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Highlights - 1 February: AFET/LIBE/DEVE joint debate on the Global Compact for Migration - Committee on Development 30-01-2018 04:05 PM CET Michele Klein Solomon, Director at the Office of the Director General of the International Organization for Migration, will address Members of the Foreign Affairs, Civil Liberties and Development Committees on 1 February. The debate will focus on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which aims to define a range of commitments and principles regarding international migration and human mobility. The compact is currently being developed in an intergovernmental consultation process and is due to be adopted at an intergovernmental conference in December 2018. The meeting will take place in room József Antall 4Q1 from 9.00 to 10.30 and will be webstreamed live. Further information Webstreaming Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Meeting 24-25 January: EU Presidency, post-Cotonou, Budget support, Aid for trade - Committee on Development 30-01-2018 03:40 PM CET The Development Committee's first meeting of 2018 took place Wednesday, 24 January starting at 9:00 and Thursday, 25 January, ending at 12:30. Members exchanged with the Commission on the mandate for negotiating a post-2020 partnership with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, discussed the mid-term review and the future post-2020 architecture for the EU's external funding instruments, as well as issues ranging from ending a fisheries agreement, to budget support, aid for trade and social protection. The new Bulgarian Council presidency discussed humanitarian crises and the EU response on Wednesday afternoon with DEVE Members. Votes were on Opinions to the 2016 budget discharge and the next Multiannual Financial Framework. Further information Draft agenda Meeting documents Live recording Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111