Jutta Urpilainen

Highlights - 15 June: First high-level geopolitical dialogue on the NDICI - Global Europe - Committee on Development

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Friday, June 11, 2021
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Jutta Urpilainen European Union 2019 - Source: EP

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  • Jutta Urpilainen European Union 2019 - Source: EP
    Following the adoption of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe in June's plenary, DEVE and AFET MEPs will host the first high-level geopolitical dialogue on the Instrument with Josep BORRELL, Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative, Jutta URPILAINEN, Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Olivr VRHELYI, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement (Tuesday, 14:45-18:45, partly in camera)

Latest news - AFET, DEVE, BUDG Chairs support the Commission and enquire about COVID-19 response - Committee on Development

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Senior MEPs express their support for the European Commission's efforts to address the unprecedented crisis caused by the spread of the coronavirus/COVID-19 and ask for international cooperation.

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  • Senior MEPs express their support for the European Commission's efforts to address the unprecedented crisis caused by the spread of the coronavirus/COVID-19 and ask for international cooperation.
  • On 24 March, the Chairs of European Parliament Committees on Foreign Affairs, Development and Budget, wrote a letter to Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union, Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, Olivr Vrhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Janez Lenari, Commissioner for Crisis Management and Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration to express support for the Commission's efforts to combat the COVID-19 crisis.
  • MEPs emphasised importance of showing solidarity with affected countries in the EU's immediate neighbourhood and other third countries, notably measures aimed at enhancing capacities of public health systems, mitigating the overall socio-economic impact, and the provision of humanitarian aid.

Press release - Hearing of Commissioner-designate Jutta Urpilainen

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
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Political groups coordinators from the committee will meet within 24 hours to assess the performance of Commissioner-designate Urpilainen.

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  • Political groups coordinators from the committee will meet within 24 hours to assess the performance of Commissioner-designate Urpilainen.
  • Gender equality should be a top priority and mainstreamed in all policies and programmes, she added.
  • Later in the hearing, MEPs raised the issue of linking development to migration challenges and the Paris Agreement on climate action.
  • Press point

    At the end of the hearing, Committee Chair Tomas Tob (EPP, SE) held a press point outside the meeting room: watch it here.

Highlights - MEPs attended Sustainble Development and Climate Action summits at UN - Committee on Development

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Monday, September 30, 2019
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The designated members of the von der Leyen Commission will be heard by Parliament committees dealing with their respective portfolios 30.09 - 03.10.2019, and 07.-08.10.2019.

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  • The designated members of the von der Leyen Commission will be heard by Parliament committees dealing with their respective portfolios 30.09 - 03.10.2019, and 07.-08.10.2019.
  • The Committee on Development (DEVE) will be the lead committee with respect to the hearing of

    Jutta Urpilainen

    , Commissioner-designate for International Partnership, taking place on

    Tuesday 1 October between 09:00 and 12:00

    , in room JAN 4Q2.

  • Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.
  • More detailed information, including the candidates' portfolios, the procedure, schedule, latest news and live webstreaming, can be found on the dedicated webpages.

Article - Tuesday's commissioner hearings: Schmit, Urpilainen, Wojciechowski, Johansson and Kyriakides

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Monday, September 30, 2019
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Nicolas Schmit (Luxembourg), Jutta Urpilainen (Finland), Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland), Ylva Johansson (Sweden) and Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus) will take part in hearings at the Parliament on 1 October.

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  • Nicolas Schmit (Luxembourg), Jutta Urpilainen (Finland), Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland), Ylva Johansson (Sweden) and Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus) will take part in hearings at the Parliament on 1 October.
  • Before the European Parliament can vote the new European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen into office, parliamentary committees will assess the suitability of all commissioners-designate.
  • Each candidate commissioner will attend a live-streamed, three-hour hearing in front of the committee or committees responsible for their proposed portfolio.
  • The hearings take place between Monday 30 September and Tuesday 8 October.