Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, on the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tokia Saïfi

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This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the above-mentioned impact assessment (IA), which originally accompanied the joint communication on a renewed partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, published on 22 November 2016. Subsequently, on 12 December 2017, the Commission adopted a recommendation for a Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations with the countries of the Cotonou Agreement, which was referred to Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). The Commission considers the analysis and conclusions of the impact assessment conducted in 2016 for the joint communication to be valid for the December 2017 recommendation for the opening of negotiations, which are to begin officially before 1 September 2018.
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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tokia Saïfi

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DRAFT REPORT on the state of EU-China relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Bas Belder

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DRAFT REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tokia Saïfi

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 360 - Draft report EU-NATO relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The next AFET meetings are scheduled to take place on:

Monday, 16 April 2018, 20:00-21:30, room LOW S1.5, Strasbourg
Monday, 23 April 2018, 15:00-18:30, room JAN 2Q2, Brussels
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 09:00-12:30, room JAN 2Q2, Brussels
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 14:30-18:30, room JAN 2Q2, Brussels

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Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA): EU policy options in case of U.S. decertification
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The next AFET meeting is scheduled to take place on:

Thursday, 12 April 2018, 09:00-12:30, room JAN 2Q2

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REPORT on the implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Marietje Schaake

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REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Francisco José Millán Mon

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RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Francisco José Millán Mon

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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Geoffrey Van Orden

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Implementation of the EU external financing instruments: mid-term review 2017 and the future post-2020 architecture
Establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union
Conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part
Accompanying resolution to the consent on the Conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part
Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Framework Agreement between the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the EU
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International trade agreements have the potential to help breaking the vicious circle of corruption in economies based on privileged connections rather than fair competition. They increase competition in the removal of tariffs and so diminish the power of rentier companies which influence domestic regulation in their favour. They also contribute to a fairer business environment through their transparency provisions. Trade openness, red tape reduction and fiscal transparency, especially transparency of procurement, play positive roles in widening control of corruption. They can be more easily influenced by external actors than the other important control of corruption factors: judicial independence, freedom of the press or the demand from civil society for good governance. This study ordered by the INTA Committee argues that indirect good governance policies which increase competition and subvert power and economic monopolies or quasi monopolies are far more effective than direct anticorruption policies, which in relying on domestic implementation tend to fall into the vicious circle again. The study presents options characterised as an ‘economist’s approach’ with an apparently more modest but effective good governance package, a ‘lawyer’s’ approach’ with firm anticorruption language but unenforceable provisions even in EU countries (on bribery, for instance), and a ‘holistic’ approach where the EU would coordinate across international trade, promotion of norms and development aid. The three options may be used alternatively, depending on the degree of development and quality of governance of the trading partner. The study was presented at a workshop of the INTA committee on 24 January 2018.
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