Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

AMENDMENTS 1 - 309 - Draft report Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hannah Neumann

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DRAFT OPINION on artificial intelligence: questions of interpretation and application of international law in so far as the EU is affected in the areas of civil and military uses and of state authority outside the scope of criminal justice
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Urmas Paet

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A day following the EU-Western Balkans Summit videoconference of 6 May 2020, Foreign Affairs MEPs will quiz Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on the outcomes of the summit and the EU support to the accession countries in tackling COVID-19.
Members will follow up on the recently adopted AFET recommendations on enhancing engagement with the Western Balkans and will scrutinise the unprecedented EU
assistance to the region to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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EU Fact Sheets: External relations policy
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Statement by Foreign Affairs Committee Chair David McAllister, following Thursday’s debate with Josep Borrell on disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On 30 April, the Committee onf Foreign Affairs will discuss with the Vice-President of the European Commission/ High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell the latest report by the European External Action Service about disinformation around COVID-19 pandemic.
The discussion will be an opportunity for MEPs to get more insight into the proliferation of disinformation activities related to Coronavirus around the world and in particular those targeting the EU and its wider neighbourhood.
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MEPs and High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell will discuss the latest report by the European External Action Service about disinformation on COVID-19, on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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OPINION on Guidelines for the 2021 budget – Section III
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nikos Androulakis

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DRAFT REPORT on EU-African security cooperation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Javier Nart

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On 20 April, the Committee onf Foreign Affairs in association with the sub-committees on human rights (DROI) and security and defence (SEDE) will discuss with the Vice-President of the European Commission/ High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for foreign affairs and geopolitical situation.
The discussion will follow the Joint Communication on the Global EU response to COVID-19 focusing on the EU role in combating the coronavirus crises on the international scene. It will address the measures and actions taken by the EU and its Member States in third countries, and particularly the countries in the EU's immediate neighbourhood. The discussion will also focus on the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020- 2024 due to be adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council.
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From 24 to 27 February, eight Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs visited Ankara and Mardin (Turkey), the first AFET mission to Turkey since March 2015.
This timely visit allowed the Members to gauge the prospects of EU-Turkey relations and assess the situation on the ground regarding the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, the Kurdish conflict and the EU's support to Syrian refugees in Turkey, ahead of the upcoming annual report on Turkey. The delegation met with high-level representatives of the Turkish government, including Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the opposition, parliamentarians and civil society representatives.
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 376 - 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 Western Balkans, in the run-up to the 2020 summit
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tonino Picula

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Next AFET committee meeting will be held on Monday 16 March 2020 from 15.00 - 17.15 and on Tuesday 17 March 2020, 9.00 - 13.00 and 14.30 - 18.30, meeting room József Antall (2Q2), Brussels
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 50 - Draft opinion Guidelines for the 2021 Budget - Section III
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nikos Androulakis

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OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Petras Auštrevičius

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OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Petras Auštrevičius

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