Interparliamentary Committee Meetingwith national ParliamentsHUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONALITY IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY

11 October 2011 - 15h00 - 18h30

Room JAN 4Q4 (József Antall building)

European Parliament

Brussels

DRAFT AGENDA12.30 - 13.00Registration of participantsAltiero Spinelli building (ASP), Place du Luxembourg entrance13.00 - 14.30Lunchhosted by:Eva Joly,Chair of the Committee on Developmentand Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights15.00 - 15.30OpeningCatherine AshtonHigh Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy(tbc)Andris PiebalgsEU Commissioner for Development (tbc)15.30 - 16.45I. Is human rights conditionality an obstacle to poverty reduction?Chair and moderator: Eva Joly, Chair of the Committee on DevelopmentDebatebetween members of the European Parliament and national parliaments16.45 - 18.00II. Can human rights conditionality be effective in a multi-donor environment?Chair and moderator: Chair of the Subcommittee on Human RightsDebatebetween Members of the European Parliament and national Parliaments18.00 - 18.30ConclusionsRole of national and European Parliaments in establishment and monitoring ofhuman rights conditionalityIntroduced by representatives of the Polish national Parliament