Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

Short presentation of two Sakharov Prize Finalists 2017.
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The next AFET meeting is scheduled to take place as follows:

Monday, 4 December 2017, 15.00 - 18.30, Brussels (room JAN 2Q2)

The extraordinary meeting on 5 December 2017 has been cancelled.

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Draft agendas
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Programme
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AMENDMENTS 31 - 365 - Draft opinion Establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 61 - Draft opinion Implementation of the Joint Staff Working Document (SWD(2015)0182 – Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On 7 December 2017, AFET/SEDE will hold an extraordinary joint hearing on North Korea to discuss the continuing deterioration of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula. The aim of the hearing is to assess the threat posed by the DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile build-up and possible consequences for the global non-proliferation regime. Members will also analyse different options for the EU and international community to prevent further escalation of the crisis.
Location : Altiero Spinelli 5E-2
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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 Hong Kong, 20 years after handover
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Alyn Smith

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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing further macro-financial assistance to Georgia
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Andrejs Mamikins

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REPORT on the Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Gahler

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REPORT on the Annual Report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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REPORT on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2016 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl

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AFET will host Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ditmir Bushati to discuss the country's EU-related reforms. With the date of the future opening of the EU accession talks looming large, Members will examine Albania’s efforts to overhaul judiciary, tackle corruption and drug trade, improve internal political dialogue and ensure good neighbourly relations.
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On 4 December 2017, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the "Prospects for Libya in the current regional context". The hearing will assess the current political and security situation in Libya and the prospects for the stabilisation of the country, ahead of the two-years deadline of the Libyan Political Agreement.
It aims to discuss what role the EU should play in order to support the UN-led political negotiations as well as the interests and roles of different regional and international players.

The panel will consist of the chargé d'affaires of the Libyan Mission to the EU, Mr Mohamed Farhat, and of two experts, Mr Karim Mezran, resident senior fellow of the Rafik Hariri Centre for the Middle East in the Atlantic Council, and Mr Mattia Toaldo, senior fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations. The discussion of this hearing will feed into the recommendation on Libya that the European Parliament is due to adopt in the coming months.
Location : European Parliament, Jozsef Antall (JAN) building, room 2Q2, Brussels
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Parliament is inviting African leaders to Brussels on 22 November to discuss development ahead of the next EU-Africa summit. The conference is set to discuss issues such as peace and security, human rights, sustainable development and migration. African political leaders, African Union representatives and UN officials will debate with MEPs, Parliament President Tajani and Federica Mogherini, the EU's foreign affairs chief.

Over the last few decades there have been significant demographic shifts in Africa. Since the 1980s the population has nearly trebled. The continent's population is also very young: 40% is less than 15 years old, while 15-24-year-olds make up another 20%.

This population growth leads to challenges regarding economic growth and job creation, as well as for security, migration and political participation.

The conference on Africa, hosted by the European Parliament will take place in Brussels on 22 November in the run-up to the Africa-EU summit at the end of November in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. You have until 16 November to register for the conference at the Parliament. Check out the link below.

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More information about the conference (registration and programme)
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On 20-21 November, parliamentarians from across Europe gathered at the European Parliament to attend a High-Level Roundtable on the European integration of the Western Balkans. The morning session of 21 November focused on the financial support accompanying the accession process. In the afternoon, members of EP, national EU and Western Balkan parliaments met in a joint session to scrutinize the EU-related reforms in the Western Balkans, a priority region for the EU.
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Agenda - Interparliamentary Committee meeting in the presence of national Parliaments
Programme - Public Hearing - Mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II): matching funding with political priorities
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OPINION on women, gender equality and climate justice
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Pier Antonio Panzeri

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