Commissioner Neven Mimica
European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission
Video address (watch the video here 
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Opening Plenary Day 2
Neven Mimica is the Commissioner in charge of International cooperation and Development. He is responsible for: Ensuring the EU delivers on its commitments to the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty; Setting out the Commission and EU positions for the negotiations on the United Nations Millennium Development Goal agenda after 2015; Working with national governments to make the EU's development aid more effective; and Launching negotiations on a revised Cotonou agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. Commissioner Neven Mimica's portfolio is managed by the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid.