Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Republic of Kosovo, of the other part
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Ulrike Lunacek

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AMENDMENTS 256 - 420 - Draft report on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2014 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs will discuss the issue of proxy wars in the EU neighbourhood together with their counterparts from national parliaments. Special attention will be given to the foreign policies Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia and their political and security impacts in conflict zones. The participants will also have the opportunity to look at the migration crisis, with a particular focus on the Western Balkan route. The meeting will take place in Brussels on 10.11.15.
Location : Brussels JAN 2Q2
Further information
Draft agenda and meeting documents
Fact Sheet on immigration policy
Fact Sheet on the Western Balkans
Fact Sheet on relations with Russia
Fact Sheet on relations with the Greater Middle East
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Twelve years after the Thessaloniki promise that the future of the Balkans is within the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, fYRoM, Montenegro, and Serbia remain excluded with no foreseeable accession date in sight. Despite initial success, the current approach to enlargement has reached its limits, as it seems to be slowing down the integration process rather than accelerating it. In the meantime, in addition to the democratic and economic setbacks in the region, renewed tensions are threatening to undermine fragile regional stability. Moreover, the EU’s unfinished business in the Balkans opens the door to various political, economic and security alternatives. This is precisely why the main message of this study is that the current autopilot mode of enlargement cannot continue.
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Location : Brussels JAN 2Q2
Further information
Programme
Poster
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OPINION on preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit: Challenges and opportunities for humanitarian assistance
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Elena Valenciano

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Length of video : 183'
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Question for oral answer O-000103/2015
to the Council
Rule 128
Elena Valenciano, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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DRAFT REPORT on the Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Cristian Dan Preda

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OPINION on Towards a European Energy Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Francisco Assis

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 169 - Draft opinion The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Length of video : 68'
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Measures to deal with the migration and refugee crisis as well as the situation in transit countries in the Mediterranean region were debated at a joint hearing held by the Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, Human Rights committees on Tuesday morning. MEPs expressed disappointment at the outcome of Monday’s Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting and urged EU to shoulder its responsibilities.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Length of video : 240'
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Length of video : 65'
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Free trade in raw materials is of great importance for the EU. China remains the EU’s main supplier of critical raw materials and thus concentrates on the most recent evidence on its export restrictions. Despite recent WTO rulings, China is still implementing a wide range of trade distorting measures in the form of export licensing or through the introduction of a resource tax. While we can trace certain welfare benefits for the Chinese domestic market following the introduction of export restrictions, we can clearly relate increasing illegal trade outflow from China to its restrictive trade policies. While the use of the WTO provides one of the most straightforward mediums to offset trade distortions, more effective measures include the addition of explicit clauses on critical raw materials in bilateral trade agreements and a strong regulatory framework in the member states prohibiting imports of conflict or illegal raw materials.
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The nominations for Parliament´s 2015 Sakharov Prize were announced on Thursday 10 September. The prize is awarded every year to honour exceptional individuals who combat intolerance, fanaticism and oppression.The nominations will be formally presented on Monday 28 September during a joint meeting of the foreign affairs and development committees and the human rights subcommittee. The winner will be announced in October.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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