Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

On 2 October, ENVI Committee, in association with AFET, DEVE and ITRE Committees, will hold the hearing of Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner designate for Climate Action, as part of the process to replace Executive Vice- President Frans Timmermans, following his resignation from the European Commission on 22 August.
During the hearing, Members will ask a series of questions to Mr Hoekstra, in order to evaluate his qualifications to carry out the specific tasks assigned. As a new member of the College, the hearing will also evaluate his general competence, European commitment and personal independence.
Live streaming Wopke Hoekstra hearing
Meeting agenda
Documents related to the evaluation of Wopke Hoekstra as commissioner-designate for Climate Action
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Members of the AFET Committee will meet on:

Thursday, 5 October in CHURCHILL 100 (Strasbourg)

Vote jointly with the Committee on Budgets on the report on the Establishing the Ukraine Facility

Meeting will be webstreamed.
AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2023
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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OPINION on the ongoing negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Mauritania
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Jan-Christoph Oetjen

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DRAFT REPORT on the role of the European Parliament and its parliamentary diplomacy in the EU’s foreign and security policy
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Jordi Solé

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AMENDMENTS 56 - 119 - Draft opinion Laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Dragoş Tudorache

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 233 - Draft report Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Michael Gahler, Pedro Marques, Charles Goerens, Tomas Tobé

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Opinion on Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) and amending Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056, (EU) 2021/1057, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nathalie Loiseau

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MEPs and political groups presented their candidates for the Sakharov Prize 2023 on Wednesday. The vote on the three finalists will take place in October.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Carina Ohlsson

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DRAFT REPORT on the EU strategy on Central Asia
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Karsten Lucke

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DRAFT REPORT on eU-Japan relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Reinhard Bütikofer

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DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-US relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tonino Picula

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Guatemala, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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The nominees for this year’s Prize will be presented by the political groups in a joint meeting of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Development (DEVE) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) in Brussels on 20 September, 14:30-15:30. Each year, the Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to honour exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. In 2022, the Prize was awarded to the Brave People of Ukraine.
The AFET and DEVE Committees will vote on a shortlist of three finalists on 12 October and the Conference of Presidents will take a decision on the final laureate on 19 October.
Sakharov Prize - Presentation of the nominees - Webstreaming link
Sakharov Prize website
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 93 - Draft report Implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on International Trade
Andreas Schieder, Seán Kelly

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 185 - Draft report The situation of children deprived of liberty in the world
Committee on Foreign Affairs
María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

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