Slyšení
17-10-2018 14:30
Public debate on the future of development with Bill Gates
On Wednesday, 17 October 2018, the Committee on Development and the European Think Tank Group (ETTG) jointly hosted and engaged in a debate with Federica Mogherini, Bill Gates and high-level experts on 'Innovation in Development: The Future of EU international cooperation'.
Two panels debated development cooperation priorities and Europe's role in the face of global challenges beyond 2019, when European Parliament elections and a new Commission will confirm or reshape future EU policies.
Bill Gates, Federica Mogherini, MEP's, experts from leading European development think-tanks and the audience discussed challenges to multilateral cooperation and the EU's role in achieving sustainable development in its social, economic and environmental aspects. Panellists were asked how the next set of EU instruments, within the new Multiannual Financial Framework, would need to innovate in order to support the EU as a leading and successful actor in sustainable development and global cooperation ˗ tackling poverty, inequality, fragility, conflict, climate change and challenges resulting from migration.
20-03-2018 14:30
20 March: Hearing on post 2020 agreement with Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries
Starting in September, the European Commission will negotiate a new partnership agreement with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, to replace the Cotonou agreement which expires in 2020. In 2016, Parliament set out its position for a renewed and reformed partnership in 2016. In December 2017, the Commission published proposed negotiating directives which are set to be adopted by the Council by June.
The new agreement will require Parliament's assent and the Commission is obliged to inform Parliament during the negotiations in detail.
In order to provide for public debate ahead of the negotiations, the Committee holds a hearing which brings together experts and representatives of the Commission, the ACP and the African Union.
The hearing will take place on Tuesday, 20 March from 14:30-17:00 in Brussels, room Altiero Spinelli A3E-2 and willl be webstreamed live.On Tuesday afternoon, 27 February, the Committee on Development and the Agriculture Committee held a meeting to discuss the impacts of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on developing countries, and their food and agriculture systems in particular.
- Video recording
- Programme
- Policy Department study
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Presentations
- Adama Diallo, Chair of UMPL-B (National Union of mini-dairies and producers of local milk from Burkina Faso) (PDF - 6 MB)
- Alan Matthews, Professor of European Agricultural Policy, Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland) (PDF - 177 KB)
- Olivier De Schutter, Co-Chair of IPES-Food (International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems), Brussels (Belgium) (PDF - 370 KB)
- Maria Blanco, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Technical University of Madrid (Spain) (PDF - 285 KB)
- Harald von Witzke, agricultural economist and former Chair for International Agricultural Trade and Development, Humboldt University, Berlin (Germany) (PDF - 84 KB)
19-02-2018 16:00
Education and training: using EU aid to support youth
On Monday 19th February 16:00-18:30 (PHS 5B001) the DEVE Committee will hold a public hearing on "Education and training: using EU aid to support youth". The hearing will count with the participation of representatives of UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank, the German Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), the European Commission and NGO representatives and will be moderated by Bogdan Brunon Wenta and Vincent Peillon.
The hearing will be webstreamed.
The Committee on Development and the Committee on International Trade (INTA) are organising jointly a hearing on the revision of the EU Strategy on Aid for Trade, taking place on Thursday, 31 August, 9.00-11.00.
26-04-2017 13:00
REMEMBERING RANA PLAZA
In commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy, the Committee on Development and the European Commission are organising a two-hour lunch event on the theme “Remembering Rana Plaza - how can we create fair and sustainable supply chains in the garment sector?”.
20-03-2017 15:00
Aid Conditionality
Aid conditionality is the process by which an aid donor requires that the recipient of funds adhere to certain rules directing the use of those funds. Conditions can range from provisions to reduce corruption, to more controversial requests such as reductions in deficit spending. The donor organisation might also require that the funds be used towards a specific project rather than being left to the discretion of the recipient.
In this hearing, the DEVE Committee will look at aid conditionality from two angles - aid conditionality and efforts to reduce migration, and aid conditionality and human rights. The Committee has invited guests from CONCORD, the NGO organisation; the European Centre for Development Policy Management; the International Organization for Migration; from two Belgian universities; and from the Commission and EEAS.
29-11-2016 16:00
Good governance and the implementation of SDG 16
On Tuesday, 29 November, the Committee on Development held a public hearing to explore how EU development cooperation and policies can contribute to attaining Sustainable Development Goal 16 (peace, justice, rule of law, inclusive and accountable institutions).
- SDG 16
- Recording
- Draft programme of the hearing (PDF - 153 KB)
- Biography Sarah Lister (PDF - 1 MB)
- Biography Jean-Louis Ville (PDF - 824 KB)
- Biography Alina Rocha Menocal (PDF - 639 KB)
- Biography Adedayo Bolaji-Adio (PDF - 711 KB)
- Biography Kloe Tricot O'Farrell (PDF - 585 KB)
- Presentation Sarah Lister (PDF - 290 KB)
- Talking points Alina Rocha Menocal (PDF - 2 MB)
- Key talking points Adedayo Bolaji-Adio (PDF - 1 MB)
- Presentation Kloe Tricot O'Farrell (PDF - 599 KB)
15-03-2016 10:00
Towards a Universal Health Care system: the road to SDG 3
In order to take stock of global health challenges and to identify means to "ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all by 2030" (Sustainable Development Goal 3), the Committee on Development held a public hearing which took place in the morning of Tuesday 15 March 2016.
MEPs Norbert Neuser, Eleni Theocharous and Lola Sánchez moderated three panels with experts, international policy makers as well as private sector and civil society representatives.
The hearing kicked off with a panel on health care systems and the human factor at 10:00, followed by a panel on development finance and global health (10:45) and wound up with a panel on how to improve access to medicines for all (11:35).
- Draft programme (PDF - 439 KB)
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Presentations
- Mr Jan Paehler, Team Leader, B.4 Education, Health, Research, Culture, DG DEVCO, European Commission (PDF - 1 MB)
- Mr Emanuele Nannini, Humanitarian Office Deputy Coordinator, Emergency NGO, Italy (PDF - 2 MB)
- Dr Christoph Benn, Head of External Relations, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (PDF - 2 MB)
- Mr Matthew Jowett, Senior Health Financing Specialist, World Health Organisation (PDF - 1 MB)
- Mr Rohit Malpani, Director of Policy & Analysis, Médecins Sans Frontières (PDF - 1 MB)
18-02-2016 10:00
Addressing the root causes of migration
On Thursday, 18 February (10:00-12:30) the Committee on Development held a public hearing on 'Addressing the root causes of migration from developing countries'. MEPs from the Development, Civil Liberties and Foreign Affairs committees discussed with experts on issues such as conflicts, inequalities and climate change as drivers of migration and how the EU should help to address them. A video recording of the hearing is available below.