AFET - Exchange of views with Kaja Kallas, High Representative/Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on the situation in Syria following the fall of the Assad dictatorship

AFET -  Confirmation hearing of Kaja KALLAS, European Commissioner-designate for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Press point

AFET Committee In association with the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, the Delegation for relations with Mercosur and the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee

AFET Committee In association with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP) - Exchange of views with Fawzia Abdulla Yusuf Zainal, Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain

AFET Committee - Exchange of views with Pekka Haavisto, Foreign Minister of Finland, on Finland's foreign and security policy in the light of the war in Ukraine

SEDE  AFET joint Committee -  Exchange of views with Rafael Mariano GROSSI, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on current international developments of concern

AFET Committee - Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Kosovo and Serbia

LIBE Committee - Situation in Hungary, including the LGBTI laws

AFET Committee -  Recommendation to the Council and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

AFET Committee - Situation following Russia's aggression and invasion of Ukraine

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova - Visit of the Palanca border crossing point and refugee center

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova - Press point.

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova - Meeting with Maya SANDU, President of the Republic of Moldova.

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova - Meeting with Natalia GRAVRILITA, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova.

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova -  Meeting with Igor GROSU, Speaker of the Parliament.

AFET - DROI - SEDE joint committee - Structured Dialogue on the Commission Work Programme

AFET Committee - Exchange of views with Nicu POPESCU, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova

AFET Committee - Hearing on a ' Strategic Partnership with the Gulf

AFET Committee - Exchange of views with Bujar OSMANI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia

AFET SEDE joint Committee Committee  in association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee - Exchange of views with Oleksii REZNIKOV, Minister of Defence of Ukraine

Ahead of each new rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (every 6 months), the ministers of the holding country present their priorities in a series of meetings with parliamentary committees related to their political area. On Monday 11 July 2022, the committees of CULT (Culture and Education), AFET (Foreign Affairs) and ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) welcomed the Czech's ministers, including Martin BAXA, Minister of Culture, Jan LIPAVSKY, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zbynek STANJURA, Minister of Finance, and Vladimir BALAS, Minister of Education.

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Czech Ministers: extracts from the EP Committee meetings

The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and the Delegation for relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) discuss EU-NATO cooperation and the outcome of the 28-30 June NATO summit with Secretary General Jens STOLTENBERG, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

EU-NATO cooperation and the outcome of the NATO summit: opening statement by Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of NATO, in AFET Committee

MEPs and members of parliaments from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine debate the future prospect of EU enlargement in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Opening remarks by David McALLISTER (EPP,DE), Chair of the AFET Committee and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

EU enlargement policy in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Opening remarks by David McALLISTER (EPP,DE), Chair of the AFET Committee and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto discuss with the Foreign Affairs (AFET) Committee the implications for the EU and Finland of the war in Ukraine as well as the country’s possible bid to join NATO.

Finland's foreign and security policy in the light of the war in Ukraine: extracts from the exchange of views with Pekka HAAVISTO, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs - EP Committee on Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs (AFET) Committee MEPs host Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto for a debate on European security challenges in light of the war in Ukraine. He briefs MEPs on Finland’s foreign and security policy direction following neighbouring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the country’s ongoing work to reassess its security arrangements. Finland is currently not a member of the NATO military alliance.

Exchange of views with Pekka HAAVISTO, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs on Finland's foreign and security policy in the light of the war in Ukraine - AFET Committee

AFET (Foreign Affairs) Committee MEPs debate the situation in Ukraine and are joined by Ivan Fedorov, the Mayor of Melitopol, Maria Mesentseva, Deputy Head of the Committee on EU Integration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Olena Khomenko, Chairperson of the Sub-committee on External Economic Relations and Efficient Use of International Aid of the Verkhovna Rada. In the meantime, DEVE (Development) Committee MEPs debate with Mykyta Poturayev, the Chair of the Humanitarian Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

AFET-DEVE Committees: humanitarian situation in Ukraine and effectiveness of EU sanctions: extracts from the meetings

Exchange of views on the impact of western sanctions on Russia two months after their adoption with the participation of Ivan FEDOROV, Mayor of Melitopol and Maria MESENTSEVA, Deputy Head of the Committee on EU integration of the Verkhovna Rada; Olena KHOMENKO, Chairperson of the Sub-committee on External Economic Relations and Efficient Use of International Aid of the Verkhovna Rada.

