Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

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Length of video : 89'

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Length of video : 140'

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Length of video : 43'

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On 31 August, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation will hold a joint public hearing on "The Chinese and Russian influence in various regions of the world".
The hearing will examine the attempts of China and Russia to gain influence in different parts of the world, such as the Western Balkans, MENA Countries, Latin America and on the African continent. It will also consider the impact of Chinese and Russian activities on the geopolitical situation in light of the Russian war in Ukraine.
Draft programme : [EN]
Experts' bios : [EN]
Backing Russia on Ukraine: China’s Messaging in Central and Eastern Europe (research papers)
Empty shell no more: China’s growing footprint in Central and Eastern Europe (policy paper)
China’s Sticks and Carrots in Central Europe: The Logic and Power of Chinese Influence (handbook for stakeholders)
China-Russia relations: A quantum leap? - EPRS briefing
COVID-19 foreign influence campaigns: Europe and the global battle of narratives - EPRS briefing
EU-China relations in challenging times - EPRS briefing
Russia's influence in the Western Balkans - EPRS briefing
Russia's war on Ukraine: The digital dimension - EPRS At a glance
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On 31 August, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation will hold a joint public hearing on "The Chinese and Russian influence in various regions of the world".
The hearing will examine the attempts of China and Russia to gain influence in different parts of the world, such as the Western Balkans, MENA Countries, Latin America and on the African continent. It will also consider the impact of Chinese and Russian activities on the geopolitical situation in light of the Russian war in Ukraine.
Draft programme and additional information
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This study examines the implementation of the European Union (EU) Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, which constitute the policy framework and provide the operational means for protecting human rights activists in third countries. The first part of the study, written internally, provides an institutional perspective of the implementation of the Guidelines. It assesses the development of the EU framework to support human rights defenders, including EU Member States' emergency measures, and evaluates the coordination of such efforts. It also examines the European Parliament's support for human rights defenders and considers its impact on the EU’s overall work on defender protection. The second part of the study, which was outsourced, evaluates the implementation of the Guidelines from a bottom-up perspective. It provides an evidence-based analysis of how EU missions apply the Guidelines in countries where rights and freedoms are particularly challenged for human rights defenders, and assesses when and why measures for have not been applied. The study also addresses ways in which implementation gaps can be bridged and recommends possible measures and action that could be taken to ensure the protection of human rights defenders.
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 85 - Draft opinion General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Gahler

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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Markéta Gregorová

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 53 - Draft opinion Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework: a resilient EU budget fit for new challenges
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Gahler

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DRAFT OPINION on the implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU strategy for international cultural relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 445 - Draft report Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the New EU Strategy for Enlargement
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tonino Picula

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The next ordinary AFET Committee meeting is scheduled to take place on:
Wednesday ,31 August and Thursday, 1 September 2022

The meetings will be web-streamed.

AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2022
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Length of video : 30'

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Length of video : 88'

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Length of video : 27'

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