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On 13 and 14 June in Strasbourg, around 8,500 16 to 30-year-olds from all over the world will take part in a series of activities centred on the future of Europe.

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On 13 and 14 June in Strasbourg, around 8,500 16 to 30-year-olds from all over the world will take part in a series of activities centred on the future of Europe.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

On 13 and 14 June in Strasbourg, around 8,500 16 to 30-year-olds from all over the world will take part in a series of activities centred on the future of Europe.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Committee and political group meetings

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Schoof will continue to lead a caretaker government until a new coalition is formed following the October vote.

Ireland's government and pharmaceutical sector have broadly welcomed the European Council's 'pharma package' agreement, but opposition remains in Dublin over potential delays to affordable drugs.

Australia now views India as a “top-tier” defense partner, due to convergence of views on a number of issues, including challenges posed by a rising China.

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer inadvertently entered Chinese territorial waters. What are the legal implications?

Aujourd’hui dans Les Capitales : rencontre sans accrochage majeur entre le chancelier allemand et le président américain, accord au Conseil sur la réforme des droits des passagers aériens, le gouvernement italien accusé de saper des référendums, et TikTok prépare les prochaines élections tchèques.

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On Monday, 23 June 2025, from 17:00 to 18:30 in Brussels (room Antall 6Q2), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Geopolitical Aspects of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. The hearing will bring together leading experts to assess the broader geopolitical implications of the agreement. Discussions will cover its strategic relevance for the EU, its impact on Latin American regional dynamics, and its role in strengthening multilateral alliances.
Speakers will include:

• Mario Torres Jarrín, Senior Policy Expert
• Susanne Gratius, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
• Carlos Malamud, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute

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On Monday, 23 June 2025, from 17:00 to 18:30 in Brussels (room Antall 6Q2), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Geopolitical Aspects of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. The hearing will bring together leading experts to assess the broader geopolitical implications of the agreement. Discussions will cover its strategic relevance for the EU, its impact on Latin American regional dynamics, and its role in strengthening multilateral alliances.
Speakers will include:

• Mario Torres Jarrín, Senior Policy Expert
• Susanne Gratius, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
• Carlos Malamud, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

On Monday, 23 June 2025, from 17:00 to 18:30 in Brussels (room Antall 6Q2), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Geopolitical Aspects of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. The hearing will bring together leading experts to assess the broader geopolitical implications of the agreement. Discussions will cover its strategic relevance for the EU, its impact on Latin American regional dynamics, and its role in strengthening multilateral alliances.
Speakers will include:

• Mario Torres Jarrín, Senior Policy Expert
• Susanne Gratius, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
• Carlos Malamud, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute

Programme
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On Monday, 23 June 2025, from 17:00 to 18:30 in Brussels (room Antall 6Q2), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Geopolitical Aspects of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. The hearing will bring together leading experts to assess the broader geopolitical implications of the agreement. Discussions will cover its strategic relevance for the EU, its impact on Latin American regional dynamics, and its role in strengthening multilateral alliances.
Speakers will include:

• Mario Torres Jarrín, Senior Policy Expert
• Susanne Gratius, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
• Carlos Malamud, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute

Programme
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Next AFET committee meetings will be held on:

• Monday 23 June, room ANTALL (6Q2) and Tuesday 24 2025, room SPINELLI (3E2), Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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Next AFET committee meetings will be held on:

• Monday 23 June, room ANTALL (6Q2) and Tuesday 24 2025, room SPINELLI (3E2), Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

La Commission a vivement réagi à la décision des autorités géorgiennes de fermer le centre d'information sur l'UE et l'OTAN, y voyant « un nouveau pas dans la mauvaise direction », dans un contexte de relations de plus en plus tendues entre Tbilissi et l'Occident.

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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
Press announcement
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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
Press announcement
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Tisztelt Partnerünk! Az „Energetikai kutatás-fejlesztési projektek támogatása” című konstrukció meghirdetését tervezi 2025. második negyedévében az Energiaügyi Minisztérium (Támogató), a Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatalon (a továbbiakban: NKFI Hivatal), mint lebonyolítón keresztül.