Situation following Russia's aggression and invasion of Ukraine - Exchange of views with the participation of Ivan FEDOROV, Mayor of Melitopol, Maria MEZENTSEVA and Olena KHOMENKO, Members of the Verkhovna Rada - AFET Committee

A delegation of MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Security and Defence Subcommittee travels to the Republic of Moldova to assess the security situation there in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent influx of refugees. MEPs visits the border infrastructure in Palanca, a village near the border with Ukraine.

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova: visit of the Palanca border crossing point

A delegation of MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Security and Defence Subcommittee travels to the Republic of Moldova to assess the security situation there in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent influx of refugees. Urmas PAET (Renew, EE) and by Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), co-Chairs of a Parliament delegation express some impressions of the visit.

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova: Statements by Urmas PAET (Renew, EE) and by Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), co-Chairs of a Parliament delegation

A delegation of MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Security and Defence Subcommittee travels to the Republic of Moldova to assess the security situation there in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent influx of refugees. MEPs meet Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Prime Minister Natalia Gavriliţa and Parliament’s President Igor Grosu in Chișinău.

AFET/SEDE Delegation to Moldova: meeting with Igor GROSU, Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, Natalia GAVRILIŢA, Moldovan Prime Minister and Maia SANDU, President of the Republic of Moldova.

Exchange of views with Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, on a Strategic Compass for the EU on the subject of the new military Strategic Compass for the EU

EP AFET and SEDE joint debate - Exchange of views with HRVP Josep BORRELL FONTELLES on a Strategic Compass for the EU

Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov briefs MEPs on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence and the Parliament’s EU-Ukraine delegation on the latest developments of the war in the country.

Exchange of views with Oleksii REZNIKOV, Minister of Defence of Ukraine

The Foreign Affairs Committee debate the persisting challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Chairman and members of the country’s tripartite Presidency, Željko Komšić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šefik Džaferović, Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Milorad Dodik, Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the Speaker of the country’s House of Peoples Dragan Čović.

Exchange of views with the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina: extracts - AFET Committee

MEPs and Josep Borrell also discuss Parliament’s annual reports on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), MEPs put forward their proposals on how to strengthen the EU as a global foreign policy and security actor. Opening statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), Rapporteurs and by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World.

Joint debate - Common security and defence policy: opening statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), Rapporteurs and by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, HRVP of the European Union

Members from the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) travel to Ukraine, to Kyiv and the administrative boundary line with illegally occupied Crimea, to gather information on the ground on the current security crisis and show their support to Ukraine. This clip illustrates the visit of the EP delegation to the Port authorities in Mariupol.

EP fact-finding mission to Ukraine: EP AFET-SEDE delegation visits the port in Mariupol

Members from the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) travel to Ukraine from 30 January to 1 February, to gather information on the current crisis. The leaders of the delegation, the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Security and Defence Subcommittee David McAllister (EPP, DE) and Nathalie Loiseau (Renew, FR) hold a press point in Mariupol.

EP fact-finding mission to Ukraine: Press point David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair and by Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), SEDE Chair

Members from the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) travel to Ukraine and meet with EUAM Regional Office (EU Advisory Mission Ukraine) in Mariupol.

EP fact-finding mission to Ukraine: AFET-SEDE delegation meets with EUAM Regional office

Members from the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) travel to Ukraine, to Kyiv and the administrative boundary line with illegally occupied Crimea, to gather information on the ground on the current security crisis and show their support to Ukraine. David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), SEDE Chair express after their first obersvations on the ground.

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