After the re-election of Martin Schulz for another two and a half year term as president of the European Parliament last week in Strasbourg, parliamentary committees convened in Brussels on Monday to pick their chairpersons and deputies for the next two and a half years.
Linda McAvan, a United Kingdom member of the European Parliament representing the Labour Party, part of the Socialists & Democrats parliamentary group, was chosen to chair the influential Committee on Development — commonly known as DEVE — responsible for preparing laws and other legislative documents relevant to European Union development cooperation policy, the committee announced on Tuesday.
The appointment of McAvan and four other members as committee bureau vice-chairs was welcomed by several top international NGOs engaged in EU-funded development programs and advocacy work.
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