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NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu will also join in a @femm.europarl.europa.eu hearing on Tuesday, 2 December, on the European Citizens' Initiative: "My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion"
TIME: 9.00-12.00
WATCH: link.europa.eu/xRdynJ
DETAILS: link.europa.eu/kPY9Qt
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TIME: 9.00-12.00
WATCH: link.europa.eu/xRdynJ
DETAILS: link.europa.eu/kPY9Qt
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November 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu will also join in a @femm.europarl.europa.eu hearing on Tuesday, 2 December, on the European Citizens' Initiative: "My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion"
TIME: 9.00-12.00
WATCH: link.europa.eu/xRdynJ
DETAILS: link.europa.eu/kPY9Qt
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TIME: 9.00-12.00
WATCH: link.europa.eu/xRdynJ
DETAILS: link.europa.eu/kPY9Qt
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NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu meets Tuesday, 2 December, with a busy Committee agenda.
Time: 9.00-12.00, 2 December
Location: SPAAK 4B001
Watch: link.europa.eu/VfVQnY
Details: www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
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Time: 9.00-12.00, 2 December
Location: SPAAK 4B001
Watch: link.europa.eu/VfVQnY
Details: www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu meets Tuesday, 2 December, with a busy Committee agenda.
Time: 9.00-12.00, 2 December
Location: SPAAK 4B001
Watch: link.europa.eu/VfVQnY
Details: www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
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Time: 9.00-12.00, 2 December
Location: SPAAK 4B001
Watch: link.europa.eu/VfVQnY
Details: www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
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NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu meets Tuesday, 2 December, with a busy Committee agenda, including debates with/on:
- @hadjalahbib.bsky.social on the forthcoming Communication on Humanitarian Aid
- @concord-europe.bsky.social
- 2025 European Disability Rights Week
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- @hadjalahbib.bsky.social on the forthcoming Communication on Humanitarian Aid
- @concord-europe.bsky.social
- 2025 European Disability Rights Week
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November 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu meets Tuesday, 2 December, with a busy Committee agenda, including debates with/on:
- @hadjalahbib.bsky.social on the forthcoming Communication on Humanitarian Aid
- @concord-europe.bsky.social
- 2025 European Disability Rights Week
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- @hadjalahbib.bsky.social on the forthcoming Communication on Humanitarian Aid
- @concord-europe.bsky.social
- 2025 European Disability Rights Week
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NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu meets Tuesday, 2 December, with a busy Committee agenda, including:
- Vote: on a draft report by @leirepajin.bsky.social on humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective & ambitious response to humanitarian crises
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- Vote: on a draft report by @leirepajin.bsky.social on humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective & ambitious response to humanitarian crises
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November 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
NEXT WEEK - @deve.europarl.europa.eu meets Tuesday, 2 December, with a busy Committee agenda, including:
- Vote: on a draft report by @leirepajin.bsky.social on humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective & ambitious response to humanitarian crises
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- Vote: on a draft report by @leirepajin.bsky.social on humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective & ambitious response to humanitarian crises
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MEPs believe the current Commission draft does not fully reflect the democratic & human rights deficiencies in Tanzania, particularly since October’s fraudulent elections & violent post-election crackdown.
The Commission is now obliged to review its decision
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
The Commission is now obliged to review its decision
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
MEPs believe the current Commission draft does not fully reflect the democratic & human rights deficiencies in Tanzania, particularly since October’s fraudulent elections & violent post-election crackdown.
The Commission is now obliged to review its decision
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
The Commission is now obliged to review its decision
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
🗳️TOMORROW - MEPs will vote in #EPlenary on a resolution adopted by @deve.europarl.europa.eu & @afet.europarl.europa.eu objecting to an @ec.europa.eu implementing act under the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation that would send substantial EU funds to Tanzania 🇹🇿
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November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🗳️TOMORROW - MEPs will vote in #EPlenary on a resolution adopted by @deve.europarl.europa.eu & @afet.europarl.europa.eu objecting to an @ec.europa.eu implementing act under the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation that would send substantial EU funds to Tanzania 🇹🇿
Text here➡️ link.europa.eu/VnWdnF
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2007 Sakharov laureate & Sudanese human rights lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman spoke to @deve.europarl.europa.eu and @droi.europarl.europa.eu MEPs today on the ongoing conflict in his country
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
2007 Sakharov laureate & Sudanese human rights lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman spoke to @deve.europarl.europa.eu and @droi.europarl.europa.eu MEPs today on the ongoing conflict in his country
🗓️Next week @droi.europarl.europa.eu & @deve.europarl.europa.eu host a hearing on the human rights situation in Sudan.
