Ausschuss für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (AFET) - Europäisches Parlament

In their annual report, MEPs urge the EU and Türkiye to break the current deadlock and find “a parallel and realistic framework” for EU-Türkiye relations.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-China relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hilde Vautmans

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DRAFT OPINION on the transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Deirdre Clune

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A delegation of AFET Members will travel to Tunisia from 14 to 16 September 2023. The visit is a follow-up to the AFET fact-finding mission to Tunis that took place in April 2022 and shall help assess the development since the previous visit in the light of the elections of December 2022/January 2023 and the dire economic situation.
With this mission the committee wishes to promote and support an inclusive national dialogue and furthermore look into the recently signed EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding.
AFET Press Release
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A delegation of AFET Members will travel to Tunisia from 14 to 16 September 2023. The visit is a follow-up to the AFET fact-finding mission to Tunis that took place in April 2022 and shall help assess the development since the previous visit in the light of the elections of December 2022/January 2023 and the dire economic situation.
With this mission the committee wishes to promote and support an inclusive national dialogue and furthermore look into the recently signed EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding.
AFET Press Release
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A delegation of AFET Members will travel to the UK from 18 to 19 September 2023. This will be the first time that the committee travels to the UK since 31 January 2020 when the United Kingdom officially left the EU. The AFET delegation will discuss possibilities for strengthened partnership and deepening dialogue on issues of importance in relevant areas of bilateral cooperation, including in foreign and security affairs.
This visit will also be an opportunity to exchange views on issues of significance to Northern Ireland, particularly in the context of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework.
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AMENDMENTS 76 - 249 - Draft report Establishing the Ukraine Facility
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Budgets
Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Michael Gahler

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A delegation of AFET Members will travel to the UK from 18 to 19 September 2023. This will be the first time that the committee travels to the UK since 31 January 2020 when the United Kingdom officially left the EU. The AFET delegation will discuss possibilities for strengthened partnership and deepening dialogue on issues of importance in relevant areas of bilateral cooperation, including in foreign and security affairs.
This visit will also be an opportunity to exchange views on issues of significance to Northern Ireland, particularly in the context of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework.
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A delegation of AFET Members will travel to the UK from 18 to 19 September 2023. This will be the first time that the committee travels to the UK since 31 January 2020 when the United Kingdom officially left the EU. The AFET delegation will discuss possibilities for strengthened partnership and deepening dialogue on issues of importance in relevant areas of bilateral cooperation, including in foreign and security affairs.
This visit will also be an opportunity to exchange views on issues of significance to Northern Ireland, particularly in the context of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework.
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DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2023
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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Members of the AFET Committee will meet on:

Wednesday and Thursday, 20-21 September in Antall 4Q2

Meeting are webstreamed with the exception of items held "in camera".
AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2023
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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DRAFT REPORT on the security and defence implications of China’s influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Klemen Grošelj

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On Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will brief MEPs on the latest European security developments and EU-NATO cooperation.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 1 - 110 - Entwurf eines Berichts Stärkung des Rechts auf Teilhabe: Legitimität und Resilienz von Wahlprozessen in illiberalen politischen Systemen und autoritären Regimen
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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A delegation of AFET members will travel to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan from 21 to 25 August 2023. The AFET delegation will discuss the regional developments and the potential for closer cooperation in the current challenging geopolitical context, including the impact of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and the introduction of EU sanctions on Russia.
Location : Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Press release
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A delegation of AFET members will travel to Japan and Taiwan from 24 to 27 July 2023. This mission would contribute to strengthening the cooperation with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific region. The AFET visit to Japan and Taiwan will allow discussing the regional dimension and further geopolitical developments in both the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea region.
Location : Japan and Taiwan
Press release
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A delegation of AFET Members travelled to Santiago and Valparaíso (Chile) and Brasília (Brazil) from 18 to 23 June 2023. The main goal of this mission was to discuss how to make a qualitative leap in the EU-Latin America strategic bi-regional partnership in view of the CELAC-EU Summit on 17-18 July 2023.
Members held meetings with Chilean and Brazilian authorities to discuss global and regional security dynamics against the backdrop of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the assertive behaviour of China. The visit allowed to exchange views on the state of bilateral relations in view of the forthcoming ratification of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement by the European Parliament and reinvigorating the strategic partnership with Brazil.
Location : Chile and Brazil
Interviews to the Chair of the delegation, Mr David MCALLISTER (EPP
     La Tercera (Chile)
     Globo (Brazil)
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A delegation of seven AFET Members travelled to Washington D.C. and Wisconsin, United States from 15 to 19 May. The main goal of the mission was to establish and deepen the political dialogue with the US administration and meet counterparts in Congress, following the US mid-term elections. Members held meetings with Government and Congress representatives in Washington D.C., as well as think tanks
The visit to Wisconsin, a swing and bellwether State, provided AFET members with an in-depth look into the political climate of grass-roots America from a transatlantic perspective. In addition to meeting the political authorities and institutions of the State of Wisconsin, Members also met management and students form the Jean Monnet Programme on European and Global studies at the University of Madison - Wisconsin, representatives of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and the Trade Unions.The mission was the first AFET mission to the US under the Biden administration and also the first AFET mission to Wisconsin.

The visit in Wisconsin allowed members to feel the political temperature outside Washington D.C. and particularly in a state like Wisconsin, which is in a very special political situation due to the gerrymandering and the resulting blockages of the legislative process.

Location : Washingnton D.C and Wisconsin,U.S
Mission report
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Members of the AFET Committee will meet on:

Thursday, 7 September 2023 in Spinelli (1E2)

Exchange of views:

• Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General

The meeting will be webstreamed with the exception of items held "in camera".

AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2023
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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On 7 September the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will address Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and its Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE). The discussion will come shortly after the NATO Summit in Vilnius where Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance have again reaffirmed the enduring transatlantic bond, unity, cohesion, and solidarity at a critical time for international peace and stability.
Allies also committed to continue cooperating closely with the European Union in order to make the Euro-Atlantic area and the broader neighborhood more secure. The exchange will allow Members to discuss with the Secretary General the latest developments in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and highlight the importance of the EU's strategic partnership with NATO.
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