Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

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On 14 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing from 11.00-12.30 on the EU policy towards the Eastern Partnership countries following the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russian War of aggression against Ukraine is having a negative impact on the Eastern Partnership countries, who are affected by trade disruptions, a refugee and other crises.
The hearing will contribute to a reflection on a reform of the Eastern Partnership policy to make it fit for the future in the light of the worsening geopolitical situation.
Draft programme
Poster
Deadlocked implementation due to insufficient political will
The Rule of Law in the Eastern Partnership
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On 14 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing from 11.00-12.30 on the EU policy towards the Eastern Partnership countries following the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russian War of aggression against Ukraine is having a negative impact on the Eastern Partnership countries, who are affected by trade disruptions, a refugee and other crises.
The hearing will contribute to a reflection on a reform of the Eastern Partnership policy to make it fit for the future in the light of the worsening geopolitical situation.
Location : ANTALL 4Q2
Draft programme
Poster
New Opportunities for Mediation in Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh: Seeking a Path to Peace in the Ukraine War’s Shadow
Post-war Prospects for Nagorno-Karabakh
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Ministers are outlining the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will brief MEPs on the outcome of the 28-30 June NATO summit in Madrid and EU-NATO cooperation, on Wednesday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 277 - Draft report Promoting regional stability and security in the broader Middle East region
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Manu Pineda

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Hong Kong, Brazil and Tajikistan.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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On 13 July from 15.30 – 16.30, AFET will debate the external policy priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU with Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. In the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, external relations will remain at the top of the Presidency's agenda. The Minister and MEPs will discuss current geopolitical challenges and ways to overcome them at this crucial time in the European foreign policy.
While much of EU's efforts during this Presidency will continue to be placed on defending Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the future EU-UK relations will still be high on the agenda as well as enlargement, the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, transatlantic relations, as well as the Sahel and the Indo-Pacific.
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On Wednesday, Parliament outlined its assessment of the political situation in three accession countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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This analysis looks into the complex relationship between two trends in international governance: an increase in multilateral arrangements between countries in order to govern internationally on the one hand, and a lack of democratic control over the decisions taken by multilateral organisations or conferences on the other. Multilateralism in the modern sense refers to an international mode of operation involving peaceful negotiations and diplomacy, also referred to as a ‘rules-based international order’ or ‘rules-based multilateralism’. Several European countries have recently launched initiatives in support of multilateralism, in reaction to the increasingly unilateral behaviour of states undermining the existing rules-based international order. Apart from the European Union, no other multilateral organisation has a parliamentary body with the competence to block or amend its decisions, which indicates that there is a democratic deficit in these multilateral organisations. An initial response to such a democratic deficit is the involvement of national parliaments in international decision-making. This is known as ‘parliamentary diplomacy’. Secondly, the involvement of civil society in international decision-making through protests, petitions, consultations or participation can also enhance democracy. Thirdly, the organisation of national referenda on international decisions can be used by national governments or citizens’ initiatives to increase democratic legitimacy. Fourthly, a lack of democracy at international level can also be countered by creating an ‘alliance of democracies’, aimed at multilateral cooperation between democratic countries rather than the democratisation of multilateral organisations. These are mostly alliances of Western countries, which risks emphasising the differences between West and East or North and South. Three short case studies of parliamentary diplomacy with the strong involvement of the European Parliament (the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization (WTO), delegations to the Conferences of Parties of climate change agreements and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly) show that enhancing multilateral democracy is not the only aim of parliamentary diplomacy and that each case reveals a different mix between the ‘parliamentary’ aspect of democratisation and the ‘diplomacy’ aspects of information exchange or influencing.
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DRAFT OPINION on 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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