Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

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On Monday, 22 September 2025 in room Spaak 3C50 (16:00-17:30), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on promoting an EU feminist foreign policy. This hearing brings together Margot Wallström, who launched the world's first feminist foreign policy in 2014 when she was Foreign Minister of Sweden, and Aude Maio-Coliche, the EU Ambassador for Equality, to discuss how an EU feminist foreign policy could take shape and what the EU is currently doing in this field.
A Feminist Foreign Policy is an approach that puts gender equality at the centre of foreign policy and highlights resources, representation and rights. The hearing aims to assess the current level of ambition and implementation of the EU's foreign policy as regards gender equality, and provide inspiration and concrete examples for continued work in this area.
Programme
Women in foreign affairs and international security: An increasingly salient debate
Accelerating progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5): Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls
Women in politics in the EU: State of play in 2024
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DRAFT REPORT on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Francisco Assis

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DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs
David McAllister

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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Marco Tarquinio

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 212 - Draft report Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hana Jalloul Muro

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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Bern, Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025. During the visit, Members will discuss 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 was reached in December 2024. In Bern, Members will have the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the government and parliament on the upcoming ratification processes on both sides.
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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by MEP Matjaž Nemec (S&D, SI) will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 16 to 18 September 2025. This will be the first official visit of the AFET Committee to the Western Balkans in the 10th legislative term.
The visit aims to underline the Committee's commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina's European integration, grounded in unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity. Members will discuss Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress, and the further reforms needed to advance in its accession path towards the EU.
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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Ottawa and Toronto from 16 to 18 September 2025. This will be the AFET Committee's first official visit to Canada under the European Parliament's current mandate and after the 2025 Canadian federal elections.
During the trip, Members will discuss how to further strengthen the EU's strategic partnership with Canada, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and jointly address challenges such as the situation in the Middle East, China's growing global influence and geopolitical competition in the Arctic. Insights gathered from the visit will inform the Committee's ongoing work on the Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context.
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On Monday, 22 September 2025 in room Spaak 3C50 (16:00-17:30), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on promoting an EU feminist foreign policy. This hearing brings together Margot Wallström, who launched the world's first feminist foreign policy in 2014 when she was Foreign Minister of Sweden, and Aude Maio-Coliche, the EU Ambassador for Equality, to discuss how an EU feminist foreign policy could take shape and what the EU is currently doing in this field.
A Feminist Foreign Policy is an approach that puts gender equality at the centre of foreign policy and highlights resources, representation and rights. The hearing aims to assess the current level of ambition and implementation of the EU's foreign policy as regards gender equality, and provide inspiration and concrete examples for continued work in this area.
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Parliament expresses grave alarm at Gaza’s “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis and calls for urgent EU action, in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In a resolution adopted on Thursday, Parliament expresses grave concern over organised crime and terrorist activity in Colombia, urging the EU to support the peace process.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Opinion on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Gahler

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 172 - Draft report Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so called “EU Magnitsky Act”)
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Antonio López-Istúriz White

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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by MEP Matjaž Nemec (S&D, SI) will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 16 to 18 September 2025. This will be the first official visit of the AFET Committee to the Western Balkans in the 10th legislative term.
The visit aims to underline the Committee's commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina's European integration, grounded in unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity. Members will discuss Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress, and the further reforms needed to advance in its accession path towards the EU.
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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Ottawa and Toronto from 16 to 18 September 2025. This will be the AFET Committee's first official visit to Canada under the European Parliament's current mandate and after the 2025 Canadian federal elections.
During the trip, Members will discuss how to further strengthen the EU's strategic partnership with Canada, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and jointly address challenges such as the situation in the Middle East, China's growing global influence and geopolitical competition in the Arctic. Insights gathered from the visit will inform the Committee's ongoing work on the Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context.
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A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Bern, Switzerland from 11 to 12 September 2025. During the visit, Members will discuss 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 was reached in December 2024. In Bern, Members will have the opportunity to exchange with representatives of the government and parliament on the upcoming ratification processes on both sides.
Location : Switzerland
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Parliament encourages the Ukrainian government to keep up the pace on implementing EU-related reforms, and reaffirms the EU’s commitment to a just and lasting peace.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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