Engagement between the World Bank and the European Parliament takes place at different levels, it includes participation in Parliament Committee meetings, support to parliamentary staff on research in areas concerning the World Bank's work, and facilitating connections between European Parliamentarians and the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and other Parliamentary fora following the work of the World Bank. Past Events 23-24 June 2008 - World Bank Vice President Discusses International Health Partnership with Civil Society
World Bank Vice President for Human Development – Joy Phumaphi held a number of meetings with various stakeholders on the International Health Partnership Plus (IHP+) and Aid Effectiveness on her mission to Brussels on 23-24 June. In an informal dinner with a select group of Members of the European Parliament, Ms Phumaphi exchanged ideas, on amongst others, the potential role of parliamentarians in the International Health Partnership and support to health systems and health insurance. For more click here. 21 March 2007European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on European Commission funding for Palestine
At a European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on EC funding for Palestine, Ms Akiko Maeda World Bank - Health, Nutrition & Population Sector Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Region, and Ms Rania Kharma – Representative of the Palestinian Authority briefed European Parliamentarians on the Emergency Services Support Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund – ESSP-MDTF. For more... 14 November 2006 - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz Highlights Key World Bank Priorities to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Extraordinary Session of European Parliament’s Development Committee.
To see the report click here. 14-15 November 2006 - World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz visits Strasbourg and Brussels.
Transcripts, photos and Press Releases are available at the following link. 4 October 2006 - European Members of the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank Meet for Breakfast at the European Parliament
On the occasion of the first joint meeting between the European Parliament’s Development Committee and representatives of EU national parliaments, the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank (PNoWB), in collaboration with the World Bank, organized a Breakfast meeting on PNoWB’s activities at the European Parliament. More... World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz Highlights Key World Bank Priorities to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Extraordinary Session of European Parliament’s Development Committee.
Click here for report. 10 July 2006 - Senior Legislators from the G8, European Parliament and "Plus 5 countries" urge G8 Heads of State to advance energy and climate security agenda.
Brussels July 10th... 4 October 2005 - The Parliamentary Network of the World Bank organized a meeting at the European Parliament in advance of the Network's 6th Annual Conference in Helsinki on 21-23 October.
The meeting, which involved participants from the European Parliament, World Bank, the European Commission and civil society organizations, primarily aimed to share information with the European Parliamentarians on the work of PNoWB and its link to the EU development agenda. One of the main points of discussion was on the improvement of coordination of EU positions in the World Bank. See here for the full report. 25 May 2005 - World Bank Participates in European Parliament Discussion on Sustainable Development Project in Colombia
The World Bank partook in a meeting hosted by European Parliament Members Working Group on Colombia titled Colombia: an Alternative Lung for the World". The meeting discussed the Gaviotas II a forest project that aims to re-create millions of hectares of rainforest in an area of Colombia that is twice the size of Belgium. More.... 18 January 2005 - Presentation of the Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries at the European Parliament
As part of the launch of the World Bank's EU Launch of its new report Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries, the Bank's Vice President Mr Danny Leipziger and International Trade Director Mr Uri Dadush presented the report's main findings to the European Parliament's Trade Committee on 18 January 2005. More... 20 October 2004 - The President of the World Bank Discusses Global Security and Poverty in Extraordinary Session of the European Parliament
In a packed extraordinary session of the European Parliament’s Development Committee World Bank President Mr. James Wolfensohn exchanged views with a cross section of European Parliamentarians on issues relating to poverty reduction and global security. More... |
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