European Parliament Committee on Development. Managed by Eoghan Walsh. RTs ≠ endorsement.
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🗳️ ADOPTED
@EP_ForeignAff & @EP_Development MEPs objected to a Commission draft Implementing Decision on the financing of the annual action plan for Tanzania for 2026:
➕ 81 for
➖ 1 against
⭕️ 4 abstentions
It goes to the next plenary session for a final vote.
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‼️COMING UP this morning
📆 NEXT WEEK at @EP_Development:
- Ebola virus outbreak
- impact of the energy transition on rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Communication on Humanitarian Aid
- vote w/@EP_ForeignAff on Tanzania
When: Wednesday 5 June
Agenda: link.europa.eu/mTTMrB
Live: link.europa.eu/qnBrx4
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🗳️ ADOPTED! @EP_Development MEPs supported the following:
- question for an oral answer on the Communication on Humanitarian Aid
- question for an oral answer on strengthening global health resilience in partner countries
- opinion on establishing Erasmus programme for 2028-2034
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Development Committee MEPs conclude mission to Mozambique
A delegation of MEPs led by Hilde Vautmans concludes its three-day visit, with an itinerary focused on economic growth, job creation, humanitarian support, & security & peacebuilding
Details ⤵️
europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
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📆 NEXT WEEK at @EP_Development:
- Ebola virus outbreak
- impact of the energy transition on rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Communication on Humanitarian Aid
- vote w/@EP_ForeignAff on Tanzania
When: Wednesday 5 June
Agenda: link.europa.eu/mTTMrB
Live: link.europa.eu/qnBrx4
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On their final day in Mozambique, MEPs learned that 6% of GDP goes to education in Mozambique but the needs are rising much faster than the budget can cope.
Teacher training, pupil retention, quality of education but also basic infrastructure needs for schools are the focus.
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Mozambique’s foreign minister emphasised the important of EU support for training the defense forces and for the national inclusive dialogue.
MEPs advocated for the need to step up the response to the situation in the North, to provide jobs and perspective for young people there
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Enabling the digital transformation goes hand in hand with support to employment, innovation & entrepreneurship. Through consortia with public, private & civil society involvement, EU Global Gateway flagship programme _VaMoz Digital!_ supports 🇲🇿priorities in the digital economy
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The @EP_Development mission to Mozambique started today. "We are here to see how EU - Mozambique cooperation delivers. My message to our partners is: You can count on Europe!" delegation chair Hilde Vautmans said at a meeting of Team Europe, UN & like-minded partners.
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Malnutrition is a major underlying cause of child deaths in Mozambique and in the North 800 000 people are accutely food insecure.
@EP_Development MEPs witnessed how NutriNorte with WFP and UNICEF brings relief and prevention of malnutrition in the provincial hospital in Pemba.
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Mozambique is very vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. Cyclones, floods & drought hit repeatedly. The EU supports the country's INGD to anticipate and manage shocks, though according to UN agencies funds are lacking for partners to build true resilience.
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🗓️NEXT WEEK - @EP_Development MEPs to visit Mozambique
A delegation of MEPs led by committee chair @BarryAndrewsMEP will be in Mozambique from 26-28 May to discuss the impact of Global Gateway projects and EU humanitarian support
Details ⤵️
europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
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🗳️ ADOPTED - @lukasmandl report on reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in EU partner countries.
✔️ 16 for
✖️ 6 against
⭕ zero abstentions
More details ⬇️
europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
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