The Committees on Foreign Affairs and on Development have shortlisted three Sakharov Prize finalists. The Conference of Presidents will select the laureate on Thursday 22 October.

MEPs from the Foreign Affairs and Development Committees adopted their position on the EU’s Global Europe Instrument, the EU’s funding mechanism for external action for the period 2028-2034.

Statement by Barry Andrews, chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Development, in response to the negotiating box presented on Saturday by the Irish Presidency.

In adopting a report on the EU’s relationship with its overseas countries and territories Committee on Development MEPs demand more funding, democratic oversight, and scrutiny.

The nominees for this year’s Prize were presented by the political groups in a joint meeting on Thursday. The vote to determine the three shortlisted nominees will take place in October.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on global health resilience, calling for the issue to be given adequate funding in the EU’s next long-term budget.

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On Wednesday, the Development and Foreign Affairs committees will host a joint debate with Múte Bourup Egede, Greenland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Business and Minerals.

A 10-member delegation of MEPs will attend the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development in New York from 13-15 July 2026.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a motion for a resolution on the recently-published joint communication on humanitarian aid.

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MEPs have adopted their report on the implementation and delivery of the SDGs ahead of the UN’s July 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

On Thursday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Development adopted a draft motion for a resolution on the recently-published joint communication on humanitarian aid.

The committees on Development and on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety adopted a report on the implementation and delivery of the SDGs ahead of the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum.

The committees on Development and on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety adopted a report on the implementation and delivery of the SDGs ahead of the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum.

On Thursday, MEPs adopted a resolution demanding the European Commission withdraws its 2026 funding support proposal for Tanzania.

On Tuesday, MEPs adopted a report on reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in EU partner countries.