Highlights - 22-23 Jan: Hearing on Aid Effectiveness, Commissioner Urpilainen, Presidency - Committee on Development

On Wednesday morning, DEVE Members will discuss with the Croatian Presidency priorities for the EU in the field of humanitarian aid.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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International relations, Global politics, Economic development, World, Development Assistance Committee, OECD, Development aid, Concord, Aid, Urpilainen, European Parliament Committee on Development
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  • On Wednesday morning, DEVE Members will discuss with the Croatian Presidency priorities for the EU in the field of humanitarian aid.
  • Wednesday afternoon (14.30-17.00), the committee will hold a public hearing on effectiveness, efficiency and results of EU aid for sustainable development with experts, including the Co-Chair of the Global Partnership of Effective Development Cooperation, OECD DAC Chair Susanna Moorehead, Vitalice Meja of the network "Reality of Aid Africa" and Jean-Letitia Saldanha of the European Network on Debt and Development.
  • Following the hearing, current and forthcoming challenges in the EU development cooperation will be debated with Jutta Urpilainen, the new EU development commissioner.
  • On Thursday morning, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism will be on the agenda and MEPs will discuss current challenges in development cooperation withe CONCORD, the development NGOs platform.
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