DEVE delegation to Tanzania on 24-26 February 2025
7 Committee on Development MEPs, led by chair Barry Andrews, will travel to Tanzania to gather first-hand information on Global Gateway initiatives and other development cooperation projects on the ground and to assess their impact on the local economy and population.
MEPs will focus on the impact of EU investment in the country, both in sector-specific projects and the wider impact of the EU's flagship Global Gateway initiative. Over the course of the three-day mission, MEPs will visit projects focusing on water and sanitation, economic development and port infrastructure, gender equality, education, and sustainable fishing practices. The MEPs will meet with government ministers and representatives of EU diplomatic missions, UN agencies, development banks, private sector, and national development agencies. They will also talk with their counterparts in the Tanzanian parliament as well as local civil society representatives to discuss, among other issues, sustainable development, inter-parliamentary cooperation and human rights.