Oliver Varhelyi, born on 22 March 1972 in Szeged, is a Hungarian diplomat. Since 2015, he has headed the Hungarian EU representation in Brussels. Varhelyi is Commissioner-designate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.

After the hearing by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the committee prepares an evaluation letter on the candidate.

Hearing of Olivér VÁRHELYI, Commissioner-designate

Josep Borrell Fontelles, born on 24 April 1947 in La Pobla de Segur, is a Spanish politician. He was Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 and President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007. Borrell is High Representative/Vice-President designate for foreign affairs and security policy.

After the hearing by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of the European Parliament, the committee prepares an evaluation letter on the candidate.

Hearing of Josep BORRELL, EU´s High Representative

The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk comes to the EU Parliament for the first time in this legislature. In an exchange of views with AFET - DROI MEPs in committee meeting, they discuss news topics in the field of geopolitics and human rights, before the adoption of the annual report on Human rights by the EP in plenary session, tentatively in March 2025.

AFET/DROI- Debate with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk

Kaja Kallas was Member of the EP from 2014 to 2018, Estonian Prime Minister since 2021 and she is now High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, in the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Kaja KALLAS, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President designate

Marta Kos is self-employed, working through Kos Consulting and Coaching since 2021. From 2017 to 2021, she was the Slovenian Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and the Ambassador to Germany and Latvia (2013-2017). She is now the European Commissioner-designate for Enlargement, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Marta KOS, Commissioner-designate, Enlargement

Andrius Kubilius was Lithuanian Prime Minister (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Member of the European Parliament since 2019 and he is now European Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Andrius KUBILIUS, Commissioner-designate, Defence and Space

Dubravka Šuica was Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography in the von der Leyen Commission I and Member of the European Parliament from 2013 to 2019. She is now European Commissioner-designate for the Mediterranean, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Dubravka ŠUICA, Commissioner-designate, Mediterranean

The Foreign Affairs and Development committees vote to shortlist three finalists for the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. David McAllister, AFET Chair, Barry Andrews, DEVE Chair, and Mounir Satouri, DROI Chair, give statements after the announcement.

The Sakharov Prize is the EU's highest tribute to human rights work, recognizing those who contribute to protecting freedom of thought. The candidates include María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia from Venezuela, Yael Admi and Reem Hajajreh from the “Women Wage Peace” and “Women of the Sun” movement in Israel/Palestine, Elon Musk from the United States, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu from Azerbaijan, and journalists in Palestine including Hamza and Wael Al-Dahdouh, Plestia Alaqad, Shireen Abu Akleh, and Ain Media. The Conference of Presidents selects the winner on 24 October, and the award ceremony takes place on 18 December in Strasbourg.

Announcement of the 3 finalists for Sakharov Prize 2024

EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the inhuman detention and death of Alexei NAVALNY, 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate.

MEPs also discuss the state of Russia’s democratic opposition movement ahead of the country’s presidential elections scheduled for 15-17 March 2024, as well as the situation of all those Russian opposition voices currently behind bars.

The following guests give testimonies to MEPs: Leonid Volkov, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation: Evgenia Kara-Murza, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: Vladimir Milov, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia

AFET/DROI debate on Alexei Navalny´s death

AFET - Exchange of views with Dubravka Šuica, Commissioner for the Mediterranean

Press point AFET - The foreign policy priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU

AFET - Presentation of the Priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council

AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Towards a multipolar world – what role for the European Union?

AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Transatlantic relations in challenging times

DROI Committee - Exchange of views with Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

AFET - Exchange of views with Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement

AFET DEVE DROI  joint Committee meeting with Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2024 laureates

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2024 - Interviews with laureates

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

AFET - Confirmation hearing of Marta KOS, European Commissioner-designate for Enlargement.- Press point

AFET - Confirmation hearing of Marta KOS, European Commissioner-designate for Enlargement

AFET ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Andrius KUBILIUS, European Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space - Press point

AFET ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Andrius KUBILIUS, European Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space

AFET - Confirmation hearing of Dubravka ŠUICA, European Commissioner-designate for Mediterranean -  Press point.

AFET - Confirmation hearing of Dubravka ŠUICA, European Commissioner-designate for Mediterranean

Meeting of the&nbsp;Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) in the EP in Brussels. Debate with Jens STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General on EU-NATO relations and preparations for the 25 May NATO summit.

EU-NATO cooperation: exchange of views with Jens STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on&nbsp;EU - Switzerland relations, during the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg. Exchange of views with Jacques de WATTEVILLE, Swiss State Secretary and Christian LEFFLER, Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Global Issues (EEAS), Elmar BROK (EPP, DE),&nbsp; Ivo VAJGL (ALDE, SI), Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO), and Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE).

EU-Switzerland relations: extracts from the exchange of views with Jacques de WATTEVILLE, Swiss State Secretary and Christian LEFFLER, EEAS Deputy Secretary-General

Joint meeting etween the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety&nbsp;in the EP in Brussels. Vote on an integrated Union policy for the Arctic and statement by Urmas PAET (ALDE, EE) and Sirpa PIETIK&Auml;INEN (EPP, FI), Rapporteurs European

An integrated European Union policy for the Arctic: extracts from the vote and statement by Urmas PAET (ALDE, EE) and Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP, FI), Rapporteurs

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs&nbsp;in the EP in Brussels. Vote on the Report on the 2016 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina and statement by Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO). 59 Votes, 45 in favour, 11 against, 3 abstention. The report is adopted.

Report on the 2016 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina: extracts from the vote and statement by Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO)

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs&nbsp;in the EP in Brussels. Vote on the Report on the 2016 Commission Report on Albania and statement by Knut FLECKENSTEIN (S&amp;D,DE), Rapporteur. 62 votes: 52 in favor, 6 against, 4 abstentions. The report is adopted.

