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Committee on Development Ordinary meeting

10 November 2026

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The Chair adopts the agenda and minutes, informs members about interpretation arrangements and the timetable for remarks, then introduces the draft DEVE opinion on international law, multilateralism, democracy and the EU, giving the floor to Rapporteur Cecilia Strada, who stresses the urgency of defending multilateralism, international rule of law and humanitarian space and thanks shadows and services for cross-group cooperation.

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Opening, procedural business and child poverty report

00:00

Opening, agenda and morning voting

00:00

Opening, agenda adoption and opinion introduction

00:00

Opening of electronic voting and system check

01:45

Main report amendments and final roll-call adoption

02:20

Vote on EU–Seychelles Fisheries Partnership opinion and break

06:14

Child poverty in development cooperation — draft INI debate

13:52

Introduction to INI on EU development and child poverty

13:52

Rapporteur Gosiewska — objectives and key measures against child poverty

15:02

EPP shadow (Geuking) — integrated approach, Global Gateway, accountability

21:05

S&D shadow (Bullmann) — rights-based approach, social protection, child marker

23:50

Patriots shadow (Moreira de Sá) — family focus, learning outcomes, transparency

26:38

Renew shadow (Henriksson) — drivers of child poverty and vulnerable groups

29:07

Child poverty report — Renew and Greens positions

30:40

ESN group — focus on efficiency and family role

34:52

European Commission (DG INTPA) — child poverty programmes and funding

37:30

Rapporteur Gosiewska — response to members and emphasis on conflicts

43:07

Chair’s conclusions — political messages and amendment deadline

46:29

EU external engagement — Horn of Africa strategy and Bolivia mission

59:23

EU engagement in the Horn of Africa — opinions and Commission input

59:23

Opening of item on EU engagement in the Horn of Africa

59:23

DEVE rapporteur Laurent — EU strategy for the Horn of Africa

01:00:04

EPP shadow Tobé — peace, governance and migration focus

01:05:27

Patriotes pour l’Europe shadow Hölvényi — geopolitical competition and EU leverage

01:08:12

Renew shadow (Goerens for Vautmans) — child soldiers, governance conditionality, youth

01:11:04

AFET rapporteur Temido — updated EU engagement and priority axes

01:14:50

Commission INTPA — geostrategic stakes, displacement and Global Gateway

01:19:01

Commission ECHO — humanitarian crisis, protection risks and nexus approach

01:23:10

Chair Andrews and Laurent — prevention, migration interests and amendments timetable

01:26:51

DEVE mission to Bolivia — political context and future cooperation

01:30:26

Chair — introduction to DEVE mission debrief

01:30:26

Rapporteur (on behalf of Łopacka) — political context and EU–Bolivia cooperation

01:32:20

Rapporteur — governance risks, field projects and lithium

01:34:46

MEP Tarquinio (S&D) — Team Europe approach and criminal economy concerns

01:39:16

MEP Gosiewska (ECR) — conditionality, visibility and human rights concerns

01:43:01

Vice-Chair Biedroń (S&D) — opportunities for deeper parliamentary engagement

01:47:40

EEAS (Vázquez Garrido) — four-pillar bilateral framework and security cooperation

01:51:24

DG INTPA (Fernholz) — cooperation outcomes and delivery challenges

01:55:47

Rapporteur — concluding assessment and future cooperation focus

01:57:14

Chair — procedural closure and next steps

01:59:03

Afternoon sitting and education in development cooperation

03:24:18

Technical and interpretation checks before afternoon sitting

03:24:18

Technical check before opening meeting

03:24:18

Connection check before proceedings

03:42:04

Pre-meeting audio and interpretation checks

03:42:06

Long-term EU strategy for education in development

04:03:54

Chair — introduction of agenda item on education

04:03:54

Rapporteur Hölvényi — presentation of draft report

04:04:47

EPP shadow Mažylis — long‑term strategy and priorities

04:11:09

S&D shadow Laurent — equity, girls’ education and crises

04:13:43

ECR shadow Gosiewska — domestic resources and faith‑based actors

04:16:23

Renew shadow Henriksson — education as freedom, democracy, equality

04:18:51

ENS member Jongen — focus on basic schooling and funding limits

04:21:25

Commission DG INTPA — Global Gateway and systemic approach

04:24:20

Commission DG ECHO — education in emergencies and nexus

04:27:33

Rapporteur Hölvényi — closing remarks and next steps

04:30:07

Chair: closure of item and announcement of public hearing

04:31:44

Public hearing — domestic resource mobilisation for education in Sub-Saharan Africa

