Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

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Location : Brussels JAN 2Q2Further information
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Location : Brussels JAN 2Q2Further information
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The Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2016 and the European Union’s policy on the matter – 2017/2122(INI)
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Nearly three years have passed since the adoption of a revised protocol that will grant the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) legislative powers and considerably strengthen the institution within the overall African governance system. While very few countries have ratified the protocol so far, the acceleration of its ratification procedures is a priority for the recently elected PAP president. The EP and the PAP enjoy a long-standing partnership and both of them have an important role to play in monitoring the Joint Africa EU Strategy (JAES) and its roadmap for 2014-2017. The fifth EU-Africa Summit, which will be held in Côte d’Ivoire in November 2017, will assess the implementation of the road map and identify new priorities for the future. Thematic priorities for the upcoming summit include youth, peace and security and migration, which are now at the heart of the relationship between the two continents.
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Signing and ratifying Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine has proven to be an impressive affirmation of Brussels’ soft power. The EU’s overtures have persuaded elites and mobilised societies despite the fact that the Agreements come neither with a membership promise nor with the kind of financial assistance that has been given to the EU’s new member states. EU assistance has been effective in restoring macro-financial stability in all three countries. While costs of compliance with the DCFTA were calculated, level of investment associated with the necessary modernisation to make these economies competitive were neglected. The discrepancy between costs and benefits should prompt the EU to be more flexible. Brussels’ achievements remain fragile. Informal interests continue to play important roles in these countries and have the potential to thwart reforms. In the absence of strong, de-politicised institutions, the EU should work to support political consolidation—the alternative is further polarisation and political fragility—while at the same time insisting on adherence to democratic standards and strengthened institutional checks and balances.
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The next AFET meeting is scheduled to take place as follows:

Monday, 20 November 2017, 15:00-18:30, room JAN 2Q2;
Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 09:00-12:30 and 15:00-18:30, room JAN 2Q2.

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DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section X - European External Action Service
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Cristian Dan Preda

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DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Cristian Dan Preda

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DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on cutting the sources of income for Jihadists – targeting the financing of terrorism
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Javier Nart

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Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy
Outcome of the trilogue negotiations in view of the first reading agreement - provisional agreement (Rule 69f(4))
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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Ioan Mircea Paşcu

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