The hearing will bring together Sakharov Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman and UN and civil society experts
Time: Tuesday 11 November, 11.00-12.30
Details: link.europa.eu/kFpVTf
The hearing will bring together Sakharov Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman and UN and civil society experts
Time: Tuesday 11 November, 11.00-12.30
Details: link.europa.eu/kFpVTf
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🗓️Next week @droi.europarl.europa.eu & @deve.europarl.europa.eu host a hearing on the human rights situation in Sudan.
The hearing will bring together Sakharov Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman and UN and civil society experts
Time: Tuesday 11 November, 11.00-12.30
Details: link.europa.eu/kFpVTf
The hearing will bring together Sakharov Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman and UN and civil society experts
Time: Tuesday 11 November, 11.00-12.30
Details: link.europa.eu/kFpVTf
This week - Tuesday and Wednesday - in the @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee:
- The UN at 80
- European Gender Equality Week
- EU-Africa Relations
- Ukraine
- development and irregular population movements
Agenda: link.europa.eu/VY6QwX
Livestreams: link.europa.eu/D6TwFQ
- The UN at 80
- European Gender Equality Week
- EU-Africa Relations
- Ukraine
- development and irregular population movements
Agenda: link.europa.eu/VY6QwX
Livestreams: link.europa.eu/D6TwFQ
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This week - Tuesday and Wednesday - in the @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee:
- The UN at 80
- European Gender Equality Week
- EU-Africa Relations
- Ukraine
- development and irregular population movements
Agenda: link.europa.eu/VY6QwX
Livestreams: link.europa.eu/D6TwFQ
- The UN at 80
- European Gender Equality Week
- EU-Africa Relations
- Ukraine
- development and irregular population movements
Agenda: link.europa.eu/VY6QwX
Livestreams: link.europa.eu/D6TwFQ
At the end of the mission, before departing Pakistan, @deve.europarl.europa.eu delegation lead MEP @lukasmandl.bsky.social spoke about the outcomes of the group's visit to the country
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
At the end of the mission, before departing Pakistan, @deve.europarl.europa.eu delegation lead MEP @lukasmandl.bsky.social spoke about the outcomes of the group's visit to the country
A group of five DEVE MEPs led by Lukas Mandl are in #Pakistan's Sindh province to find out how humanitarian assistance the European Commission help to prepare for and make local communities more resilient in the face of increasingly frequent floods #climatechange #disasterriskreduction
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A group of five DEVE MEPs led by Lukas Mandl are in #Pakistan's Sindh province to find out how humanitarian assistance the European Commission help to prepare for and make local communities more resilient in the face of increasingly frequent floods #climatechange #disasterriskreduction
2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Laureates
@president.europarl.europa.eu Roberta Metsola announces Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, as the 2025 laureates of the Sakharov Prize, to be awarded by Parliament on 16 December.
@president.europarl.europa.eu Roberta Metsola announces Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, as the 2025 laureates of the Sakharov Prize, to be awarded by Parliament on 16 December.
October 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Laureates
@president.europarl.europa.eu Roberta Metsola announces Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, as the 2025 laureates of the Sakharov Prize, to be awarded by Parliament on 16 December.
@president.europarl.europa.eu Roberta Metsola announces Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, as the 2025 laureates of the Sakharov Prize, to be awarded by Parliament on 16 December.
