European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development

European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development of European Commission
Incumbent Neven Mimica since 1 November 2014
Residence	Rue de la Loi 200, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Appointer	Jean-Claude Juncker
Term length	Five years
Formation	2014
Website	Commission

The European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development is the member of the European Commission responsible for overseeing the international cooperation and development of the European Union. He has to ensure that European Commission can adapt EU's development policy to the evolving needs of EU's partner countries, delivering on EU's commitments to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development.

Current commissioner is the Croatian diplomat Neven Mimica (S&D).

Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development has to focus on the following:

Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation (DG DEVCO) has to report to Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, which helps Commissioner to fulfil his responsibilities.

http://ec.europa.eu/about/juncker-commission/docs/mimica_en.pdf