Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

MEPs demand more targeted EU sanctions against Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’, which provides a key financial lifeline for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Next AFET committee meeting will be held on Monday 18 November 2024 (16.30-19.00), meeting room József Antall (4Q2), Brussels

AFET-SEDE-DROI calendar of meetings 2024
AFET-SEDE-DROI calendar of meetings 2025
Meeting documents
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Commissioners-designate hearings
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 320 - Draft report Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Isabel Wiseler-Lima

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AMENDMENTS 321 - 577 - Draft report Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Isabel Wiseler-Lima

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On 18 November, the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi will present the 2024 enlargement package to the Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The debate will focus on the progress made by candidate and potential candidate countries on their respective EU accession paths.
Following the Commission's assessment of the EU-related reforms in the enlargement countries, AFET rapporteurs will draft resolutions, outlining Parliament's conclusions and recommendations for each country.
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The Foreign Affairs Committee questioned Kaja Kallas, Estonian candidate for High Representative/Vice-President for foreign affairs and security policy.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 856 - Draft report Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nicolás Pascual De La Parte

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AMENDMENTS 578 - 687 - Draft report Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Isabel Wiseler-Lima

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The Foreign Affairs Committee questioned Marta Kos, Slovenian candidate for the Enlargement portfolio, on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Length of video : 210'

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The Foreign Affairs and Industry, Research and Energy committees questioned Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian candidate for the Defence and Space portfolio, on Wednesday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Length of video : 214'

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Length of video : 195'

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The Committee on Foreign Affairs questioned Dubravka Šuica, Croatian candidate for the Mediterranean portfolio, on Tuesday.
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Length of video : 208'

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Length of video : 218'

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A seven-member strong delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) travelled to the United Kingdom from 28 to 30 October 2024. This was the first official visit of the Committee abroad in this parliamentary term. The delegation discussed possibilities for strengthening of the EU-UK partnership, in particular in foreign and security affairs.
This visit was also be an opportunity to exchange views on issues of global and regional significance such as the Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
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The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees took place in Brussels on 23 July 2024, following the appointments of their members in the plenary sitting of 16-19 July.

During the constitutive meetings, each committee and subcommittee elected its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees then started holding their regular meetings during the same week following their constitutive meeting.

The AFET constitutive meeting took place on Tuesday 23 July from 09.00 to 09.30 (Brussels).

The meeting was webstreamed.
AFET-SEDE-DROI calendar of meetings 2024
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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