Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

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The next ordinary AFET Committee meeting will take place on 28 February 2022

AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2021
AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2022
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On 10 February 2022, Members of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Budgetary Control (CONT) will hear Juhan Parts, Member of the European Court of Auditors, on the findings of the Special Report on EU support for the rule of law in the Western Balkans in 2014-2020.
This audit report finds that the EU support lacks impact on justice and human rights and fails to effectively address major flaws related to the judicial independence, state capture and corruption. Members will discuss the findings of the report as well as the recommendations to the Commission and the EEAS on strengthening conditionality, monitoring and support to independent civil society and media in the region.
ECA Special Report: EU support for the rule of law in the Western Balkans
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During the next meeting, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will elect its Chair and Vice-Chairs for the second half of the 9th legislative term. Members will also hold an exchange of views with HR/VP Borrell on the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence and his visit to Latin America at the end of 2021.
The priorities of the French Presidency will be presented by Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of France. The MEPs will also discuss the draft report on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with Moldova and the situation in Libya and Kazakhstan.
Draft Agenda - 24-25 January 2022
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On 24 January, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on multilateralism. MEPs will discuss with leading experts and practitioners the role which the EU should play in promoting a rules-based, networked and effective multilateralism, as well as those policy tools which could make the EU more effective in this role.
Draft programme
Poster
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On 24 January, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on multilateralism. MEPs will discuss with leading experts and practitioners the role which the EU should play in promoting a rules-based, networked and effective multilateralism, as well as those policy tools which could make the EU more effective in this role.
Location : ANTALL 2Q2
Draft Programme
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Length of video : 83'

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On Monday 17 January Committee on Foreign Affairs jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence will hold an exchange of views with Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission on the security architecture of Europe in the light of the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine and along the Russia-Ukraine border.
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Length of video : 103'

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AFET and SEDE organise a joint public hearing on 'The EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy: global partnership for peace and security' on Thursday, 27 January 2022 from 9.00 to 10.30hrs in room SPINELLI 1E2 and remotely, with external experts.
Draft programme
Poster
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DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Dragoş Tudorache

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AMENDMENTS 26 - 140 - Draft opinion Applying a generalized scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Maria Arena

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DRAFT REPORT on security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Witold Jan Waszczykowski

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REPORT on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy – annual report 2021
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nathalie Loiseau

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REPORT on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2021
Committee on Foreign Affairs
María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

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REPORT on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2021
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 320 - Draft report The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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