment for sustainable development will also be addressed through exchanges with the European Investment Bank's regional representation which is expected to play a greater role in the context of the operationalisation of the EU Global Gateway Initiative.

The mission will include visits to a selection of EU funded projects and, in the scope of development cooperation, meetings with the Kenyan authorities, local actors, civil society, as well as meetings with the UN and Member State diplomatic missions.

Members:

• Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, First Vice Chair, DEVE committee (Greens, DE)
• Eleni Stavrou (EPP, CY)
• Hildegard Bentele (EPP, DE)
• Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D, ES)
• Carlos Zorrinho (S&D, PT)
• Stéphane Bijoux (Renew, FR)

A delegation from the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will visit the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki (Finland) on 3-4 April 2023. The aim of this visit is to learn about the current and planned activities of the Agency as well as the staff and budget situation. It will be an occasion, inter alia, to exchange views on the role of ECHA as knowledge base for areas under the ENVI remit and detail the Agency's support for the current ENVI files in the legislative process. The strategic importance of the Agency expertise to ensure the delivering of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability as well as in view of the upcoming revision of the Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) will also be tackled.

A delegation from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is going to Singapore from 3 to 7 April, to discuss customs as the country is the world's biggest port for goods, many of these destined for the EU market. The delegation will look into Singapore's experience in the transformation into a digital economy, as well as consumer protection in digital markets. The members of the delegation will be Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO), Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE), Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, SK), Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, BG), Morten LØKKEGAARD (Renew, DK), Alessandra BASSO (ID, IT), and Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL).

More information is available on IMCO's website

Capitals of Culture. A delegation of six MEPs from the Committee on Culture and Education led by Andrey SLABAKOV (ECR, BG) is travelling to Timisoara, Romania from 3 to 5 April. MEPs are set to meet with Minister for Culture Lucian ROMASCANU, attend a conference at which writer Orhan PAMUK will participate, and meet with the local authorities and organisers of the cultural programme curated under the slogan “Shine your Light – Light up your City”. A press point will take place at the end of the visit at the Center for Projects in Timisoara.

Kenya is a key economic and political partner for the European Union and plays an important role as a peace broker in the region and is a leader when it comes to producing regional energy. It also faces a number of challenges with one million children under five malnourished. In this context, a delegation of six members from the Committee on Development, to be chaired by MEP Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, will travel there from 3 to 5 April 2023.

The purpose of the delegation is to review the EU development portfolio in the country. In particular, the mission will look at Kenya's agricultural sector, food security and resilience to climatic shocks. The importance of investment for sustainable development will also be addressed through exchanges with the European Investment Bank's regional representation which is expected to play a greater role in the context of the operationalisation of the EU Global Gateway Initiative.

The mission will include visits to a selection of EU funded projects and, in the scope of development cooperation, meetings with the Kenyan authorities, local actors, civil society, as well as meetings with the UN and Member State diplomatic missions.

Members:

• Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, First Vice Chair, DEVE committee (Greens, DE)
• Eleni Stavrou (EPP, CY)
• Hildegard Bentele (EPP, DE)
• Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D, ES)
• Carlos Zorrinho (S&D, PT)
• Stéphane Bijoux (Renew, FR)

A delegation from the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will visit the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki (Finland) on 3-4 April 2023. The aim of this visit is to learn about the current and planned activities of the Agency as well as the staff and budget situation. It will be an occasion, inter alia, to exchange views on the role of ECHA as knowledge base for areas under the ENVI remit and detail the Agency's support for the current ENVI files in the legislative process. The strategic importance of the Agency expertise to ensure the delivering of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability as well as in view of the upcoming revision of the Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) will also be tackled.

A delegation from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is going to Singapore from 3 to 7 April, to discuss customs as the country is the world's biggest port for goods, many of these destined for the EU market. The delegation will look into Singapore's experience in the transformation into a digital economy, as well as consumer protection in digital markets. The members of the delegation will be Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO), Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE), Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, SK), Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, BG), Morten LØKKEGAARD (Renew, DK), Alessandra BASSO (ID, IT), and Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL).

More information is available on IMCO's website

Capitals of Culture. A delegation of six MEPs from the Committee on Culture and Education led by Andrey SLABAKOV (ECR, BG) is travelling to Timisoara, Romania from 3 to 5 April. MEPs are set to meet with Minister for Culture Lucian ROMASCANU, attend a conference at which writer Orhan PAMUK will participate, and meet with the local authorities and organisers of the cultural programme curated under the slogan “Shine your Light – Light up your City”. A press point will take place at the end of the visit at the Center for Projects in Timisoara.

Kenya is a key economic and political partner for the European Union and plays an important role as a peace broker in the region and is a leader when it comes to producing regional energy. It also faces a number of challenges with one million children under five malnourished. In this context, a delegation of six members from the Committee on Development, to be chaired by MEP Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, will travel there from 3 to 5 April 2023.

The purpose of the delegation is to review the EU development portfolio in the country. In particular, the mission will look at Kenya's agricultural sector, food security and resilience to climatic shocks. The importance of investment for sustainable development will also be addressed through exchanges with the European Investment Bank's regional representation which is expected to play a greater role in the context of the operationalisation of the EU Global Gateway Initiative.

The mission will include visits to a selection of EU funded projects and, in the scope of development cooperation, meetings with the Kenyan authorities, local actors, civil society, as well as meetings with the UN and Member State diplomatic missions.

Members:

• Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, First Vice Chair, DEVE committee (Greens, DE)
• Eleni Stavrou (EPP, CY)
• Hildegard Bentele (EPP, DE)
• Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D, ES)
• Carlos Zorrinho (S&D, PT)
• Stéphane Bijoux (Renew, FR)

A delegation from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is going to Singapore from 3 to 7 April, to discuss customs as the country is the world's biggest port for goods, many of these destined for the EU market. The delegation will look into Singapore's experience in the transformation into a digital economy, as well as consumer protection in digital markets. The members of the delegation will be Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO), Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE), Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, SK), Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, BG), Morten LØKKEGAARD (Renew, DK), Alessandra BASSO (ID, IT), and Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL).

More information is available on IMCO's website

Capitals of Culture. A delegation of six MEPs from the Committee on Culture and Education led by Andrey SLABAKOV (ECR, BG) is travelling to Timisoara, Romania from 3 to 5 April. MEPs are set to meet with Minister for Culture Lucian ROMASCANU, attend a conference at which writer Orhan PAMUK will participate, and meet with the local authorities and organisers of the cultural programme curated under the slogan “Shine your Light – Light up your City”. A press point will take place at the end of the visit at the Center for Projects in Timisoara.

A delegation from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is going to Singapore from 3 to 7 April, to discuss customs as the country is the world's biggest port for goods, many of these destined for the EU market. The delegation will look into Singapore's experience in the transformation into a digital economy, as well as consumer protection in digital markets. The members of the delegation will be Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO), Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE), Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, SK), Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, BG), Morten LØKKEGAARD (Renew, DK), Alessandra BASSO (ID, IT), and Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL).

More information is available on IMCO's website

A delegation from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is going to Singapore from 3 to 7 April, to discuss customs as the country is the world's biggest port for goods, many of these destined for the EU market. The delegation will look into Singapore's experience in the transformation into a digital economy, as well as consumer protection in digital markets. The members of the delegation will be Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO), Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE), Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, SK), Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, BG), Morten LØKKEGAARD (Renew, DK), Alessandra BASSO (ID, IT), and Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL).

More information is available on IMCO's website