Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

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 :

• Monday 3 July 2023 from 16:00 to 18:30 (Antall 2Q2): Hearing: Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument - Global Europe
  

• Thursday 6 July 2023 from 9:00 to 12:30 (Antall 4Q2).

The meeting will be webstreamed.

AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2023
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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On 3 July, AFET and DEVE Committees are organising a hearing on “Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe". This hearing will serve to prepare a joint report, two years since the beginning of the MFF 2021-2027 and the entry into force of the regulation.
Location : JOZSEF ANTALL 2Q2
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Draft programme
Poster
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On 3 July, AFET and DEVE Committees are organising a hearing on “Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe". This hearing will serve to prepare a joint report, two years since the beginning of the MFF 2021-2027 and the entry into force of the regulation.
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Draft programme
Poster
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REPORT on the protection of journalists around the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Isabel Wiseler-Lima

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DRAFT OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Carina Ohlsson

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Length of video : 209'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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Length of video : 218'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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Length of video : 42'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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Opinion on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Urmas Paet

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On 27 June 2023, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on the "EU's preventive diplomacy - practise makes (not yet) perfect". Members will discuss with three expert speakers what aspects are still missing in EU's foreign policy to successfully carry out preventive diplomacy.

The link between EU's internal and external security, the lack of understanding of the local or cultural context when it comes to EU's actions regarding development or state-building and the lack of will on the part of Member States to step away from their individual interest and to build joint capacity will be examined in order to assess ways for the EU to increase its standing and leverage in conflict prevention. This hearing will serve as input to the upcoming AFET Recommendation on "EU preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world, missed opportunity or change for the future."

Location : Antall 4Q2
Draft Programme
Poster
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On 27 June 2023, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on the "EU's preventive diplomacy - practise makes (not yet) perfect". Members will discuss with three expert speakers what aspects are still missing in EU's foreign policy to successfully carry out preventive diplomacy.
The link between EU's internal and external security, the lack of understanding of the local or cultural context when it comes to EU's actions regarding development or state-building and the lack of will on the part of Member States to step away from their individual interest and to build joint capacity will be examined in order to assess ways for the EU to increase its standing and leverage in conflict prevention. This hearing will serve as input to the upcoming AFET Recommendation on "EU preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world, missed opportunity or change for the future."
Draft programme
Poster
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On 27 June, the Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and national parliaments of the EU Member States will meet in an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM).
Members of the European Parliament will debate with their counterparts from the Member States 'The cost of non-enlargement' and 'Strengthening security and democratic resilience through the enlargement process'. Gert-Jan Koopman, Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations from the European Commission and Aude Maio-Coliche, Director for Strategic Communication and Foresight from the European External Action Service will participate in the sessions.
Participants are also invited to a special address by H.E. Ms Aïssata Tall Sall, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, followed by an exchange of views.
Draft agenda
List of participants
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On 27 June, the Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and national parliaments of the EU Member States will meet in an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM).
Members of the European Parliament will debate with their counterparts from the Member States 'The cost of non-enlargement' and 'Strengthening security and democratic resilience through the enlargement process'. Gert-Jan Koopman, Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations from the European Commission and Aude Maio-Coliche, Director for Strategic Communication and Foresight from the European External Action Service will participate in the sessions.
Participants are also invited to a special address by H.E. Ms Aïssata Tall Sall, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, followed by an exchange of views.
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Members of the AFET Committee will meet on Monday 26 & Tuesday 27 June 2023 (Antall 2Q2).

Debates:

Monday 26 June: 2022 Commission Report on Montenegro from 18:30 to 19:00

Tuesday 27 June from 9:00 to 12:30

• Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting: Moving the EU enlargement forward - 20 years since the Thessaloniki Declaration and
  
• Special address by H.E. Ms Aïssata Tall Sall, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, followed by an EoV

Tuesday 27 June from 15:00 to 16:00

• In association with DROI and SEDE: Structured Dialogue on the Commission Work Programme: EoV with Josep Borrell Fontell
• Public hearing on the EU's preventive diplomacy - practise makes (not yet) perfect

Votes:

• Uzbekistan
• 2022 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Recommendation on Relations with the Palestinian Authority
• 2022 Commission Report on North Macedonia
• Information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union

The meeting will be webstreamed.

AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2023
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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This hearing will serve to prepare the joint report on “Implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe", two years since the beginning of the MFF 2021-2027 and the entry into force of the regulation.
This has taken place in a challenging global context marked, among others, by the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. The hearing, and report, will enable the Parliament to provide recommendations ahead of the mid-term evaluation of the Global Europe instrument, which the Commission shall conclude by the end of 2024.

The hearing will be moderated by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, DEVE Chair), Pedro MARQUES (S&D, AFET), Charles GOERENS (Renew, DEVE) and Eider GARDIAZABAL (S&D, BUDG).
Location : European Parliament, Brussels, room Antall 2Q2
Poster of the hearing
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DRAFT OPINION on the ongoing negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Mauritania
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Jan-Christoph Oetjen

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DRAFT OPINION on the ongoing negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Senegal
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Jan-Christoph Oetjen

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