ORAL QUESTION WITH DEBATE: Democracy building in external relations, 30 September 2009. Pursuant to Rule 115 of the Rules of Procedure by Gabriele Albertini and Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Eva Joly, on behalf of the Committee on Development to the Council.
AWEPA Secretary General, Mr. Pär Granstedt recently contributed an article to the newsletter published by the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB).
The Governing Council of AWEPA on 3 October 2009, unanimously elected Hon. Minister Miet Smet as President on the retirement of founding President Dr. Jan Nico Scholten. Miet Smet’s appointment became effective 1 January 2010.
Nelson Mandela, recipient of the AWEPA Human Dignity Award, has been honored by the inauguration of the official Mandela Day, to be held annually on July 18th, his birthday.