INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETING ON
GLOBAL GATEWAY AND THE 4th CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT:
ADVANCING POVERTY ERADICATION AND ENERGY ACCESS IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Meeting with National Parliaments, 20 May 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Room: ANTALL 6Q2
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Opening session
Welcome coffee
09:30 - 09:35
09:35 - 09:50
Session 1
09:50 - 10:10
Welcoming words by Barry ANDREWS, Chair of the Committee on
Development
Ms Camilla BRÜCKNER, Director of UN / UNDP Office in Brussels
Financing for Development amidst geopolitical challenges
Guest speakers:
Mr Corentin LE FUR, French National Assembly (tbc)
Mr San BILAL, Director, ECDPM (tbc)
World Bank representative (tbc)
10:10 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:05
Session 2
11:05 - 11:25
Questions and comments by Members of the European Parliament and
Members of National Parliaments
Replies by the panellists
The Road Ahead: Navigating the Future of Financing for Development
Guest speakers:
MEP Charles GOERENS
EURODAD representative (tbc)
European Commission DG INTPA
11:25 - 12:05
12:05 - 12:20
Conclusion
12:20 - 12:25
Closing words by Ms Camilla BRÜCKNER, Director of UN / UNDP Office in
Brussels
Questions and comments by Members of the European Parliament and
Members of National Parliaments
Replies by the panellists