Report on the 2016 Commission Report on Albania: extracts from the vote and statement by Knut FLECKENSTEIN (S&D, DE), Rapporteur

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)&nbsp;jointly with the&nbsp;Committee on Development&nbsp;(DEVE) on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, in the EP in Brussels. Exchange of views with Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, Staffan de MISTURA, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Stephen O'BRIEN, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and&nbsp;Linda McAVAN (S&amp;D, UK), Chair of Development Committee.

Political and humanitarian situation in Syria: extracts from the exchange of views on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria with Staffan de MISTURA and Stephen O'BRIEN

Presentation by Johannes HAHN, Member ofthe EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, of the 2016 Enlargement Package at the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO), Ulrike LUNACEK (Greens/EFA, AT), David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Kati PIRI (S&amp;D, NL), and Tanja FAJON (S&amp;D, SI).

2016 Enlargement Package: extracts from the presentation by Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations

Exchange of views with Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, on the situation in Turkey at Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), in the EP In Brussels.&nbsp;Sttements by Mario MAURO (Populars for Italy, IT), Member of Italian Senate, Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Takis HADJIGEORGIOU (GUE/NGL, CY), Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER (ENF, FR), Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL, ES), Karel SCHWARZENBERG, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, Chamber of Deputies, Czech Republic, Mich&egrave;le ALLIOT-MARIE (EPP, FR), Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the EC.

Exchange of views with Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, on the situation in Turkey

Announcement of the three finalists for the Sakharov Prize 2016, at the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on Development (DEVE) in cooperation with the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), in the EP in Brussels. Annoucement by Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair of the AFET Committee: Can D&uuml;ndarn and the defenders of freedom of thought and expression in Turkey, Mustafa Dzhemilev and Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar.

Sakharov Prize 2016: announcement of the three finalists at the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Development in cooperation with the Subcommittee on Human Rights

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Committee on Development&nbsp;&nbsp;(DEVE) with young people of the European Youth Event (EYE) on migration, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Linda McAVAN (S&amp;D, UK), Chair Committee on Development, Matthaus FANDREJEWSKI, Germany, Andreea Gabriela GAVRILA, Romania, Marielle DE SARNEZ (ALDE, FR), Pier Antonio PANZERI (S&amp;D, IT), Linda SLAPAKOVA, Romania, and Ana GOMES (S&amp;D, PT).

Exchange of views with young people of the European Youth Event (EYE) on migration: extracts from the debate at the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Development

Exchange of views with His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, at the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), during the EP plenary session (12-15/09/2016) in Strasbourg. Statements by His Holiness the XIVth DALAI LAMA, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL), and Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (EFDD, IT).

Exchange of views with His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama: extracts from the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Exchange of views with Karen ABUZAYD, Special Adviser on the UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants at the Committee on Development (DEVE) jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), on&nbsp;the global dimension of addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Karen ABUZAYD and Elena VALENCIANO (S&amp;D, ES), Rapporteur

The global dimension of addressing large movements of refugees and migrants: extracts from the exchange of views with Karen ABUZAYD, Special Adviser on the UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants

Exchange of views at the Committee on Foreign Affairs,&nbsp;on the situation in Turkey and debriefing of the AFET fact-finding mission to Ankara, Turkey on 23-25 August 2016, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair Foreign Affairs Committee, and Kati PIRI (S&amp;D, NL), Rapporteur

Situation in Turkey and debriefing of the AFET fact-finding mission to Ankara, Turkey on 23-25 August 2016: extracts from the exchange of views

Extraordinary meeting of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) on the latest developments in Turkey. Extracts of the statements by Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP AFET Committee, Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Othmar KARAS (EPP, AT), Kati PIRI (S&amp;D, NL), Rapporteur on Turkey, Ivo VAJGL (ALDE, SI), Takis HADJIGEORGIOU (GUE/NGL, CY) and Jan Philipp ALBRECHT (Greens/EFA, DE).

Latest developments in Turkey: extracts from the debate of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Joint Hearing at the BUDG/LIBE/AFET/DEVE Committees on the Budgetary implications of the current refugee and migration crisis, in the EP in Brussels.&nbsp;Opening remarks by Jean ARTHUIS (ALDE, FR), Chiar of the BUDG Committee - Keynote speech by George SOROS, founder and Chair of Open Society foundations and statements by Eider GARDIAZ&Aacute;BAL RUBIAL (S&amp;D, ES), G&eacute;rard DEPREZ (ALDE, BE), and Claude MORAES (S&amp;D, UK)

Budgetary implications of the current refugee and migration crisis: extracts from the Joint Hearing

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs with EP Committee on Development&nbsp;on the situation of Palestinian refugees with Pierre KR&Auml;HENB&Uuml;HL, Commissioner General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA, in the EP in Brussels.

Exchange of views on the situation of Palestinian refugees with Pierre KRÄHENBÜHL, Commissioner General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA): extracts from the meeting

Meeting of th Committee on Foreign Affairs jointly with the Committee on Development, and in association with the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly with Gilles de KERCHOVE, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Gilles DE KERCHOVE, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Mich&egrave;le ALLIOT-MARIE (EPP, FR), Gilles PARGNEAUX (S&amp;D, FR) and Bas BELDER (ECR, NL),

Exchange of views with Gilles de KERCHOVE, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator: extracts from the meeting

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs&nbsp;with Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim ALLAM, Grand Mufti of Egypt, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Abdel-Karim ALLAM, Grand Mufti of Egypt, Alojz PETERLE (EPP, SI) and Ana GOMES (S&amp;D, PT)

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