Ausschuss für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (AFET) - Europäisches Parlament

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"In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.

On 2 April, the Conference of Presidents updated the EP's calendar of activities to introduce an extraordinary plenary session on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 April in Brussels, and additional dates for remote meetings for EP governing bodies, committees and political groups.

The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.

Following these decisions, the next AFET Committee meeting will take place on 1 September (via videoconference).

New Calendar 2020
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The EU is currently working towards updating its Arctic policy. It needs to respond to two major changes that affect the region and pose challenges to the role of the EU in the Arctic; accelerated climate change and increased geoeconomic and geopolitical competition. The EU finds itself in a rather unique position. As a supranational institution with competences in parts of the Arctic, and with Member States having territories in the region, as well as institutionalised linkages with Arctic countries Iceland and Norway — with whom the EU shares the European Economic Area (EEA) — it needs to balance sectoral policies, priority areas and addressing different Arctics. The EU should therefore create ‘more EU in the Arctic’ by broadening the scope of its existing Arctic policy, as well as incorporating ‘more Arctic in the EU’ by stipulating that the Arctic becomes a cross-cutting consideration in other relevant EU policies. In addition, the EU will need to address hard and soft security issues within existing functional, regional and global frameworks and continue engaging in dialogue and confidence-building measures with Russia. Finally, a revised EU Arctic policy needs to be proactive and ambitious, based on existing strengths and expertise within the EU. At the same time, in an Arctic that witnesses the return of geopolitics, the ‘civilian power’ EU will encounter challenges assuming its role in the region. How it narrates its future position in the Arctic will play a tangible role in negotiating this position politically.
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ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 1 - 234 - Entwurf einer Stellungnahme zu einer neuen Strategie EU-Afrika – eine Partnerschaft für nachhaltige und inklusive Entwicklung
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Anna Fotyga

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Am Freitag wurden in Brüssel die Namen der Europaabgeordneten bekannt gegeben, die in den im Juni neu eingerichteten Ausschüssen des Europäischen Parlaments arbeiten werden.
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Ausschuss für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung
Ausschuss für Wirtschaft und Währung
Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit
Ausschuss für Binnenmarkt und Verbraucherschutz
Ausschuss für Industrie, Forschung und Energie
Rechtsausschuss
Ausschuss für bürgerliche Freiheiten, Justiz und Inneres

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In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament reiterates its deep concern at the severity of the humanitarian emergency in Venezuela.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On 13 July, AFET will debate external policy priorities with Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany. The Minister and MEPs will discuss the upcoming challenges and possible solutions, as Germany takes over the rotating presidency of the Council in a very challenging moment for the European Union.
During this Presidency, the EU will need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects, reach an agreement on the next multiannual budget and finalise negotiations on future relations with the United Kingdom. Enlargement, Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, Africa and transatlantic relations will also be high on the foreign affairs agenda.
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STELLUNGNAHME zu der Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern im Rahmen der Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik der EU
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Hannah Neumann

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STELLUNGNAHME mit Empfehlungen an die Kommission zu dem Rahmen für die ethischen Aspekte von künstlicher Intelligenz, Robotik und damit zusammenhängenden Technologien
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Urmas Paet

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Die verschiedenen Minister erläutern vor den Parlamentsausschüssen in einer Reihe von Sitzungen die Prioritäten der deutschen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft.
Ausschuss für konstitutionelle Fragen
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Ausschuss für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung
Haushaltsausschuss
Haushaltskontrollausschuss
Ausschuss für Kultur und Bildung
Entwicklungsausschuss
Ausschuss für Wirtschaft und Währung
Ausschuss für Beschäftigung und soziale Angelegenheiten
Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit
Ausschuss für die Rechte der Frauen und die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter
Ausschuss für Binnenmarkt und Verbraucherschutz
Ausschuss für internationalen Handel
Ausschuss für Industrie, Forschung und Energie
Rechtsausschuss
Ausschuss für bürgerliche Freiheiten, Justiz und Inneres
Fischereiausschuss
Petitionsausschuss
Ausschuss für regionale Entwicklung
Ausschuss für Verkehr und Tourismus
Unterausschuss Menschenrechte
Unterausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung

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ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS über die Empfehlung des Europäischen Parlaments an den Rat, die Kommission und den Vizepräsidenten der Kommission / Hohen Vertreter der Union für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zu den Beziehungen zu Belarus
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Petras Auštrevičius

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The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.
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On 6 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing on the geopolitical implications of the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has had profound geopolitical consequences that inevitably affect key aspects of EU foreign policy, including relations with major global powers, humanitarian aid, development and peacekeeping, and the fight against disinformation and cyber-attacks.
The hearing will provide AFET Members with more insights on foreign policy consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak from leading experts in the area.
Geopolitical implications of the COVID-19 crisis - online hearing
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On 6 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing on the geopolitical implications of the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has had profound geopolitical consequences that inevitably affect key aspects of EU foreign policy, including relations with major global powers, humanitarian aid, development and peacekeeping, and the fight against disinformation and cyber-attacks.
The hearing will provide AFET Members with more insights on foreign policy consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak from leading experts in the area.
Location : (Remote) - 2Q2 - European Parliament - Brussels
Draft programme
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ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS über die Durchführung des Assoziierungsabkommens der EU mit der Republik Moldau
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Dragoş Tudorache

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The new EU-Africa Strategy presented by the Commission on 9 March puts a reinforced emphasis on the creation of a real partnership with a continent whose relevance for Europe is growing by the day. The three briefings focus on different aspects of this new partnership, the first one dealing with the implications for the political dialogue with a focus on (good) governance and the even bigger challenge of security and migration. The second briefing has a look at more ‘traditional’ aspects of this relationship, development and humanitarian aid, complemented with the rising challenge of climate change. The new approach is also illustrated by the emphasis put on the promotion of bilateral trade and investment relations, the topic of the third briefing. All these briefings also try to incorporate first elements on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the bilateral relationship.
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Much has changed since the creation of the Joint Africa-European Union (EU) Strategy in 2007. The developing world has been changing fast. Development policy and practices are also transforming, albeit at a slower pace. The divide between emerging economies and ‘fragile states’ is increasing. This is also the case in Africa. As not only Africa, but also the EU-Africa relationship is changing and evolving into new dimensions, there is clearly a need to develop a new European strategy, constructed on the basis of an emerging continent. Africa is home to the youngest population in the world and some of the world’s most fragile states. However, it is also a continent with emerging markets and more effective governments. This brief aims to clarify how well the new Strategy must manage to mainstream a European approach to Africa that considers both the inter-continental dialogue and the diversity of development on this emerging continent within the fields of governance, security and migration. As the COVID-19 has turned into a pandemic, the brief also suggests that the new European strategy must reflect this development and the European Parliament should closely monitor the situation as it discusses the Strategy.
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