Ausschuss für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (AFET) - Europäisches Parlament

Next AFET meetings will be held on:

- Thursday, 14 January 2016, 09:00-12:30, Brussels(Room: JAN 2Q2)

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EP Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brok and the Chair of the EP EU-Russia Delegation Karas started their visit in Moscow by meeting the former Prime Minister and Co-Chairman of the opposition PARNAS party Kasyanov to discuss the internal political and economic situation in Russia.
They will continue with meetings at the Duma, by invitation of the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Pushkov, to discuss Ukraine, Syria and the further relationship between the EP and the Duma at a round table with members of the Duma. The MEPs will also meet the Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee of the Federation Council Kosachev. They will finish the day with a reception in honour of Russian civil society and human rights defenders.
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Conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and of Kosovo
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Market economy status (MES) – a technical term used in antidumping investigations – has come to the top of the international agenda, bringing heated discussions on whether or not China will soon be granted this status. China argues that its WTO accession documents foresee an automatic acquisition of MES after 11 December 2016. Yet for many other WTO members, the text in question – Section 15 of China's Protocol of Accession – is subject to interpretation. The issue is sensitive for a number of reasons. Legally, the EU must ensure that its rules are compatible with the WTO's. But the economic aspects are complex – and potentially substantial for significant sectors of the Union's economy. The EU's ability to level the playing field for its own industrial products and imports from China depends on its ability to offset unfairly low prices of 'dumped' Chinese imports; the antidumping instruments the Union deploys to this end depend on China's MES. The issue also has political ramifications, and may well affect the Union's relationship with other countries. In general, the EU would benefit from a more elaborated assessment than has yet been undertaken, from the input of the European Parliament, and from a more coordinated approach with major trading partners.
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ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE - Umsetzung und Überarbeitung der EU-Strategie für Zentralasien
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten

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Following the terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015 in Paris, the 'mutual defence/assistance clause' of the Treaty of Lisbon (article 42.7 TEU) was invoked for the first time by an EU Member State. This tool is a 'reactive', intergovernmental instrument. Devoid of specific implementation arrangements, the text foresees no explicit role for EU institutions. As a result, any Member State invoking the clause maintains a wide margin of manoeuvre for pursuing bilateral discussions with partners, who are at once bound to assist and free to decide the type and scope of their assistance. Article 42.7 was not the only clause France could have invoked to ask for assistance, but it was the least constraining. At a time when the country's financial and military capabilities are increasingly stretched, the simpler clause was a logical choice Beyond the immediate consequences – Member States' unanimous political support and bilateral discussions on assistance – the act is likely to affect the wider debate about the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The Union's strategic thinking (including on the future 'EU global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy') and developments may be influenced by the inauguration, with a renewed focus on preparedness, pooling and sharing of capabilities, and the EU's 'comprehensive approach' to crises. The European Parliament has long supported mutual assistance in cases of crises. With its oversight role (in particular based on Article 36 TEU) and role in coordinating with national parliaments, the Parliament could stimulate and take part in debates on the EU's role in multidimensional and transnational crises. Such debates can contribute to an evaluation of Article 42.7 and potentially improve the EU’s security 'toolbox'.
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The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 406 - Draft report on implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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BERICHT über die Beziehungen zwischen der EU und China
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Bas Belder

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Dauer des Videos : 210'
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Haftungsausschluss : Die Verdolmetschung der Debatten soll die Kommunikation erleichtern, sie stellt jedoch keine authentische Aufzeichnung der Debatten dar. Authentisch sind nur die Originalfassungen der Reden bzw. ihre überprüften schriftlichen Übersetzungen.
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BERICHT über den Jahresbericht über Menschenrechte und Demokratie in der Welt 2014 und die Politik der Europäischen Union in diesem Bereich
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Cristian Dan Preda

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On 14 December, in Strasbourg, AFET/DEVE/DROI, in association with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, will hold a meeting on the 2015 Laureate of Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The prize was awarded to Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger and writer who courageously expressed his ideas and raised his doubts on the rules of his country.
Raif Badawi, still imprisoned, will be represented by his wife, Ensaf Haidar. The EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, will also participate in the exchange of views.

The European Parliament has always been a vocal supporter of human rights, and since 1988, every year, it has been awarding the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the fight for human rights across the globe, drawing attention to human rights violations as well as supporting the laureates and their cause.

By awarding the Sakharov Prize to Raif Badawi, the European Parliament asserts its support for freedom of speech as one of the fundamental human rights, a right which must be respected everywhere, with no exception.
Further information
Draft agenda
EP resolution on Raif Badawi
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 406 - Draft report on implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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