Latest news – 14 May 2025 – extraordinary meeting – Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Source: European Parliament

On Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 14.00-15.30 , the DAFR delegation held an Extraordinary meeting in Brussels (room: SPAAK 5B1). There were two main items in the agenda:

– Exchange of views on the sustainable management of Raw Materials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the presence of:

  • Ms Martina Matarazzo, International Advocacy Coordinator “Resource Matters”
  • Ms Brenda Odimba, co-founder of the collective “Free Congo”

– Exchange of views on the EU’s role in addressing the crisis in Eastern DRC in the presence of:

  • Mr Thomas Stevens, Africa advisor of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
  • Dr Marie-Paule Guillaume, member of the collective “Free Congo”

The meeting was webstreamed.