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Concerns focus on the Commission's bid to add a NIS2 supplement into the EU Space Act

The findings come as the Brussels already rushing to spend hundreds of billions before the loan expires in 2026

"The European Commission is taking very chaotic steps and chaotic statements," Czechia's Agriculture Minister said

Swedish police estimated in 2024 that 1,700 under-18s were active members of criminal networks

SAFE’s Annual Conference 2025, on 20 November in Brussels, will mark World Children Day, a good reminder of our journey as an organisation and a motivation to carry our work forward, along our core principles of Health, Environment, and Inclusion.

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Seven MPs from Junts underpin Sánchez’s minority government

The trial comes after she and Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the US in July

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Washington booted Ankara out of its F-35 fighter programme in 2019 over its purchase of an S-400 Russian surface-to-air missile defence system

How can ocean literacy empower citizens, shape policy, and inspire collective action to protect Europe’s seas? Euractiv’s Xhoi Zajmi speaks with Adeline Plé from the Surfrider Foundation Europe and Eliane Vera Paz from Atlantic Cities, to understand how our connection to the ocean can drive meaningful change.

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-China political relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hilde Vautmans

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On 6 November, Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius KUBILIUS will present the state of play of the Defence readiness agenda–2030 and the priorities for 2026 to SEDE Members. Members will discuss next steps in the implementation of EU defence readiness, including the recently proposed Defence Readiness Roadmap. Following this item, Members will discuss the current challenges facing UN Peacekeeping missions with Jean-Pierre LACROIX, UN Under-Secretary-General Department of Peace Operations.
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On 6 November, the SEDE Committee will hold, jointly with the FEMM Committee, a public hearing on the 25th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security" as part of the EP Gender Equality week. This hearing will be an opportunity to take stock on the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. ....
The first part of the hearing will focus on Ukraine, with Ukrainian speakers sharing their own experience following Russia's full-scale war of aggression.
Further details will follow in due course.
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On 5 November, the SEDE Committee will hold a public hearing on "EU strategic Defence and Security Partnerships", where experts will assess the current CSDP defence partnerships and put forward recommendations for the future, in line with the Strategic Compass and in view of strengthening the European Defence Union and relations with key defence partners. This hearing will be followed by the presentation of a draft report on "EU Strategic Defence and Security Partnerships".
Programme
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On 5 November, the SEDE Committee will hold a public hearing on "EU strategic Defence and Security Partnerships", where experts will assess the current CSDP defence partnerships and put forward recommendations for the future, in line with the Strategic Compass and in view of strengthening the European Defence Union and relations with key defence partners. This hearing will be followed by the presentation of a draft report on "EU Strategic Defence and Security Partnerships".
Location : SPAAK 1A2
Programme
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On 6 November, the SEDE Committee will hold, jointly with the FEMM Committee, a public hearing on the 25th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security" as part of the EP Gender Equality week. This hearing will be an opportunity to take stock on the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
The first part of the hearing will focus on Ukraine, with Ukrainian speakers sharing their own experience following Russia's full-scale war of aggression.

Further details will follow in due course.
Location : SPINELLI 3G3
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