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

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

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Thursday, January 23, 2020
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International relations, Global politics, Economic development, Economy, Development Assistance Committee, OECD, International development, Concord, Development aid, Susanna Moorehead, European Parliament Committee on Development, Aid
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  • On Wednesday morning, DEVE Members discussed with the Croatian Presidency priorities for the EU in the field of humanitarian aid.
  • Wednesday afternoon (14.30-17.00), the committee held a public hearing on effectiveness, efficiency and results of EU aid for sustainable development with experts, including Thomas Gass, 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.
  • On Thursday morning, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism was on the agenda and MEPs discussed current challenges in development cooperation withe CONCORD, the development NGOs platform.
  • You can watch the video recording of the meeting via the link below.
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