Speaking during a Joint Meeting of the Development – Foreign Affairs – Budget Committees on the External Investment Plan, Nirj Deva MEP, Conservative Spokesman for Development and Vice-Chair of the Development Committee, said: “Fifteen years ago, when I first started championing the
Nirj Deva, British Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the South East of England, and Vice-Chair of the EP Development Committee, today chaired a high-level event, hosting H.E Saad Ali Shire, Foreign Minister of Somaliland. The conference aimed to examine and discuss the
The European Parliament is expected to vote tomorrow on its 2017 Budget, marked, yet again, by incremental increases in redundant spending. The European Commission requested a further 1.2 billion euros for development aid and the neighbourhood instrument, while the European Parliament added 1
Following Nirj Deva, Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the South East’s, report on the Private Sector and Development, the European Commission has undertaken a fundamental shift in its approach to development aid, recognising the private sector as a key actor in the future of
The European Commission decided to back Nirj Deva MEP’s plan on Public-Private Partnerships for the EU, a financing method which could channel €300 billion a year to the developing world. International Development Vice-Chair in the European Parliament and Conservative Development Spokesman Nirj
Lifting countries out of poverty requires hard work, the creation of a robust system of property rights, and – crucially – private investment. So it is a shame that multilateral institutions are failing to apply this knowledge systematically in the developing world. STRASBOURG – Successful
UNGA New York – Nirj Deva MEP, Conservative Spokesman for International Development and Vice-President of the Development Committee in the European Parliament, warmly congratulated the EU Member States and the European Union for its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals and the
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