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The EU is aiming to simplify rules to allow national militaries to move across the continent quickly

MEPs and governments nervous about public reaction to spike in cost of petrol and gas

With China dominant and the US accelerating, Europe’s first gallium project exposes both semiconductor progress and vulnerability

The Commission pitches billions in cost savings with the digital tool aimed at making it easier for companies to do business across EU borders

From inclusion and emotional well-being to equal access to talent-building opportunities and a fair sustainability transition, young people want Europe to evolve

The high-profile death has led Germany to reevaluate laws regulating assisted suicide

This sinks a months-long effort by caretaker leader Albin Kurti to secure a third term

Washington is quietly testing a new US-Russia draft plan to end the Ukraine war, sparking unease in Kyiv and Europe.

The following additional SEDE meetings will take place:

• Joint SEDE&TRAN Committees on Monday, 24 November 2025 from 20.00 - 21.30 in Strasbourg (room CHURCHILL 200);
• SEDE Committee on Thursday, 27 November 2025 from 9.00 - 10.00 in Strasbourg (CHURCHILL 200).

The next ordinary meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 from 9.00 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.30 and Thursday, 4 December 2025 from 9.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30 in Brussels (room ANTALL 4Q1).
Further information about the SEDE meetings can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Djibouti - 27-29 October 2025
  
• Greenland - 15-19 September 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
SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2026
EP calendar 2025
EP calendar 2026
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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