Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

Threatening both its caliphate project and its sources of funding, the series of military setbacks that the so-called Islamic State group (IS) as suffered for several months have called into question the group’s very existence. That is not to say that its offensive capabilities will be neutered – the organisation will remain able to employ ’low-cost‘ terrorist attacks to target civilians throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe, America or Asia. In mobilising Member States to fight against terrorism, the European Parliament’s role is crucial. Individually, Member States have an important part to play in effectively implementing common decisions. Their varying levels of engagement, as well as the progress they have made in confronting the financing of terrorism and especially IS, should be considered. An annual reporting framework should be put into place to better evaluate the measures taken by both Member States and the Commission in this area.
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The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.
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DRAFT OPINION on women, gender equality and climate justice
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Pier Antonio Panzeri

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OPINION on the EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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Reforming the United Nations: State of Play, Ways Forward
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 147 - Draft report Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the November 2017 Summit
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Knut Fleckenstein, Laima Liucija Andrikienė

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 86 - Draft opinion on the EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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DRAFT REPORT Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy
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 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/794 and (EU) 2016/1624
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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Report on arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP
Opinion on shrinking civil society space in developing countries - 2016/2324(INI)
Opinion on European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) - 2016/0357(COD)
Report on EU political relations with Latin America - 2017/2027(INI)
Report on establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace - 2016/0207(COD)
Opinion on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals – 2016/0407(COD))
Opinion on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks – 2016/0408(COD))
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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, amending Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hilde Vautmans

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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hilde Vautmans

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DRAFT REPORT on 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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Report on arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP
Opinion on shrinking civil society space in developing countries - 2016/2324(INI)
Opinion on European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) - 2016/0357(COD)
Report on EU political relations with Latin America - 2017/2027(INI)
Report on establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace - 2016/0207(COD)
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 33 - Draft opinion General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 - all sections
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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

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Report on arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP
Opinion on shrinking civil society space in developing countries - 2016/2324(INI)
Opinion on European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) - 2016/0357(COD)
Report on EU political relations with Latin America - 2017/2027(INI)
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The Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) between the EU and Cuba, endorsed by the European Parliament (EP) on 5 July 2017, opens a new phase in EU-Cuba relations. Until now Cuba was the only country in Latin America without a cooperation or political dialogue agreement with the EU. The PDCA creates a framework for political dialogue and closer bilateral cooperation, including in trade. The parts of the agreement (mostly related to cooperation and trade issues) that fall within EU competence can already be applied provisionally, but the agreement will only enter into force in full after it has been ratified in all the EU Member States. Since negotiations on the PDCA began in 2014, Cuba’s relations with the EU and individual Member States have intensified considerably. For the EU, the PDCA is a tool for supporting a process of change and modernisation in Cuba, while for Cuba it represents the ‘normalisation’ of the relationship with an important economic and trade partner and helps it to diversify its external relations. Parliament will focus, in monitoring the implementation of the PDCA, on two areas of particular concern to the EP: human rights and civil liberties on Cuba, and the role of Cuban civil society.
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