EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS in plenary session week 43 2016 in Strasbourg - Debate ' Afghanistan, notably EU commitments and the EP role on the EU-Afghanistan Joint Way Forward on migration issues on Afghanistan general and Joint way forward '

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Mohammad Ashraf GHANI, Martin SCHULZ - EP President

President Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with Mohammad Ashraf GHANI, President of Afghanistan

AFET Comittee Meeting  High level conference on Afghanistan

SEDE Meeting on the situation in Afghanistan- Hearing of Head of Mission EUPOL Afghanistan

Vygaudas USACKAS, Arnaud  DANJEAN, Olivier de BAVINCHOVE

SEDE Subcommittee. Discussion about the situation in Afghanistan.

Meeting of the Afghanistan Delegation

Study visit of Afghan parliamentarians, members of the Wolesi Jirga (house of representatives) national assembly of Afghanistan to the European Parliament. Afghan MEP'S meet with vice-President

Study visit of Afghan parliamentarians, members of the Wolesi Jirga (house of representatives) national assembly of Afghanistan to the European Parliament

AFET committee meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.

Alternative futures for Afghanistan and the Stability of Southwest

A delegation from Afghanistan visits the EP in Brussels to learn its methods and structures

AFET Committee - Exchange of views with Rangin DAFAR SPANTA, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan

Press conference by the President of Afghanistan following the signature of a joint EU-Afghan declaration.

Abdullah ABDULLAH, Elmar BROK, Hamid KARZAI, Jack STRAW, Javier SOLANA, Benita FERRERO-WALDNER,

Visit of the President of Afghanistan to the EP for the signature of a joint EU-Afghan declaration.

Press conference following the visit of the President of Afghanistan to the EP.

The President of Afghanistan at the plenary session of the EP in Strasbourg.

Press conference on Afghanistan

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the situation in Afghanistan: opening statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The situation in Afghanistan: opening statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the situation in Afghanistan: closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The situation in Afghanistan: closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

During the plenary session (16-19 December 2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, such as violations of human rights including religious freedoms in Burkina Faso, the allegations of sexual abuse of boys in the Logar Province in Afghanistan, and the Russian "Foreign Agents" Law. Statements by Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President, Kati PIRI (S&D, NL), Anna FOTYGA (ECR, PL) and Antony HOOK (RE, UK).

Cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: extracts from the debates

Live Replay of the votes on 13/03 during the plenary session in Strasbourg (11-14 March 2019): EU-Afghanistan Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development - report Anna Elżbieta FOTYGA (ECR,PL), Scope and mandate for EU Special Representatives - report Hilde VAUTMANS (ALDE,BE), Accessibility requirements for products and services - report Morten LØKKEGAARD (ALDE,DK), Visa Information System - report Carlos COELHO (EPP,PT), Asylum and Migration Fund - report Miriam DALLI (S&D,MT), Instrument for financial support for border management and visa - report Tanja FAJON (S&D,SI), Internal Security Fund - report Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP,DE), Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks and protection of geographical indications thereof - report Pilar AYUSO (EPP,ES), Proposed amendments to Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union - report Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D,DE)

Votes (12:12 - 12:46)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President opens the EP plenary session (2-3 May 2018) in Brussels. He expresses his condolences to victims of religious persecution, in particular to those recently murdered in the Philippines and the Central African Republic. He also condemned the recent attacks in Kabul and Kandahar.

Test - Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, during the plenary session

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, during the plenary session

During the EP plenary session (11-15 December 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the situation in Afghanistan. Statements by Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management for VPC/HR, Ana GOMES (S&D, PT), Bodil VALERO (Greens/EFA, SE) and Lars ADAKTUSSON (EPP, SE).

Situation in Afghanistan: extracts from the debate

During the EP plenary session (24-27/10) in Strasbourg MEPs debate&nbsp;on Afghanistan and the EP role on the EU-Afghanistan Joint way forward on migration issues. Statements by Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Jarom&iacute;r &Scaron;TĚTINA (EPP, CZ), Elena VALENCIANO (S&amp;D, ES), Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Petras AUSTREVICIUS (ALDE, LT), Malin BJ&Ouml;RK (GUE/NGL, SE), Judith SARGENTINI (Greens/EFA, NL), and Mike HOOKEM (EFDD, UK).

Afghanistan and the EP role on the EU-Afghanistan Joint way forward on migration issues: extracts from the debate

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg MEPs debate on the Lethal US led air strikes against MSF hospital in Kunduz. Statements by Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Arnaud DANJEAN (EPP, FR), Afzal KHAN (S&amp;D, UK), Mark DEMESMAEKER (ECR, BE), and Jean LAMBERT (Greens/EFA, UK)

Lethal US led air strikes against MSF hospital in Kunduz: extracts from the debate

Pino ARLACCHI (ALDE, IT), rapporteur, makes a statement on a new strategy for Afghanistan after the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of the European Parliament, in Brussels.

A new strategy for Afghanistan: extracts from the statement by Pino ARLACCHI (ALDE, IT), rapporteur

Pino ARLACCHI (ALDE, IT), rapporteur, presents his report on a new strategy for Afghanistan, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

A new strategy for Afghanistan: extracts from the report by Pino ARLACCHI (ALDE, IT)

Pino ARLACCHI (ALDE, IT), rapporteur, presents his report on the new strategy for Afghanistan in the European Parliament, in Brussels.

New strategy for Afghanistan: extracts from the presentation by Pino ARLACCHI (ALDE, IT), rapporteur

Following the visit of Commander Ahmad Massoud at the EP in Strasbourg, the European Parliament and its Committee on Foreign Affairs Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and Committee on Women’s rights and Equal opportunities receives three women smuggled out from Kabul at the iniative of the French magazine ELLE to help them in their struggle for freedom.

Exchange of views with three Afghan women from kabul: Joint Extraordinary meeting with the participation of Nicole Fontaine, EP President - AFET, FEMM, DROI

Nicole FONTAINE, EP President, invited Commander MASSOUD, the Vice-President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, to visit Strasbourg to speak about the situation in his country. During the press conference, he urged to pressure Pakistan on its support for the Taliban and asked for humanitarian aid to combat the Afghan people's conditions under the Taliban. Few months later Massoud was assassinated in a suicide bombing on September 9, 2001.

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