Jesper Haglund

Head of ACP unit, European Parliament.

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

Development Committee Chair: Cuts to development aid are a serious error

Statement by @BarryAndrewsMEP, chair of the European Parliament's @EP_Development, in response to the negotiating box presented on Saturday by the Irish Presidency.

Read ⤵️
https://t.co/gRvaZgoYME

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

🗳️ Humanitarian aid: the EU must condemn violations of international humanitarian law

On Thursday, MEPs adopted - by a show of hands - a motion for a resolution on the recently-published joint communication on humanitarian aid

Full details ⬇️
https://t.co/Bt0m1bfFLi

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

🗳️ADOPTED!

MEPs from @EP_Development & @EP_Environment adopted the draft report by @lukasmandl & @PierMaran on the the implementation and delivery of the SDGs ahead of the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum.

➕ 66 for
➖ 17 against
⭕️ 7 abstentions

Press release to come

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

🗳️ Sustainable Development Goals: MEPs alarmed at $4 trillion investment gap

@EP_Development and @EP_Environment MEPs adopted a report on the implementation and delivery of the SDGs ahead of the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum.

Details ⬇️
https://t.co/xRJINBPPxr

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

This morning in the @EP_Development Committee:

- Exchange of views on humanitarian situation in South Sudan
- vote on strengthening global health resilience in partner countries;
- vote on joint communication on Humanitarian Aid.

Streaming from 9am ⬇️
https://t.co/JpNounSKAX

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

🗳️ ADOPTED - @EP_Development MEPs adopted a resolution on the joint communication on humanitarian aid, by

✔️ 17 votes in favour
✖️ 2 against
⭕ 0 abstentions

The resolution will now go to the July plenary session for a full vote by MEPs

Details ⬇️
https://t.co/Wjaf5vmpz0

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

🗳️ ADOPTED - @EP_Development MEPs adopted a resolution on strengthening global health resilience in partner countries, by

✔️ 16 votes in favour
✖️ 4 against
⭕ 0 abstentions

The text will now go to the July plenary session for a full vote by MEPs

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

MEPs had a good, open exchange with the Vice-President of Mozambique's Parliament and Chair of Foreign Affairs committee.

Both stressed the crucial support from EU to the country's National Dialogue. MEPs appreciated Mozambique's engagement in interparliamentary cooperation

[European Parliament Diplomacy @ep_diplomacy]

🚨 Read the Joint Declaration here: https://t.co/5fus27xzQk

@younousomarjee @Europarl_EN @AfrikParliament @_AfricanUnion

#parliamentarydiplomacy

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

European Parliament delegation concludes visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo

Eight MEPs from the Committee on Development and Subcommittee on Human Rights were in the DRC to assess the impact of the EU’s Global Gateway initiative.

Details ⤵️
https://t.co/ndR6kuiP9L

[UE en RDC🇪🇺 @UEenRDC]

Une délégation de huit députés européens, conduite par Andrews Barry @BarryAndrewsMEP , Président de la Commission Développement est en visite en #RDC pour entre autres évaluer l’approche 🇪🇺 en matière de développement durable.

Communiqué de presse ⤵️
https://t.co/X6X4VCDH5r

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

Development MEPs conclude fact-finding visit to Pakistan

A group of five Committee on Development (DEVE) MEPs were in Pakistan to assess EU support for the country's resilience against climate related shocks and social and economic development.

Details⤵️ https://t.co/HzdbNme8z1

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

A group of five DEVE MEPs led by @lukasmandl are in #Pakistan's Sindh province to find out how humanitarian assistance @eu_echo help to prepare for and make local communities more resilient in the face of increasingly frequent floods #climatechange #disasterriskreduction

[Barry Andrews MEP @BarryAndrewsMEP]

Proud to lead this high-level EU mission to #Namibia together with @JozefSikela...

[EU in Namibia @EUinNamibia]

…With €1.3B mobilised & €20B expected in private investments, the EU is backing 🇳🇦’s green industrial transformation.

From HyIron to vocational training, we’re investing in local value chains, jobs & innovation. 🌍

[EU in Namibia @EUinNamibia]

🇪🇺🇳🇦 @EU_Partnerships Commissioner Jozef Síkela & @ep_diplomacy @EP_Development Chair Barry Andrews led a high-level EU del to Namibia, meeting H.E. President Nandi-Ndaitwah to deepen ties under the #GlobalGateway.

Focus: clean energy, skills, SMEs & sustainable growth. Ctd…

[Barry Andrews MEP @BarryAndrewsMEP]

📢 [My week in review] As chair of @EP_Development, it was an honor to lead a high-level EU delegation to #Namibia together with EU Commissioner @JozefSikela.

We discussed with our hosts, including President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah @SWAPOPRESIDENT, the impact of the EU’s support to and investment in Namibia and how our cooperation benefits across society.

Parliamentary dialogue remains vital to support transparency, accountability, and sustainable growth.

#Namibia is also taking the lead in Africa in green hydrogen energy, with EU support.

[ 🇺🇳 Postscript: also on my mind was Irish revolutionary and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Seán MacBride, who was UN Commissioner for Namibia in the 1970s - https://t.co/9V1gr4iQZv]

https://t.co/HGyyUP5sMx

[European Parliament Diplomacy @ep_diplomacy]

#parliamentarydiplomacy in action!

[European Parliament Diplomacy @ep_diplomacy]

🗣️ @EP_Development Chair @BarryAndrewsMEP on his @HisaNamibia visit: “The project has reached 100s of people with a small EU investment & impressive impact - we must continue the work that we do”.

Discover HISA Namibia’s work: https://t.co/xo1JDLTC9f

#parliamentarydiplomacy

[European Parliament Diplomacy @ep_diplomacy]

↗️ "Thanks to parliamentary diplomacy no one is left behind."

The #DEVE chair stressed that the EU engagement is about supporting Namibias' ambitions on sustainable development, in line with their national development plan, and the principle that no one be left behind.