The Committee on Development (Commission du développement, DEVE) is a
committee of the European Parliament responsible for promoting, implementing and monitoring the development and cooperation policy of the European Union, notably talks with developing countries; aid to developing countries; and promotion of democratic values,
good governance
Good governance is the process of measuring how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources and guarantee the realization of human rights in a manner essentially free of abuse and corruption and with due regard for th ...
and human rights in developing countries.
The committee has thirty-four members and the same number of substitute members. Its current chair, elected on 10 July 2019, is
Tomas Tobé.
European Parliament press release 2019-07-10
Chair
*2019– : Tomas Tobé
*2014–2019: Linda McAvan
*2009–2014: Eva Joly
*2007–2009: Josep Borrell
*1997–1999: Michel Rocard
See also
* European Development Fund
Global Europe, officially the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), is the financial arm of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, which provides funding for the European Neighbourho ...
References
External links
Official Webpage
Development
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