Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) - European Parliament

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AMENDMENTS 4 - 8 - Draft opinion Guarantee Fund for external actions
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Statement by the AFET Chair David McAllister/AFET Rapporteur on Ukraine Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and the Chair of the Delegation-EU-Ukraine PAC Dariusz Rosati: “We warmly welcome the political agreement reached between the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on 28 February 2017 on the granting of a visa-free regime for Ukrainian citizens, which has been advocated for years by the European Parliament....."
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REPORT on an integrated European Union policy for the Arctic
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Urmas Paet, Sirpa Pietikäinen

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REPORT on constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a common security and defence policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Michael Gahler, Esteban González Pons

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REPORT on addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Elena Valenciano, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra

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The next AFET meeting is scheduled to take place in Brussels (JAN 2Q2)

- Monday, 20 March 2017, 15:00-18:30
- Tuesday, 21 March, 09:00-12:30 and 15:00-18:30

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AFET Committee Work in progress (Iter listings, as of 28 February)
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Montenegro is the most advanced EU accession candidate country, which in 2016 had to face Russian attempts to discredit its achievements, noted Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs on Tuesday. They also reviewed last year’s reform efforts in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, urging the future government to step up the pace of reform and stay on the EU track.
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The recent progress in normalising relations between Belgrade and Pristina, after months of little or none, was welcomed by MEPs on Tuesday. However, in two resolutions they call on both countries to show more commitment and sustained political will to achieve this goal, which is a condition for their accession to the EU.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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DRAFT REPORT on Towards EU strategy for international cultural relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Culture and Education
Elmar Brok, Silvia Costa

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DRAFT REPORT on addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including genocide
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Cristian Dan Preda

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DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and amending Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, EU No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014,(EU) No 283/2014, (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 541/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Andi Cristea

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AMENDMENTS 22 - 72 - Draft opinion EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Mauritania, an important ally of the EU in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel, faces several inter-related development challenges: ensuring an efficient use of the revenue derived from natural resources, economic diversification and improved governance. The severity of these development challenges is increased by difficult political relations between the three main ethnic groups in the country, the dominant group being the Arab-Berber Bidhan. They constitute less than one-third of the country’s population, but dominate economically and politically. The Haratin, the largest group in the country, is made up of descendants of black Africans enslaved by the Bidhan (freed or still enslaved). The third group in the country is the West Africans or Black Mauritanians. Mauritania’s post-independence history is marked by repeated attempts by this group to assert its non-Arab identity and claim for a more equitable share of political and economic power. The tension that these divisions create is a problem in itself, but they can also be appropriated by violent Islamist insurgencies in the region. The urgency of this challenge is further complicated by the likelihood of increased climate change effects that the country is currently not adequately prepared for. This study therefore discusses the main political, economic and development challenges that contemporary Mauritania is faced with, illustrating how these challenges can only be properly grasped with consideration to their historical evolution. Based on this, the study investigates the current basis for EU-Mauritania relations and suggests a select number of policy areas for consideration, as this relationship continues to evolve around issues of mutual concern such as security and development.
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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Cristian Dan Preda

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