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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Committee on Security and Defence
Ana Catarina Mendes

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Melissa K.R., an attaché from the investigative branch of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has become a familiar name across the different French police immigration control bodies. Having arrived a few months ago at the US embassy in [...]

US – Congressional scrutiny of Trump's anti-drug task forcesA report by the Congressional Research Service has found that the network [...]

The 1st Azov Corps was welcomed with great fanfare at one of Europe's largest land defence and security trade fairs, [...]

The company EOS Technologie, based near Grenoble in southeastern France, is making inroads in Ukraine. Working in close collaboration with [...]

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, alongside Philippine marines with 4th Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps, successfully transported personnel, sustainment supplies and advanced coastal defense systems aboard Philippine vessels during bilateral littoral mobility training in Northern Luzon, June 21-22, 2026, in support of the Philippine-led exercise, KAMANDAG 10. The training enhanced the ability of U.S. and Philippine forces to move and sustain personnel and equipment across complex maritime terrain while strengthening interoperability and combined readiness.

The Italian Navy has concluded its six-month command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), transferring authority to the Hellenic Navy during an official ceremony held on board ITS Virginio Fasan at Taranto Naval Base.

France welcomes the framework agreement between the governments of Lebanon and Israel, brokered by the United States and signed in Washington on Friday.

French President Emmanuel Macron intends to appoint married couple François Vandeville and Victoire Vandeville to front France's diplomatic push in [...]

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation), and Airmen from the 219th Red Horse Squadron successfully executed the first operational joint sling load mission between the two units June 26, during a field training exercise designed to strengthen the Montana National Guard's domestic operations capabilities.

The French authorities note Burkina Faso's unilateral decision to break off diplomatic relations with France.

An international airport, due to open in early 2027, is currently being built a dozen kilometres north of the city [...]

While European institutions are beginning to wake up to the multifaceted threats from China (see our Deep Dive), there remain [...]

Interdit d'accès aux documents classifiés “Secret” en octobre 2023, un assistant informatique a vu son recours devant le tribunal administratif rejeté le 11 juin.

A Chinese national was arrested in France on 14 April following an extradition request from the US authorities. Beijing is now putting pressure on Paris to block the proceedings.

The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 15 July 2026 from 9:00 - 12:30 and 14:30 - 18:30 and Thursday, 16 July 2026 from 9:00 - 12.30 in Brussels (room TBC).

Further information about the SEDE meetings can be found here.
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SEDE missions 2026:

• Canada - 26-28 May 2026
• Taiwan - 30 March - 2 April 2026
• Poland and Czechia - 16-18 February 2026
• Ukraine - 5-6 February 2026

SEDE missions 2025:

• Djibouti - 27-29 October 2025
  
• Greenland - 15-19 September 2025
  
• Norway - 27-30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2026
SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
EP calendar 2026
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The president of France's CNCTR independent interception watchdog, Vincent Mazauric, concluded in the body's tenth activity report (IO, 20/02/26) that [...]

The draft law aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, where fast and low-cost defence innovation cycles are critical.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

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