Latest news – Meeting of the DEVE Committee 25 June – Committee on Development

Source: European Parliament

The Committee on Development will meet on 25 June to discuss the following files:

  • Exchange of views with Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP Africa on African development funding in the context of ODA cuts;
  • Public Hearing on Decent and Sustainable Job Creation in Developing Countries: Measuring the Impact of EU Projects;
  • Debriefing by the Chair and members of the delegation on the ad hoc delegation to Mauritania, 26-28 May 2025;
  • Consideration of draft report on Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises.

Votes:

  • Committee decision to request authorisation to draw up an opinion on a Commission proposal (COM(2025)0173) for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (2025/0090/COD)