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

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

AFET DEVE DROI - Announcement of the 3 finalists for Sakharov Prize 2024

DEVE AFET DROI - Presentation of candidates for the Sakharov Prize 2024

AFET Committee constitutive meeting

AFET - Exchange of views with Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of Montenegro

AFETY DEVE -  Geopolitical dialogue with Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships

Members of the EP Subcommittee on Defence and Security (SEDE), the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the EP Committee for Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) have an exchange of views with Rafael GROSSI, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Statement of Rafael GROSSI and from Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS (Renew, LT), and Mick WALLACE (The Left, IE).

Exchange of views with Rafael GROSSI, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's situation: extracts from the joint Committee meeting SEDE/ITRE/AFET

Extraordinary joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights: exchange of views on the recent human rights developments in Russia

Exchange of views on the recent human rights developments in Russia - Committee on Foreign Affairs / EP Subcommittee on Human Rights

The EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights debates with the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. Statements of MEPs Maria ARENA (S&D, Belgium), Željana ZOVKO (EPP, Croatia), Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, Lithuania) and of experts Sacha KOULIEVA, Lecturer in Human Rights from Sciences Po's Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) and Audrone PERKAUSKIENE, Head of Division for Russia at the European External Action Service (EEAS).

The recent human rights developments in Russia - AFET: extracts from the debate with the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

25 -28 January, the ministers outlined the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of hearings. Ricardo Serrão SANTOS, Portuguese Maritime Affairs Minister, participating to the PECH Committee (26/01), Maria do Céu ANTUNES, Portuguese Minister for Agriculture participating remotely to the AGRI Committee (26/01), Augusto Santos SILVA, Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister participating to the AFET Committee (26/01), Rita MARQUES, Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, participating remotely to the TRAN Committee (26/01), João Pedro Matos FERNANDES, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Energy Transition, participating to the ENVI Committee (25/01), Graça FONSECA, Portuguese Minister of Culture, participating remotely to the CULT Committee (26/01), Francisca VAN DUNEM, Portuguese Minister for Justice, participating remotely to the JURI Committee.

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Portuguese ministers: extracts from the EP committee meetings

Members of EP Committees on International Trade (INTA) and on Foreign Affairs (AFET) meet in the European Parliament in Brussels, to debrief on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement reached by EU and British negotiators on 24 December. Illustration shots of the meeting and extracts from the statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair and by Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE), INTA Chair.

Debriefing on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement at EP INTA/AFET joint committees: illustration shots of the meeting and extracts from the statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair and by Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE), INTA Chair

The EP Conference of Presidents meets in the European Parliament n Brussels, with Michel BARNIER, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF). Arrivals and roundtable

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents: arrivals and roundtable with Michel BARNIER, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF)

Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia. Opening statements by videoconference by Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future; Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation; Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist and energy expert; Former Russian Deputy Minister for Energy; and Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

AFET - Exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia: opening statements by Alexei NAVALNY, Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Vladimir MILOV and Ilya YASHIN

Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia. Opening statements by videoconference by Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future; Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation; Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist & energy expert; Former Russian Deputy Minister for Energy; and Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality and MEPs debate. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

AFET - Exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia: debate

Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia. Opening remark by Urmas PAET (RE, EE), AFET Vice-Chair.

AFET - Exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia: Opening remark by Urmas PAET (RE, EE), AFET Vice-Chair

The Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia (against the background of the forthcoming parliamentary elections), in the European Parliament in Brussels. The representatives of Russian political opposition are Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation, Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist & energy expert; Former Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia, and Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality.

Current political and socio-economic situation in Russia (against the background of the forthcoming parliamentary elections): extracts from the exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs

The committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET), on Development (DEVE) and Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) vote on a shortlist of three finalists for the 2020 Sakharov Prize, in the European Parliament in Brussels. The three nominees are: the democratic opposition in Belarus led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Archbishop of Mosul Mgr Najeeb Moussa Michaeel, and the Guapinol activists and Berta Cáceres in Honduras.

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2020 - Vote on a shortlist of 3 candidates: arrivals, roundtable and statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP,SE), DEVE Chair and Maria ARENA (S&D,BE), DROI Chair

Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, presents the 2020 Enlargement Package and the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans to the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of the European Parliament during a meeting in Brussels.

2020 Enlargement Package and the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans: extracts from the presentation by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and from the meeting

The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) meet with exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA and Volha KAVALKOVA to discuss the latest developments in the country in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Situation in Belarus: extracts from the exchange of views with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA and further members of the Belarus opposition

Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) host Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other members of the Belarusian democratic opposition, Volha Kavalkova and Pavel Latushka, for a debate on the latest political developments and the popular uprising in Belarus, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addresses the committee and participates in an exchange of views with MEPs. Statements by Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Volha KAVALKOVA and Pavel LATUSHKA, members of the Belarus opposition. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

AFET - Situation in Belarus: exchange of views with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Volha KAVALKOVA and Pavel LATUSHKA, members of the Belarus opposition

Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) host Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other members of the Belarusian democratic opposition, Volha Kavalkova and Pavel Latushka, for a debate on the latest political developments and the popular uprising in Belarus, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Opening by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

AFET - Situation in Belarus: opening by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair

The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with Miltiadis VARVITSIOTIS, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs of Greece, in the European Parliament in Brussels

Exchange of views with Miltiadis VARVITSIOTIS, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs of Greece: Opening speeches by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE) chair, and Miltiadis VARVITSIOTIS

Exchange of views with Miltiadis VARVITSIOTIS, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs of Greece: MEP's debate

The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with Miltiadis VARVITSIOTIS, Alternate Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs on the latest develepments and common measures to take on the Greek-Turkish dispute in the Aegean sea region.

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