04:38:30

Opening of hearing on domestic resource mobilisation for education

04:38:30

Rapporteur Hölvényi — political context and focus

04:42:28

Domestic resources and faith-based providers in education

04:46:24

Keynote Thiam — demographic challenge and GPE strategy

04:49:08

National financing commitments and domestic effort

04:53:51

Aid quality, partnership approach and EU’s role

04:57:13

African Minister — education as long-term investment

05:01:34

Chair Hölvényi — framing and introduction of Commission representative

05:02:15

Commission Cabinet — EU education funding and domestic revenue

05:03:32

Chair Hölvényi — summary and introduction of Tanzanian Episcopal Conference

05:11:57

Catholic Church in Tanzania — role in education

05:13:17

Education gaps in Tanzania and Africa — need for vocational focus

05:18:09

EU academic cooperation and mobility — impact on African universities

05:19:39

Knowledge economy, China’s role, and youth private sector cooperation

05:21:00

Democracy, corruption conditionality, and appeal to the EU

05:22:04

Chair Hölvényi — introduction of DG ECHO on education in emergencies

05:24:21

DG ECHO — education in emergencies and humanitarian–development nexus

05:24:39

Chair Hölvényi — apology and opening of debate to MEPs

05:28:46

MEP Bullmann — defending EU education share under budget pressure

05:29:03

Bullmann — Global Gateway scrutiny and local ownership

05:31:50

ECR (Gosiewska) — Sub-Saharan education and small faith-based NGOs

05:34:17

Senegal minister — Ubuntu, mutual accountability and GPE/LEG model

05:39:27

Senegal representative — Sector reviews and school-level decentralisation

05:42:33

Religious education provider — Lack of support for pro-poor faith-based schools

05:43:59

Commission — Support to CSOs/FBOs and Global Gateway’s 360° approach

05:46:01

Hölvényi — Closing the hearing and defending the education budget

05:49:47

Biedroń — Budget negotiations, human development target and 14% cuts

05:52:54

Gender equality, SRHR funding and GAP IV for external action

06:03:15

Global SRHR funding cuts — Gender Equality Week debate

06:03:15

Chair: opening of SRHR funding debate and panel introduction

06:03:15

UNFPA: global SRHR funding crisis and appeal to EU

06:06:54

UNFPA: evidence on returns and asks for next MFF and GAP4

06:12:07

Commission: SRHR policy commitments and global pushback context

06:16:00

Commission: EU health financing, systems resilience and SHIELD

06:19:10

Commission: multilateral, regional and country SRHR programmes and coordination

06:21:53

DRC NGO: scale of conflict‑related sexual violence and unmet SRH needs

06:25:42

DRC NGO: survivor cases and impact of US funding cuts on services

06:28:32

DRC NGO appeal on funding and violence

06:32:18

Venezuela witness blocked by lack of interpretation

06:34:55

IPPF reading Venezuelan testimony on USAID restrictions

06:36:34

Parliament focal point: Global Europe cuts and gender targets

06:41:14

S&D – Pajín: US and EU cuts risk becoming a rights crisis

06:45:58

S&D – Maij: pushback on ‘gender ideology’ and Global Europe funding

06:48:33

Civil society and Commission: defend SRHR and embed targets in GAP IV

06:51:46

UNFPA input and meeting closure towards GAP IV debate

06:56:35

GAP IV for external action — joint DEVE–FEMM debate and closure

07:03:34

Opening of joint DEVE–FEMM meeting and file context

07:03:34

FEMM Chair — political context and objectives for GAP IV

07:05:51

DEVE co‑rapporteur substitute — priorities for GAP IV

07:07:57

FEMM co‑rapporteur substitute — common ground and key themes

07:10:11

EPP DEVE shadow — results, disability and care agenda

07:13:25

S&D shadows — funding targets, SRHR and mainstreaming

07:15:01

Patriots group shadow — criticism of concepts and Chair’s response on hate speech

07:19:28

Renew shadow — forced marriage, FGM and financing targets

07:24:58

Greens DEVE shadow — defence of report and green priorities

07:27:02

Greens FEMM member — local feminist funding and budget benchmarks

07:30:51

Camara — feminist ambition and consent-based rape definition

07:32:14

Morace — women, peace and security and secular EU

07:33:35

Bossdorf (ENS) — criticism of GAP III funding and gender agenda

07:36:23

Gálvez — response on budget tracking and call for support

07:38:52

Chair and co-rapporteurs — closing of DEVE meeting

07:40:24

Post-meeting political messaging and logistics (off-record)

07:51:38

Post-meeting partisan messaging and logistical chatter

07:51:38

Spanish partisan messaging rehearsal — Feijóo and Spain narrative

07:51:38

Post-meeting French logistics — staff coordination and schedules

07:53:36

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Committee on Development Ordinary meeting

10 November 2026

DEVE Tue, 10 Nov 2026 European Parliament

Follow its sittings

00:00 - 01:08

Renew Député européen

President | Commission du développement

Barry Andrews

So we will have your attention please and we can move on to the second item on today's agenda which is the adoption of the agenda. If there is no objection we can adopt it. That being the case, we will then move to item 3.

There is active interpretation in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian and Hungarian. In order to facilitate we would ask you to speak as slowly as possible. Item 4: the minutes of 14th of September and 5th of October are available remarks by midday. And now we move to the electronic vote.

We'll start voting on the draft opinion on situation of international law and the risks of multilateralism, democracy and the European Union. So I will briefly pass the floor to the rapporteur, Ms. Strada, if she would like to say a few words. Cecilia, please, if you'd like.

01:08 - 01:43

S&D Député européen

Vice-president | Délégation pour les relations avec les pays du Machrek

Cecilia Strada

I will only say that it's a very timely and crucial report. We really need to talk about multilateralism and the threats to multilateralism. We really need to uphold international rule of law and international humanitarian law. And we had some discussions, but at the end I think we managed to achieve what is a good report to clearly state that we stand with international rule of law, we stand with international humanitarian law, and we protect the humanitarian space. So I would like really to thank all the our offices and all the shadow rapporteurs for the good cooperation.

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