Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

DRAFT REPORT on Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

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REPORT on addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chloé Ridel

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On Tuesday 4 November, the Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos will present the 2025 enlargement package to the Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The debate will focus on the progress made by candidate and potential candidate countries on their respective EU accession paths.
Following the Commission's assessment of the EU-related reforms in the enlargement countries, AFET rapporteurs will draft resolutions, outlining Parliament's conclusions and recommendations for each country.
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To mark the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Security and Defence, the Committee on Development, and the Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a joint meeting on 4 November to reflect on eight decades of multilateralism and to discuss the challenges and hopes for the future. Speakers will include representatives from the United Nations and the European Union, as well as a young political leader.
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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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Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

• Tuesday 4 November, room SPAAK 3C50, Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2026
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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Condemning polarisation and state repression in Serbia, MEPs demand an open investigation of the Novi Sad tragedy and a EU fact-finding mission to assess the situation.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs urge sustained EU engagement with Belarus, denouncing human rights abuses and highlighting the threat posed by Russia’s influence.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The two journalists, imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, are the laureates of the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, to be awarded by Parliament on 16 December.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development

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Opinion on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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Length of video : 60'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 436 - Draft report Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Francisco Assis

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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 an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tobias Cremer

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On 16 October, the European Commission and the High Representative set out a strategy to strengthen EU relations with its Southern Mediterranean partners the Pact for the Mediterranean. On 20 October, Dubravka Šuica, Commissioner for the Mediterranean will present this Joint Communication to the Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Strasbourg.

Building on historical and cultural ties, the Pact for the Mediterranean will focus on areas of mutual interest where the EU and its Southern Mediterranean partners share challenges and aspirations. The Foreign Affairs Committee has been closely following the development of this Pact and this presentation will be an opportunity for Members to engage with the Commissioner on it and our relations with our Southern partners.

Joint communication on the Pact for the Mediterranean
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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
Mission report
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