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Latest news - Next SEDE meeting - Committee on Security and Defence


The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Monday, 13 October 2025 from 18.30-21.00 in Brussels (room ANTALL 4Q1).

Further information about the SEDE meeting can be found here.

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SEDE missions 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 2025
EP calendar 2025
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At a Glance - What if the EU ran on microelectronics? - PE 774.687 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy - Committee on Security and Defence - Committee on Development

Although microelectronics have a significant role in modern life, their low visibility and complex value chain have contributed to concealing a decline in EU industry in the field. It is broadly assumed that microelectronics are designed in California and manufactured in Taiwan. What if the EU could take a particularly strategic position in this technology?
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ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 1-285 - Entwurf eines Berichts Empfehlung an den Rat, die Kommission und die Vizepräsidentin der Kommission und Hohe Vertreterin der Union für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zu der diplomatischen Strategie und geopolitischen...

ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 1-285 - Entwurf eines Berichts Empfehlung an den Rat, die Kommission und die Vizepräsidentin der Kommission und Hohe Vertreterin der Union für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zu der diplomatischen Strategie und geopolitischen Zusammenarbeit der EU in der Arktis
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Urmas Paet

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Missions - AFET ad-hoc mission to the United States of America – 21-24 July 2025 - 21-07-2025 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, travelled to Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia from 21 to 24 July 2025. This was the Committee's first official visit to the United States following last year's elections on both sides of the Atlantic.
During the trip, Members discussed how to deepen transatlantic ties, enhance collective security, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and tackle common challenges such as China's expanding global influence and the situation in the Middle East. Insights gathered from the visit will inform the Committee's ongoing work on the own initiative report on EU-US political relations.
Location : USA
Press release
Mission report
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Missions - AFET mission to Canada – 16-18 September 2025 - 16-09-2025 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, traveled to Ottawa and Toronto from 16 to 18 September 2025. This was the AFET Committee's first official visit to Canada under the European Parliament's current mandate and after the 2025 Canadian federal elections.
During the trip, Members discussed how to further strengthen the EU's strategic partnership with Canada, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and jointly address challenges such as the situation in the Middle East, China's growing global influence and geopolitical competition in the Arctic. Insights gathered from the visit will inform the Committee's ongoing work on the Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context.
Press release
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Missions - AFET ad-hoc mission to Switzerland – 11-12 September 2025 - 11-09-2025 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, traveled to Bern, Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025. During the visit, Members discussed notably the new broad package of agreements that aim to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland.
Political agreement on this broad package has been reached in December 2024. In Bern, Members had the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the government and parliament on the upcoming ratification processes on both sides.
Location : Switzerland
Press release
Mission report : [EN]
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Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the informal meeting of heads of state or government of 1 October 2025

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
During the press conference held at the end of the informal meeting of heads of state or government of 1 October 2025 in Copenhagen, President António Costa presented the main results of the discussions.
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Doorstep-Bemerkungen von Präsident António Costa vor der informellen Tagung der Staats- und Regierungschefs vom 1. Oktober 2025

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
Vor Beginn der informellen Tagung der Staats- und Regierungschefs vom 1. Oktober 2025 trat der Präsident des Europäischen Rates António Costa in Kopenhagen vor die Presse.
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Press remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the meeting with the Mayors for Housing Alliance

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
European Council President António Costa met with the Mayors for Housing Alliance in Brussels, followed by a press conference. 
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Presentation of letters of credence to the President of the European Council António Costa and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
President Costa and President von der Leyen received letters of credence from the Ambassadors of Iceland and Israel.
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Rat fordert führende Rolle der EU in den Biowissenschaften

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
Rat billigt Schlussfolgerungen zu Biowissenschaften für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Union.
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Council backs research and innovation for startups and scaleups

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
Council approves conclusions on the importance of research and innovation for the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy.
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Republik Moldau: Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der EU zu den Parlamentswahlen

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der EU zu den Parlamentswahlen in Moldau vom 28. September 2025.
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Speech by President António Costa at the New Economy Forum

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
On 29 September 2025, European Council President António Costa was in Madrid at the New Economy Forum to give a speech after receiving the Forum Europa Prize from the King of Spain.
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Nicaragua: Rat verlängert restriktive Maßnahmen um ein weiteres Jahr

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
Angesichts der politischen und sozialen Lage in Nicaragua verlängerte der Rat die Sanktionsregelung um ein Jahr.
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Bessere EU-Daten zu Bevölkerung und Wohnraum: Rat gibt grünes Licht für neue Vorschriften

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
Der Rat hat eine Verordnung angenommen, mit der die Qualität der auf EU-Ebene erhobenen Bevölkerungs- und Wohnungsstatistiken insgesamt verbessert wird, indem ein gemeinsamer Rechtsrahmen für die Datenerhebung geschaffen wird.
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CBAM: Rat beschließt Vereinfachung des EU‑Instruments gegen die Verlagerung von CO₂‑Emissionen

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
CO₂-Grenzausgleichssystem (CBAM): Der Rat und das Parlament erzielen vorläufige Einigung über Vereinfachung.
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Rat verabschiedet neue Vorschriften für gesündere und widerstandsfähigere Böden in Europa

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 02/10/2025 - 10:29
Der Rat hat heute das Bodenüberwachungsgesetz verabschiedet. Darin ist die Überwachung der Bodengesundheit, der Umgang mit kontaminierten Standorten und die Minderung des Flächenverbrauchs geregelt. So sollen bis 2050 gesunde Böden erreicht werden.
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