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A delegation of eight Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Uruguay and Argentina from 26 to 29 May. Members will engage 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 will allow 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.
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On 13 May 2025, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a public hearing on the political relations between the European Union and the United States of America. Members will have the possibility to discuss with a panel of three distinguished experts on transatlantic relations about the current state of relations and prospects for future developments.
The public hearing will feed into the preparation of the AFET own-initiative report on EU-US political relations by AFET Standing Rapporteur on the United States, Michal Szczerba.
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Next AFET committee meetings will be held on:

• Tuesday 20 May 2025, extraordinary meeting with INTA Committee, room SPINELLI (3E2), Brussels
• Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 June 2025, room ANTALL (4Q2), Brussels

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

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
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Commissioners-designate hearings
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Advocate General Emiliou: Sports governing bodies are limited in their self-regulation if there is a significant impact on matters governed by EU law

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Law governing the institutions
Access to documents: the Commission decision refusing a journalist of The New York Times access to the text messages exchanged between President von der Leyen and the CEO of Pfizer is annulled

MISSION REPORT following the Ad-Hoc mission of the Committee of Foreign Affairs to Moldova on 25-27 February 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Length of video : 120'

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Length of video : 75'

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Statement by President Costa and President von der Leyen on the election of Pope Leo XIV as head of the Catholic Church.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

On 8 May, European Council President António Costa visited the facility of Leonardo in Campi Bisenzio, Italy. Addressing the press, he praised the work of the company in the context of the European security and highlighted the link between investing in European defence and investing in EU’s competitiveness and innovation.

European Council President António Costa participated in a special event at the European University Institute in Fiesole, Italy. In his keynote address on peace and security in Europe, he reaffirmed the European Union’s identity as a peace project, calling for stronger defense, strategic autonomy, and investment in competitiveness to confront today’s geopolitical challenges. He emphasized that peace must be actively defended and linked to economic strength, unity, and global partnerships.

The EU issued a statement unequivocally condemning the heinous terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April.

Council adopts its negotiating position on the amendment to the CO2 standards for cars and vans.