Newsletter Fair Politics December 2011

Dear reader,

As the end of the year is just around the corner, we like to give you a last short update on the work of Fair Politics. Last month, Jasper went to Rwanda to undertake an impact study on raw materials. Also we made a short coherence clip in which Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) and its importance is explained by several politicians and experts.

Enjoy reading!

Fair Politics launches coherence clip

To draw attention to Policy Coherence for Development and to make the concept and the EUs legal obligation better known to a wider audience, Fair Politics has made a short clip on PCD. In the clip, several politicians and experts explain what PCD means, why it is so important and what can be done to make Dutch and European policies more coherent in order to make development work! Please do spread the word and the clip!

Watch the coherence clip ť

Fresh from Rwanda

As announced in our previous newsletter, Fair Politics policy officer Jasper went to Rwanda on November 4th to carry out a study on the impact of the EU raw materials policy on development in Rwanda. On the 1st of December he returned, enriched by a lot of information, experiences and stories. The report will be published in early 2012.

Monitor update

We continued to monitor the MEPs contributions to PCD through parliamentary questions, reports, opinions and amendments. This is the current interim score: S&D takes the lead with 13 points, followed by the EPP, the Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL, ALDE, EFD and the NI MEPs (resp. 10, 8, 7, 3, 2, 1 points). We encourage all MEPs to keep up their commitment and efforts for PCD topics in order to become the Fair Politician of the Year 2011/2012!