Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

On 27 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence will hold an online hearing "Collective security in the GULF". The recent tensions in the Middle East, as well as frequent attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia or series of oil tankers detentions in the Strait of Hormuz, have contributed to a worsening of security situation in the region.
While de-escalation is key, the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have significant influence on the stability of the region, where 20% of the global oil supply flows transit. The hearing will aim at evaluating the security situation in the Gulf region while analysing the possibilty of setting up a regional security mechanism.
Location : SPAAK 1A2
Draft Programme
Poster
Biographies
     Cornelius Adebahr
     Cinzia Bianco
     Dr Abulaziz Sager
     Commander Friis
Publications
     Gulf of difference - How Europe can get the Gulf monarchies to pursue peace with Iran
     Can Europe Choreagraph a Saudi-Iranian Détente?
     Europe Needs a Regional Strategy on Iran
     The Pandemic Means the EU Must Regionalize It's Iran Policy
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ERRATUM on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey (2019/2176(INI))
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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Length of video : 113'

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Length of video : 142'

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 291 - Draft report Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Development
György Hölvényi, Janusz Lewandowski, Milan Zver

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DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the direction of EU-Russia political relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Andrius Kubilius

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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Markéta Gregorová

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REPORT on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Gahler

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RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Karol Karski

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REPORT on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Montenegro
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tonino Picula

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On 10 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing " EU long-term strategy towards Russia ". Amid the recent expulsions of diplomats and blacklisting of prominent EU officials as well as Russia's continued crackdown on the opposition, the Foreign Affairs Committee will take stock of the achievements and the shortcomings of the current EU strategy vis à vis Russia.
Members and experts will discuss how to rethink and update the EU's strategy towards Russia for the years to come. The elements put forward will feed into the forthcoming EP recommendations on Russia.
Location : Remote via SPAAK 1A2
Draft programme
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"In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.

The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.

The meetings will be with remote participation for Members (being able to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor and intervene in the meeting). Other participants are invited to follow the meeting through webstreaming.

Following these decisions, the next ordinary AFET Committee meetings will take place on 10 May (via videoconference).

EP Calendar 2021
AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings
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On 10 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing " EU long-term strategy towards Russia ". Amid the recent expulsions of diplomats and blacklisting of prominent EU officials as well as Russia's continued crackdown on the opposition, the Foreign Affairs Committee will take stock of the achievements and the shortcomings of the current EU strategy vis à vis Russia.
Members and experts will discuss how to rethink and update the EU's strategy towards Russia for the years to come. The elements put forward will feed into the forthcoming EP recommendations on Russia.
Draft Programme
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On Thursday 29 April, the Foreign Affairs committee welcomed Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo accompanied by Besnik Bislimi, Deputy Prime Minister and Donika Gervalla-Schwarz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, just a month after the formation of the new government.
The debate was an opportunity to re-confirm the EP's support for Kosovo European agenda as well as to discuss the way forward for the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue
European Parliament resolution of 25 March 2021 on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Kosovo
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DRAFT REPORT on a new EU-China strategy
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hilde Vautmans

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 257 - Draft report State of EU cyber defence capabilities
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Urmas Paet

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Length of video : 86'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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