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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, traveled to Bern, Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025. During the visit, Members discussed notably the new broad package of agreements that aim to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland.
Political agreement on this broad package has been reached in December 2024. In Bern, Members had the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the government and parliament on the upcoming ratification processes on both sides.
Location : Switzerland
Press release
Mission report : [EN]
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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, traveled to Bern, Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025. During the visit, Members discussed notably the new broad package of agreements that aim to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland.
Political agreement on this broad package has been reached in December 2024. In Bern, Members had the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the government and parliament on the upcoming ratification processes on both sides.
Location : Switzerland
Press release
Mission report : [EN]
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

MISSION REPORT following the mission to Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The nominees for this year’s Prize will be presented by the political groups in a joint meeting of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Development (DEVE) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) in Brussels on 23 September, 14:30-15:30. Each year, the Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to honour exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
In 2024, the Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia.The AFET and DEVE Committees will vote on a shortlist of three finalists on 16 October and the Conference of Presidents will take a decision on the final laureate on 22 October.
Sakharov Prize - Presentation of the nominees - Webstreaming link
Sakharov Prize website
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Les familles attendent encore un relogement, un an après les inondations qui ont ravagé Donja Jablanica, faisant 19 morts. Les travaux de réhabilitation traînent mais l'enquête judiciaire sur la responsabilité d'une carrière voisine entre en phase finale.

- Articles / Courrier des Balkans, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Environnement, changement climatique

Das geplante Abkommen über Lebensmittelsicherheit mit der EU führt zu Unsicherheiten – auch beim Aussenminister. Erinnerungen werden wach an die verbotenen Kuchen der deutschen Landfrauen.

- Agenda / Dans les Balkans, Croatie

- Agenda / Dans les Balkans, Croatie

Megjelent az Élelmiszeripari és feldolgozó üzemek fejlesztésének támogatása című pályázati felhívás, amely keretében akár 100 millió forint támogatás igényelhető novembertől. 

Young protesters in Morocco are protesting against corruption and for better health and education.

Où l'on a vu que les campagnes de communication, d'un gros groupe éditorial à l'autre, peinent à masquer l'unité de ligne politique chez ces acteurs économiques interchangeables.

- Contrebande / Capitalisme, Extrême droite, Livre

Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 6 - 9 October plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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On October 1, 2025, Robin Sogalla successfully completed his dissertation entitled „International Trade and Climate Policy: The Role of Firm Heterogeneity“ with summa cum laude at the Technische Universität Berlin. The dissertation was submitted and successfully defended by Robin as part of the ...

Drei mutmaßliche Hamas-Anhänger sind in Deutschland festgenommen worden. Ob die Terrororganisation nun auch international aktiv wird, erläutert Nahost-Experte Guido Steinberg.

Once viewed by Ankara primarily as a fragmented security frontier, Iraq now sits at the centre of its regional strategy. This recalibration is shaped by shifting regional dynamics in the aftermath of 7 October: the weakening of Iran’s influence across multiple fronts, the Gulf states’ rising economic and diplomatic weight, and the search for new stabilising axes in the Middle East. Turkey’s renewed engagement is not just about countering the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) – it signals broader regional aspirations that combines security cooperation with Baghdad and Erbil, a fragile domestic peace process in Turkey, and a strategic push to embed Iraq within Turkey–Gulf trade and key regional energy infrastructures, including oil pipelines, prospective gas exports, and electricity interconnections. At the heart of this shift is a geoeco­nomic logic: by investing in shared infrastructure and fostering mutual interdepend­encies, Ankara seeks to consolidate its regional role. For Europe, the outcome will reverberate beyond Iraq by reshaping connectivity, energy access, and the stability of its south-eastern neighbours.

This report (Vlassis, A., Psychogiopoulou, E, Kandyla, A. and Sarikakis, K. (Eds) (2025)) examines EU film promotion by states and EU policies. It highlights the need for stronger gender equality support in the audiovisual sector.

Part B, authored by Evangelia Psychogiopoulou (ELIAMEP), Anna Kandyla (ELIAMEP), Pelin Turan (SSSA), Apostolos Samaras (ELIAMEP), Laia Comerma (ELIAMEP), and Caterina Sganga (SSSA), forms part of T3.5 (EU law and governance and the promotion of the EFI on the international scene). It examines and assesses whether—and, if so, how—EU law and policies promote European audiovisual works and film beyond the borders of the EU. It does so by mapping the policies and instruments in place, identifying their characteristics, complementarities, enablers and limitations in enhancing the internationalisation of the European audiovisual industry. The analysis focuses in particular on agreements the EU has negotiated with third countries and regions concerning trade facilitation and cooperation in the audiovisual and film sectors. It also  considers EU funding instruments supporting the audiovisual sector and external action in this field. Methodologically, the study draws on extensive desk research and the analysis of a range of primary and secondary sources, complemented by insights gathered through semi-structured interviews with EU officials and film stakeholders. Overall, the findings indicate that EU agreements with third countries, along with audiovisual cooperation and external funding tools, include various elements that can boost the positioning of European films worldwide, although the scope of these instruments varies. The analysis also suggests that considerable untapped potential remains and calls for a comprehensive internationalisation strategy that promotes the competitiveness of the European audiovisual sector while supporting cultural diversity.

The report is available here.

Le gouvernement américain a fermé ses portes après que les républicains et les démocrates ont échoué à résoudre un différend budgétaire.

Chaque jour, Gora Fall, un pêcheur local de la ville de Saint-Louis, dans le nord du Sénégal, part en mer avec des sentiments mitigés : espoir et frustration. Les pêcheurs affirment que l'énorme installation offshore exploitée par BP les empêche désormais de survivre.

Der slowakische Ministerpräsident Robert Fico gehört zu den lautstarken Kritikern der Russlandpolitik der Europäischen Union und des Westens insgesamt. Fico, der seit Herbst 2023 einem linksnationalen Regierungsbündnis vorsteht, fordert eine Kurs­wende gegenüber Moskau und eine »friedensorientierte« Neuaufstellung des Westens bei der Unterstützung der Ukraine. Für Ficos russlandfreundliches Gebaren gibt es historische und innenpolitische Gründe. Sein Agieren ist Bestandteil einer von ihm selbst so bezeichneten »Außenpolitik in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen«. Trotz der zur Schau gestellten Russlandnähe, einer Übereinstimmung mit Moskau in Fragen der sicherheitspolitischen Ordnung und zahlreichen Konflikten mit der Ukraine unterstützt Fico den EU-Beitritt des Nachbarlands und bilaterale Kooperationsformate. Für Deutschland ist von Bedeutung, ob die Slowakei zu einem Veto-Player in der EU-Russ­landpolitik wird oder ob sie ihre Kombination aus Russlandnähe, verbaler Kritik an der Sicherheitspolitik des Westens, doch gleichzeitig auch pragmatischer Unter­stützung für die Ukraine fortführen wird.