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

Meeting of the&nbsp;Committee on Foreign Affairs on 2015 Report on Turkey, in the EP in Brussels. Vote and statement by Kati PIRI (S&amp;D, NL), Rapporteur

2015 Report on Turkey: extracts from the vote and statement by Kati PIRI (S&D, NL), Rapporteur

Meeting fo the Committee on Foreign Affairs with Pavel FILIP, Moldovan Prime Minister, in the EP in Brussels

Debate with Pavel FILIP, Moldovan Prime Minister: extracts from the exchange of views at the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs with Mohammad Javad ZARIF Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Mohammad Javad ZARIF Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Richard Stuart HOWITT (S&amp;D, UK), Tunne KELAM (EPP, EE), Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (EFDD, IT), and Ulrike LUNACEK (Greens/EFA, AT)

Exchange of views with Mohammad Javad ZARIF Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran: extracts from the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development, the Subcommittee on Human Rights in association with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Exchange of views with Ensaf HAIDAR, wife of the 2015 Laureate of the Sakharov Prize, Raif BADAWI, and with Stavros LAMBRINIDIS, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Pier Antonio PANZERI (S&D, IT), Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL) and Elena VALENCIANO (S&D ES)

Sakharov Prize 2015: exchange of views with Ensaf HAIDAR, wife of the 2015 Laureate of the Sakharov Prize, Raif BADAWI, and with Stavros LAMBRINIDIS, EU Special Representative for Human Rights

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) jointly with the Committee on Development (DEVE) and in cooperation with the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2015 in the EP in Brussels. Vote on a list of three candidates and statements by Elena VALENCIANO (S&D,ES), Chair of the DROI Committee and by Elmar BROK (EPP,DE), Chair of the AFET Committee

Sakharov Prize 2015: vote on a list of three candidates and statements by Elena VALENCIANO (S&D, ES) , Chair of the DROI Committee and by Elmar BROK (EPP,DE), Chair of the AFET Committee

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs&nbsp;(AFET) with Mohammed BIN AMIN AL-JEFRI, Vice Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura, Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Mohammed BIN AMIN AL-JEFRI , Vice Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura, Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia, Mich&egrave;le ALLIOT-MARIE (EPP, FR), Ana GOMES (S&amp;D, PT) and Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK)

Exchange of views with Mohammed BIN AMIN AL-JEFRI, Vice Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura, Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia: extracts from the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Joint meeting of the Committee ofn Foreign Affairs (AFET), The Committe on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and&nbsp;the Sub-Committee on Human Rights (DROI) in the&nbsp;EP in Brussels.Keynote speeches by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member of the EC in charge of&nbsp;Migration, and Ant&oacute;nio GUTERRES, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)&nbsp;on: Respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the Mediterranean.

Respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the Mediterranean: extracts from the keynote speeches by Federica MOGHERINI, Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS and António GUTERRES

Joint meeting of the Committee of FOreign Affairs (AFET), the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and&nbsp;the Subcommitee on Human Rights (DROI), in the EP in Brussels, on respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the mediterranean. Opening remarks by Emar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair of AFET Committee, and Claude MORAES (S&amp;D, UK), Chair of LIBE Committee.

Respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the Mediterranean: extracts from the opening remarks by Emar BROK and Claude MORAES

On May 28, 2015, Habib ESSID, Tunisia’s Prime Minister, is invited by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence for an exchange of views at EP in Brussels.

Exchange of views with Habib ESSID, Tunisian Prime Minister : extracts from the joint meeting

Joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, with Catherine SAMBA-PANZA, interim President of the Central African Republic in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Catherine SAMBA-PANZA, Michael GAHLER (EPP, DE), Gilles PARGNEAUX (S&D, FR), Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK), Louis MICHEL (ALDE, BE), Stelios KOULOGLOU (GUE/NGL, EL) and Bodil CEBALLOS (Greens/EFA, SE).

Exchange of views with Catherine SAMBA-PANZA, interim President of the Central African Republic: extracts from the joint meeting

Exchange of views with Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia: extracts EP Committee on Foreign Affairs in association with the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL), Heidi Anneli HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) and Marek JUREK (ECR, PL)

Exchange of views with Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI, President of Georgia: extracts EP Committee on Foreign Affairs in association with the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees

Meeting of the the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the state of EU-Russia relations, in the EP in Brussels. Vote and statement by Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS (EPP,LT) , Rapporteur at the Committee on Foreign Affairs

The state of EU-Russia relations: extracts from the vote and statement by Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS (EPP,LT) , Rapporteur at the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Hearing at the Committee on Foreign Affairs on Security Strategy for Libya, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Hughes MINGARELLI, EEAS Managing Director, EU Special representative for Libya

Security Strategy for Libya: extracts from the hearing at the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia in the EP in Brussels. Vote and statement by Ioan Mircea PAȘCU (S&D,RO), rapporteur

Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia: extracts from the vote and statement by Ioan Mircea PAȘCU (S&D,RO), rapporteur

Debate at the Foreign Affairs Committee with Volodymyr GROYSMAN, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair the AFET Committee, Volodymyr GROYSMAN, Speaker Ukrainian Parliament, Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), Ana GOMES (S&D, PT), Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK) and Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL)

Exchange of views with Volodymyr GROYSMAN, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: extracts from the debate at the Foreign Affairs Committee

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in Strasbourg on the state of EU-Russia relations. Exchange of views with&nbsp;Alexey PUSHKOV, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, welcomed by&nbsp;Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Chair of the AFET EP Committee, Statements by&nbsp;Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO) and&nbsp;Richard Stuart HOWITT (S&amp;D, UK).

State of EU-Russia relations: extracts from the exchange of views with Alexey PUSHKOV, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the situation in Syria, in the EP in Brussels. Statements by&nbsp;Staffan de MISTURA, United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria.

Situation in Syria: extracts from the exchange of views with Staffan de MISTURA, United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria at the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs with Nabil EL ARABY, Secretary General of the League of Arab States in the EP in Brussels. Statements by Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (EPP, HR) and Nabil EL ARABY, Secretary General of the League of Arab States

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