Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament visited Pakistan on 18 - 21 April 2017 (Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore). The visit was organised with the objective of pursuing strengthened dialogue between the EU and Pakistan, with a view to the upcoming adoption of a new EU-Pakistan Strategic Engagement Plan, that will address the full range of political and security issues; governance; human rights; migration; trade and energy.
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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast)
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Ramona Nicole Mănescu

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An EU scheme to mobilise €44 billion in private sector investment in Africa and the EU’s neighbourhood should focus on the poor, said committee MEPs on Monday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Committee on Budgets

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Parliament's Press Service is holding a seminar on the work that is being carried out by MEPs to revise the existing Audiovisual Media Services Directive. This revision aims to respond to market, consumption and technological changes and thereby achieve the overarching objective of bringing about a balance between competitiveness and consumer protection. This thematic digest provides selected policy department publications prepared to support the committees in their work related to these issues.
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AMENDMENTS 19 - 217 - Draft opinion Union Resettlement Framework
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 255 - Draft report on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On 3 May, Members of AFET and SEDE will hold an exchange of views with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The debate will primarily focus on the strategic cooperation between the EU and NATO-EU, including the implementation of the 2016 Joint Declaration, and on how the two organisations can jointly face complex security threats emerging globally and in our neighbourhood.
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On Tuesday 11 April, 11.30-12.30, the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Development and Budgets discussed the amendments tabled by Rapporteurs and Members to the proposal for a European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD). In the context of the External Investment Plan, the EFSD aims at leveraging at least EUR 44 billion of public and private investments in Africa and in the EU's Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood. The joint committees' vote will take place on 24 April.
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The next AFET meeting is scheduled to take place:


in Brussels (room: JAN 2Q2)
- Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 09:00-12:30 and 15:00-18:30
- Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 09:00-12:30

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AFET Committee Work in progress
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Opinion on the Criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast)
Report on statelessness in South and South East Asia
Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union
Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Opinion on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
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Marking the 40th anniversary of the start of their dialogue ASEAN and the EU have agreed to work towards establishing a strategic partnership. While trade has always been the cornerstone of the relationship - ASEAN is the EU’s third largest trade partner - the EU’s ambition to expand its role as a global actor demand increased engagement. Both sides face common challenges that can only be addressed through joint responses that involve all stakeholders. To be strategic the partnership must embrace all aspects, from trade to energy, from climate change to security issues, from human rights to sustainable development. Deepening and enhancing relations between one of the most dynamic region in the world and the largest and most affluent market will bring important benefits to both European and ASEAN citizens. The last years have seen an increase in contacts but the many challenges faced today by the EU, internally and in its close neighbourhood, risk to require all attention and put the EU-ASEAN relations at risk. Finally the study argues that strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the relationship would, besides supporting representative democracy in Southeast Asia, contribute to maintaining the momentum launched in 2012.
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DRAFT REPORT - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Arnaud Danjean

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OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Petras Auštrevičius

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REPORT on the 2016 Commission Report on Kosovo
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Ulrike Lunacek

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REPORT on the 2016 Commission Report on Serbia
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (recast)
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Marietje Schaake

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 313 - Draft report Towards EU strategy for international cultural relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Culture and Education

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