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AMENDMENTS 1 - 541 - Draft report A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean - PE789.979v01-00

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 17:32
AMENDMENTS 1 - 541 - Draft report A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nicola Zingaretti

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Workshops - AFET Workshop on 'A new EU approach to the Sahel region' - 02-07-2026 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 16:02
On Thursday 2 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a workshop on 'A new EU approach to the Sahel region'. The event aims to enrich the EP's debate and oversight of the 2025 'renewed' EU approach for the Sahel region, focusing on its central part (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger).
The workshop will provide current insights into the rapidly evolving challenges, such as security threats, political instability, and humanitarian crises, and foreign interference in a geopolitically challenging environment, following a recent wave of military coups d'état, violent jihadism and separatism.Prof. Nina Wilén will present a study on the topic, including policy options for EU cooperation with the region, in support of regional stability, peace, good governance and potentially improved relations. A debate between her and MEPs, representatives of other EU institutions, and other experts will follow suit.
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 517 - Draft report EU-Syria political relations - PE789.951v01-00

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 15:20
AMENDMENTS 1 - 517 - Draft report EU-Syria political relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nathalie Loiseau

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Highlights - AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 14:48
On 24 June, Committee on Foreign Affairs will host its Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement. More than 50 members of national parliaments from the EU Member States and enlargement countries will be present to exchange views with AFET members. There will be two sessions, focusing on seizing the momentum in the enlargement process and the role of parliaments in progressing EU accession.
Mathieu Bousquet (DG ENEST, European Commission) and Joachim Koops (Global Governance Institute and Leiden University) will deliver keynote speeches in the respective sessions.
Meetings with National Parliaments
ICM Draft programme
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Highlights - AFET-DROI exchange of views with Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 14:48
On Thursday 25 June (11.15-12.15), the Members of the AFET Committee, jointly with its sub-Committee on Human Rights (DROI), will hold an exchange of views with Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to discuss global human rights challenges and efforts to ensure their promotion and protection worldwide.
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Press release - Parliament condemns Russia’s drone incursions in the EU

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 12:43
The EU will not be intimidated by Russia's campaign of destabilisation and is determined to defend its security, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Categories: Europäische Union

Press release - Cuba: MEPs call for EU sanctions and a push towards transition

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 12:43
On Thursday, Parliament condemned the systematic repression carried out by the Cuban regime and demanded profound economic and political change.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Categories: Europäische Union

Meetings with National Parliaments - AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement - 24-06-2026 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 11:08
On 24 June, Committee on Foreign Affairs will host its Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement. More than 50 members of national parliaments from the EU Member States and enlargement countries will be present to exchange views with AFET members. There will be two sessions, focusing on seizing the momentum in the enlargement process and the role of parliaments in progressing EU accession.
Mathieu Bousquet (DG ENEST, European Commission) and Joachim Koops (Global Governance Institute and Leiden University) will deliver keynote speeches in the respective sessions.
Location : ANTALL (4Q2)
Draft programme
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Press release - Enlargement: MEPs assess the progress of five Western Balkans countries

Wed, 06/17/2026 - 14:03
On Wednesday, Parliament reviewed the EU accession progress of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Press release - Georgia and Türkiye: No EU accession progress without reforms

Wed, 06/17/2026 - 13:45
MEPs warn of continued democratic backsliding in both countries and call for reforms and a stronger EU response.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Workshops - AFET Workshop on 'A new EU approach to the Sahel region' - 02-07-2026 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wed, 06/17/2026 - 11:08
On Thursday 2 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a workshop on 'A new EU approach to the Sahel region'. The event aims to enrich the EP's debate and oversight of the 2025 'renewed' EU approach for the Sahel region, focusing on its central part (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger).
The workshop will provide current insights into the rapidly evolving challenges, such as security threats, political instability, and humanitarian crises, and foreign interference in a geopolitically challenging environment, following a recent wave of military coups d'état, violent jihadism and separatism.Prof. Nina Wilén will present a study on the topic, including policy options for EU cooperation with the region, in support of regional stability, peace, good governance and potentially improved relations. A debate between her and MEPs, representatives of other EU institutions, and other experts will follow suit.
Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Meetings with National Parliaments - AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement - 24-06-2026 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wed, 06/17/2026 - 10:12
On 24 June, Committee on Foreign Affairs will host its Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement. More than 50 members of national parliaments from the EU Member States and enlargement countries will be present to exchange views with AFET members. There will be two sessions, focusing on seizing the momentum in the enlargement process and the role of parliaments in progressing EU accession.
Mathieu Bousquet (DG ENEST, European Commission) and Joachim Koops (Global Governance Institute and Leiden University) will deliver keynote speeches in the respective sessions.
Location : ANTALL (4Q2)
Draft programme
Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Highlights - AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wed, 06/17/2026 - 09:57
On 24 June, Committee on Foreign Affairs will host its Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement. More than 50 members of national parliaments from the EU Member States and enlargement countries will be present to exchange views with AFET members. There will be two sessions, focusing on seizing the momentum in the enlargement process and the role of parliaments in progressing EU accession.
Mathieu Bousquet (DG ENEST, European Commission) and Joachim Koops (Global Governance Institute and Leiden University) will deliver keynote speeches in the respective sessions.
Meetings with National Parliaments
ICM Draft programme
Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

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