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A delegation of seven Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, travelled to Uruguay and Argentina from 26 to 29 May 2025. Members engaged in high-level discussions regarding the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement which was concluded last December in Montevideo, Uruguay. The findings from this visit will contribute to the preparatory work for the consent procedure on the political and cooperation aspects of the Agreement, for which AFET is responsible.
More broadly, this mission allowed to exchange views on bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, as well as geopolitical issues such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and China's expanding influence in Latin America.
Location : Uruguay and Argentina
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Mission report
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A delegation from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by the Chair David McAllister (EPP, DE), visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 14-15 April and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 15-16 April. The visit was a very timely opportunity to assess EU’s cooperation with both countries and with the GCC and to discuss about the risk of regional tensions by promoting trust building among the different actors.
Among other issues, Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs debated on the situation in Yemen and regional cooperation, including relations with Iran.
Mission report
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Un homme a été retrouvé pendu à son domicile au quartier Hamdallah à Kandi. Le drame a eu lieu ce week-end.

En service à l'hôpital de Zone de Kandi en tant qu'agent de sécurité, il a décidé de se donner la mort. La victime est un homme et père de famille. Il a commis son acte au moment où son épouse et ses enfants dormaient la nuit. Ils ont découvert le corps sans vie, suspendu à une corde à leur réveil le matin.
Les agents de la police se sont rendus sur les lieux pour le constat. Le corps a été déposé à la morgue de l'hôpital de Zone de Kandi.

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BERICHT mit einem nichtlegislativen Entschließungsantrag zu dem Entwurf eines Beschlusses des Rates über den Abschluss des Erweiterten Abkommens über Partnerschaft und Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Europäischen Union und ihren Mitgliedstaaten einerseits und der Kirgisischen Republik andererseits
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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Le journaliste et promoteur de Kingo News, Christophe Djossou, est décédé dans la nuit du mardi 1er juillet 2025, des suites d'une maladie.

Le journaliste Christophe Djossou n'est plus. Il est passé de vie à trépas dans la nuit du mardi 1er juillet à Abéokuta, une ville du Nigeria, capitale de l'État d'Ogun. Selon les informations, il s'est rendu dans cette ville pour continuer ses soins. Promoteur du média en ligne, Kingo News, il souffrait depuis des mois d'une insuffisance rénale. Agé de 46 ans, Christophe Djossou est père de trois enfants.

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Europe is sweltering, with temperatures reaching record levels well above 40 degrees Celsius in some places. Forest fires are spreading, rivers and lakes are drying up, crops are withering, and especially for the sick and elderly the heat poses a major health problem. European commentators review the causes and potential countermeasures.

Millions of euros in EU agricultural subsidies are said to have been illegally siphoned off in Greece. The EU Public Prosecutor's Office speaks of an 'organised fraud scheme' which involved the Greek state subsidy agency OPEKEPE. Migration Minister Makis Voridis, who was agriculture minister during the period in question, and three state secretaries resigned on Friday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced new control mechanisms and a zero-tolerance policy towards clientelism.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade again on Saturday to protest Aleksandar Vučić's government and demand early parliamentary elections. Violent clashes between police and demonstrators ensued. The protests have gone on for eight months and were triggered by the tragedy at the railway station in Novi Sad on 1 November 2024 in which 16 people died.