📢 NEXT WEEK in the @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee:
- Meeting details: link.europa.eu/77wb6c
- Streaming: link.europa.eu/kMcHGb
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- Meeting details: link.europa.eu/77wb6c
- Streaming: link.europa.eu/kMcHGb
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October 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📢 NEXT WEEK in the @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee:
- Meeting details: link.europa.eu/77wb6c
- Streaming: link.europa.eu/kMcHGb
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- Meeting details: link.europa.eu/77wb6c
- Streaming: link.europa.eu/kMcHGb
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📢 NEXT WEEK in the @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee:
- with @afet.europarl.europa.eu, a discussion on the Global Gateway
- the role of EU development cooperation in addressing irregular migration in Africa
- Latin America and the Caribbean
🗓️Date: Thursday, 16/10
🕙Time: 10.30-13.00
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- with @afet.europarl.europa.eu, a discussion on the Global Gateway
- the role of EU development cooperation in addressing irregular migration in Africa
- Latin America and the Caribbean
🗓️Date: Thursday, 16/10
🕙Time: 10.30-13.00
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October 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📢 NEXT WEEK in the @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee:
- with @afet.europarl.europa.eu, a discussion on the Global Gateway
- the role of EU development cooperation in addressing irregular migration in Africa
- Latin America and the Caribbean
🗓️Date: Thursday, 16/10
🕙Time: 10.30-13.00
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- with @afet.europarl.europa.eu, a discussion on the Global Gateway
- the role of EU development cooperation in addressing irregular migration in Africa
- Latin America and the Caribbean
🗓️Date: Thursday, 16/10
🕙Time: 10.30-13.00
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Wrapping up their mission to Namibia with a final day of site visits to EU-funded projects, DEVE Chair @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social said EU engagement is about supporting Namibia's sustainable development ambitions, on the principle that no one is left behind 🇪🇺 🇳🇦
September 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wrapping up their mission to Namibia with a final day of site visits to EU-funded projects, DEVE Chair @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social said EU engagement is about supporting Namibia's sustainable development ambitions, on the principle that no one is left behind 🇪🇺 🇳🇦
Speaking at the Cleanergy project inauguration, for @deve.europarl.europa.eu's Namibia mission, Hildegard Bentele MEP called it "a prime example of courageous investments, addressing the climate crisis, promoting human development & transforming production & consumption patterns in Namibia & Europe"
September 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Speaking at the Cleanergy project inauguration, for @deve.europarl.europa.eu's Namibia mission, Hildegard Bentele MEP called it "a prime example of courageous investments, addressing the climate crisis, promoting human development & transforming production & consumption patterns in Namibia & Europe"
Committee MEPs also met with the Speaker of Namibia's national assembly this morning, where Development MEPs expressed the hope that together the EU and Namibia can work on models to ensure that the development of sustainable energy benefits all Namibians.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Committee MEPs also met with the Speaker of Namibia's national assembly this morning, where Development MEPs expressed the hope that together the EU and Namibia can work on models to ensure that the development of sustainable energy benefits all Namibians.
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On a visit to the HISA Centre, @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee Chair @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social said:
"The project has reached hundreds & hundreds of people with a small investment of the EU, and impressive impacts. Such stories also challenge us as donors, to continue the work that we do"
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"The project has reached hundreds & hundreds of people with a small investment of the EU, and impressive impacts. Such stories also challenge us as donors, to continue the work that we do"
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September 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
On a visit to the HISA Centre, @deve.europarl.europa.eu Committee Chair @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social said:
"The project has reached hundreds & hundreds of people with a small investment of the EU, and impressive impacts. Such stories also challenge us as donors, to continue the work that we do"
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"The project has reached hundreds & hundreds of people with a small investment of the EU, and impressive impacts. Such stories also challenge us as donors, to continue the work that we do"
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Yesterday, as part of their mission to Namibia, @deve.europarl.europa.eu MEPs met their counterparts in the National Assembly, where they discussed EU-Namibia relations and EU support, notably in renewable energies, market access, and early childhood development.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Yesterday, as part of their mission to Namibia, @deve.europarl.europa.eu MEPs met their counterparts in the National Assembly, where they discussed EU-Namibia relations and EU support, notably in renewable energies, market access, and early childhood development.
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