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Opinion on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Gahler

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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, travelled to Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia from 21 to 24 July 2025. This was the Committee's first official visit to the United States following last year's elections on both sides of the Atlantic.
During the trip, Members discussed how to deepen transatlantic ties, enhance collective security, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and tackle common challenges such as China's expanding global influence and the situation in the Middle East. Insights gathered from the visit will inform the Committee's ongoing work on the own initiative report on EU-US political relations.
Location : USA
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A delegation of seven Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, travelled to Uruguay and Argentina from 26 to 29 May 2025. Members engaged in high-level discussions regarding the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement which was concluded last December in Montevideo, Uruguay. The findings from this visit will contribute to the preparatory work for the consent procedure on the political and cooperation aspects of the Agreement, for which AFET is responsible.
More broadly, this mission allowed to exchange views on bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, as well as geopolitical issues such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and China's expanding influence in Latin America.
Location : Uruguay and Argentina
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A delegation from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by the Chair David McAllister (EPP, DE), visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 14-15 April and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 15-16 April. The visit was a very timely opportunity to assess EU’s cooperation with both countries and with the GCC and to discuss about the risk of regional tensions by promoting trust building among the different actors.
Among other issues, Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs debated on the situation in Yemen and regional cooperation, including relations with Iran.
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Members met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Speaker of the Parliament Igor Grosu, several government members, including Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mihai Popșoi, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration of Moldova Cristina Gherasimov, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian and Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Development and Digitalization Dumitru Alaiba, as well as parliamentarians and representatives of civil society and think tanks.
The AFET delegation reaffirmed support for the ongoing reforms of the Moldovan government that aim to bring the country closer to the EU and highlighted the opportunities to achieve economic growth and a tangible improvement in people's livelihoods through the implementation of the Reform and Growth Plan for Moldova.
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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 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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Les autorités bulgares soupçonnent la Russie d'être à l'origine de l'incident, a expliqué la Commission, ajoutant qu'il appartient à Sofia de mener l'enquête, puisque les faits se sont produits dans son espace aérien.

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Face à l'escalade des incursions de drones et des menaces hybrides, cinq États frontaliers de l'UE réclament un nouveau financement de la Commission pour renforcer les défenses aériennes et protéger les civils.

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Brüssel hat Russland am Montag eines „eklatanten“ Eingriffs in den Flug von EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen beschuldigt, nachdem GPS-Störungen die Crew gezwungen hatten, in Bulgarien mithilfe von Papierkarten zu landen.

Vier EU-Kommissare drängen in einem Brief auf entschlossenes Handeln der Kommission angesichts der „katastrophalen“ Lage im Gazastreifen und fordern, die Krise zur obersten Priorität zu machen.

Les dix familles, 47 personnes au total, qui étaient en route pour l'Allemagne lundi 1er septembre, n'ont reçu leur visa qu'après avoir saisi la justice.

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La présidente de la Banque centrale européenne s'est dite « préoccupée » par l'impact des troubles politiques en France sur la zone euro, et s'est inquiétée des tentatives de Donald Trump de resserrer son emprise sur la politique monétaire américaine.

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Development is a complex phenomenon that involves economic, social, and environmental transformations. In recent decades, sustainable development (SD) has gained prominence as a policy objective, emphasizing balanced progress in economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection. However, measuring SD progress remains challenging, given the need to consider such multiple dimensions, which often show trade-offs; this is especially true in developing countries such as Peru, where rapid socioeconomic changes coexist with environmental degradation. Traditional metrics, such as GDP or composite indicators such as the Human Development Index, often fail to capture the multidimensional and dynamic nature of SD, especially in terms of the environmental side. This paper employs a multivariate latent Markov model (LMM) to assess Peru's progress toward SD from 2004 to 2017, incorporating economic, social, and environmental indicators. LMMs are advantageous, as they account for unobserved heterogeneity and state transitions between sustainability levels over time, offering a nuanced understanding of SD dynamics. Our findings reveal that while Peru experienced economic and social improvements during the study period, the inclusion of environmental factors in the SD measure curbs overall progress, highlighting potential trade-offs between poverty reduction and environmental quality. The results underscore the importance of integrating environmental considerations into SD strategies, particularly in the context of rapid economic growth. This study contributes methodologically by applying a dynamic and data-driven approach to measuring SD and provides valuable information on the interaction among its dimensions.

Donald Trumps Bestrebungen, seinen Einfluss auf die US-Geldpolitik massiv auszubauen, gefährden nach Einschätzung von EZB-Präsidentin Christine Lagarde sowohl die amerikanische als auch die globale Wirtschaft.

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Polen, Finnland, Lettland, Litauen und Estland drängen auf mehr EU-Gelder für den Schutz der Außengrenzen – mit besonderem Fokus auf Drohnenabwehr und Luftüberwachung.

Die EU-Staaten wollen die eingefrorenen russischen Vermögenswerte nutzen, um die Ukraine zu unterstützen. Doch sie sind sich uneinig, wie genau – insbesondere, ob sie die Gelder vollständig beschlagnahmen können oder sollten.

La tragédie routière survenue à Oued El Harrach un soir d’août,dont le bilan macabre avait profondément ému la nation, refait surface dans l’actualité judiciaire. Alors […]

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Two political rivals go head-to-head for the third time in the hotly contested 16 September poll.