Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) - European Parliament

At the initiative of the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Evelyn Regner, and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, the European Parliament will hold its third European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2022.

Following the success of the first two European Gender Equality Weeks organised in October 2020 and 2021, the European Parliament will continue this important initiative and hold the second European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2022. All parliamentary committees and delegations were invited to hold events addressing gender inequality issues in their areas of competence.

Below you will find more details of the events which will take place during the European Gender Equality Week.

European Gender Equality Week 2022 - Video
Press release
Programme
Programme of events organised by other institutions
European Gender Equality Week 2021
European Gender Equality Week 2020
EPRS subject files - video publications
     Equal pay for equal work between men and women
     Gender equality in the Recovery and Resilience
     Women in EU fisheries
     Covid-19 increases women's unpaid care work
     Combating gender-based violence at EU level
     Does climate change threaten gender equality? (2020)
     An equal workplace for women in transport
EPRS podcasts
     Equal pay for equal work between men and women
     What if care work were recognised as a driver for sustainable growth?
EPRS blogpost
     Greater gender equality in the EU
     Topical Digest: Gender equality across policy areas
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In the framework of the Gender equality week, SEDE Members will hold on 26 October an exchange of views on the operational support to women, peace and security through the EU's CSDP missions and operations. Since the adoption of the UNSCR resolution 1325, which marked a milestone in recognizing the essential role of women in maintaining and promoting peace and security, numerous initiatives have been taken on the EU level to systematically integrate a gender perspective in all of the Union's external actions. During the debate in SEDE, three advisors deployed in different missions and operations - EUAM Iraq, EUTM Mozambique and EUAM Ukraine - will share their experiences, and provide factual overviews of the main achievements, best practices and areas where further improvements are needed.
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In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs condemn the military coup in Burkina Faso and express concern about allegations of human rights violations.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 26 October 2022, 09.00 - 12.00 and 15.00 - 18.30, and Thursday 27 October 2022, 09.00 - 12.30 in Brussels (room SPAAK 5B1).

The meeting agenda and documents will be published here.

SEDE missions 2022:

• SEDE mission to Japan and South Korea - 19-23 December 2022
  
  
• SEDE mission to Niger and Chad from 31 October - 4 November 2022
  
  
• SEDE mission to Mozambique from 18-22 September 2022
  
  
• SEDE mission to France from 19-21 July 2022
  
  
• SEDE mission to Iraq from 24-28 May 2022

• SEDE mission to Georgia from 10-14 April 2022

SEDE meetings' calendar - second half of 2022
EP calendar 2022 revised
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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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Length of video : 45'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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Length of video : 52'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will discuss with Dr Antoine Bondaz, Research fellow and director at the FRS, the new tactics used by China to apply military coercion on Taiwan on 10 October. The debate will look into hybrid warfare tools used by China to intimidate the island, Members will assess the security situation in the region, and discus possible strategy the EU could adopt to deter China from unilaterally changing the status quo in the region.
Meeting agenda and documents
Live streaming
EU Fact Sheets: Security and defence
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MEPs urge all countries and international organisations to condemn unequivocally the sham referenda in Ukraine and Russia’s attempt to acquire territory by force.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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Length of video : 59'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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Length of video : 137'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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The ING2 meeting on Thursday 29 September from 9.00 to 12.30 will start with a hearing on "Russian disinformation and propaganda regarding Ukraine in the light of its war of aggression and its impact on democratic processes in the European Union".
Members will exchange views with experts about the tactics and techniques used by the Kremlin in spreading disinformation and propaganda around Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and what impact these narratives have on the EU's democratic processes.

The invited experts are:

• Olga Rudenko, Editor-in-chief, Kyiv Independent,
• Michael Sheldon, Researcher, Bellingcat,
• Ross Burley, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Centre for Information Resilience.

The meeting will be held in association with the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU).
Draft agenda of the meeting
Hearing programme
Newsletter
e-Meeting documents
Live Streaming
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The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will debate with Deputy Minister of Defence Jan Jireš, who will present the priorities of the Czech Presidency in the area of security and defence on 26 September. The discussions will focus on the proposed Regulation establishing the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act, the ongoing work on development of the Hybrid Toolbox, and the proposal to establish a European Union Military Assistance Mission for Ukraine.
Meeting agenda and documents
Live streaming
EU Fact Sheets: Security and defence
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SEDE organises a public hearing on 'Russia's war on Ukraine - EU and Member States responses' on Monday, 26 September 2022 from 16.00 to 17.30hrs in Brussels (room SPINELLI 1G2) with external experts.
programme
poster
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SEDE organises a public hearing on 'Russia's war on Ukraine - EU and Member States responses' on Monday, 26 September 2022 from 16.00 to 17.30hrs in Brussels (room SPINELLI 1G2) with external experts.
Location : SPINELLI 1G2 Brussels
programme
poster
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