Ausschuss für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (AFET) - Europäisches Parlament

On Tuesday 21 January 2020, The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Eastern Partnership - vision of development after 2020.

On 21 January, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a public hearing on the future of the Eastern Partnership. The Members will discuss with experts the achievements and shortcomings of the Eastern Partnership both at the regional and multilateral level. They will also analyse possible evolution of the EU's relations with its six Eastern partners and a way forward for the Eastern Partnership in the next decade.

The hearing will constitute the Parliament's contribution to the Eastern Partnership summit, which is foreseen in spring 2020.
Location : JAN 2Q2, european Parliament, Brussels
Further information
AFET Public Hearing - Draft Programme
The Eastern Partnership a decade on looking back, thinking ahead
Live Webstream
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On Tuesday 21 January 2020, The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Eastern Partnership - vision of development after 2020.

On 21 January, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a public hearing on the future of the Eastern Partnership. The Members will discuss with experts the achievements and shortcomings of the Eastern Partnership both at the regional and multilateral level. They will also analyse possible evolution of the EU's relations with its six Eastern partners and a way forward for the Eastern Partnership in the next decade.

The hearing will constitute the Parliament's contribution to the Eastern Partnership summit, which is foreseen in spring 2020.
Location : JAN 2Q2, european Parliament, Brussels
Further information
AFET Public Hearing - Draft Programme
Live Webstream
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The European Parliament condemns the recent attempted coup to prevent Juan Guaidó from being re-elected President of the Venezuelan National Assembly.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS über eine Empfehlung des Europäischen Parlaments an den Rat und den Vizepräsidenten der Kommission/Hohen Vertreter der Union für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zur Vorbereitung des im Jahr 2020 vorgesehenen Verfahrens zur Überprüfung des Vertrags über die Nichtverbreitung von Kernwaffen (NVV), zur nuklearen Rüstungskontrolle und zu Möglichkeiten der nuklearen Abrüstung
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Sven Mikser

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Opinion on the proposal for a Council decision on conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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On 21 January, AFET will debate external policy priorities with Gordan Grlić Radman, Croatia's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs. The Minister and MEPs will discuss the upcoming challenges and possible solutions, as Croatia takes the lead of the Council in a very critical time for the European Union.
During this Presidency, the EU will strive to agree on its multiannual budget, to restore credibility to its enlargement policy and will continue to be actively engaged in both its East and South neighbourhood. Brexit, Africa and transatlantic relations will also be high on the foreign affairs agenda.
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Croatian Presidency Priorities
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The global consequences of the confrontation between the US and Iran will be addressed on Tuesday afternoon with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The King of Jordan, His Majesty Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, will address MEPs during a formal sitting in Strasbourg on Wednesday at 12.00.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the preparation of the 2020 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) review process, nuclear arms control and nuclear disarmament options
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Sven Mikser

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On 21 January, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a public hearing on the future of the Eastern Partnership. The Members will discuss with experts the achievements and shortcomings of the Eastern Partnership both at the regional and multilateral level. They will also analyse possible evolution of the EU's relations with its six Eastern partners and a way forward for the Eastern Partnership in the next decade.
The hearing will constitute the Parliament's contribution to the Eastern Partnership summit, which is foreseen in spring 2020.
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) David McAllister on the current situation in Iraq and Iran. “I am gravely concerned by the latest violent developments in Iraq, after the recent death of Iranian General Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. There is now an immediate need to diffuse tensions and for all parties involved to exercise serious restraint in order to stop the cycle of violence and reprisals.
After so many years of joint efforts to combat ISIS and bring peace and stability to Iraq, and with the whole region clearly at stake, further confrontation and loss of human lives must be avoided. Preserving the Coalition is key in this regard.

Iran must stick to its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The EU clearly supports the JCPOA agreement as a key factor in the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture and it remains a common interest. This major achievement for regional security, that aims to prevent a nuclear arms race, must be respected."

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Press Releases 09-01-2020
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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Petras Auštrevičius

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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Petras Auštrevičius

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