European Parliament Committee on Development

Committee on Development
AbbreviationDEVE
TypeStanding committee
LegislatureEuropean Parliament
Parliamentary term10th European Parliament
ChairBarry Andrews
Renew, Ireland
Vice-ChairsIsabella Lövin (Greens/EFA)
Hildegard Bentele (EPP)
Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew)
Robert Biedroń (S&D)
Members25
Political compositionEPP: 6 · S&D: 5 · ECR: 3 · Renew: 3
PfE: 3 · Greens/EFA: 2 · The Left: 2 · ESN: 1
JurisdictionDevelopment cooperation, humanitarian aid, poverty reduction and relations with developing countries
WebsiteOfficial website

The Committee on Development (DEVE) is a standing committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for the European Union's development and cooperation policy, humanitarian assistance, poverty reduction and relations with developing countries. The committee also scrutinises EU development spending and contributes to policies intended to support sustainable development, democracy, good governance and human rights.

Responsibilities

The committee is responsible for promoting, implementing and monitoring the development and cooperation policy of the European Union. Its work includes political dialogue with developing countries, development cooperation agreements and the allocation and scrutiny of funds intended for development and humanitarian assistance.

Its remit includes:

The committee also follows the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the impact of other EU policies on developing countries.

Chairs

The following table lists the chairs of the committee since 2004.

Name Political group Member state Took office Left office
Luisa Morgantini GUE/NGL Italy Italy 2004 2006
Josep Borrell PES Spain Spain 2007 2009
Eva Joly Greens/EFA France France 2009 2014
Linda McAvan S&D United Kingdom United Kingdom 2014 2019
Tomas Tobé EPP Sweden Sweden 2019 2024
Barry Andrews Renew Europe Republic of Ireland Ireland 23 July 2024 Incumbent

Members

10th Parliament, 2024–2029

The committee consists of 25 full members. Its current composition is shown below, with the chair and vice-chairs indicated in italics.

European People's Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Conservatives and Reformists Renew Europe
Patriots for Europe Greens–European Free Alliance The Left Europe of Sovereign Nations

Substitute members

Research support

The committee's work is supported by the research services of the European Parliament. These services provide studies, briefings and other analyses concerning development cooperation, humanitarian assistance, poverty reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals and the impact of European Union policies on developing countries.

Publications prepared for the committee are made available through its online database of supporting analyses and through the European Parliament's Think Tank.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About the Committee on Development". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Powers and responsibilities of the Committee on Development". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Committee chairs chosen". European Voice. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Simon (31 January 2007). "Committee chairs finally saddle up". European Voice. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Members – Committee on Development". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Supporting analyses". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Latest documents – Supporting analyses – DEVE". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.