<p>David McAllister (EPP, DE) will continue as the Chair of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee for the coming two and a half years. He was re-elected by acclamation on Wednesday, 10 July. During its constituent meeting, the Committee also elected Witold Waszczykowski (ECR, PL) as the Committee’s First Vice-Chair. The remaining three Vice-Chairs will be elected at a future meeting. Together, the Chair and Vice-Chairs will form the Bureau of the Committee.</p>

AFET - Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 MEPs discuss on a joint debate with DEVE MEPs on the recent allegations against UNWRA staff and the impact on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

AFET debate on the recent allegations against UNWRA staff and the impact on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

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

Pokračovanie prerušeného zasadania

Otvorenie rokovania

Vyhlásenia predsedníčky

Schválenie zápisníc z predchádzajúcich rokovaní

Zloženie politických skupín

Rokovania pred prvým čítaním v Parlamente (článok 71 rokovacieho poriadku) (ďalší postup)

Delegované akty (článok 111 ods. 6 rokovacieho poriadku) (ďalší postup)

Delegované akty (článok 111 ods. 6 rokovacieho poriadku)

Korigendá (článok 241 rokovacieho poriadku)(ďalší postup)

Podpis aktov prijatých v súlade s riadnym legislatívnym postupom (článok 79 rokovacieho poriadku)

Program práce

Pokračovanie prerušeného rokovania

Predchádzanie úniku plastového granulátu s cieľom znížiť znečistenie mikroplastmi (rozprava)

Spoločné pravidlá na podporu opravy tovaru (rozprava)

Zákaz výrobkov vyrobených s využitím nútenej práce na trhu Únie (rozprava)

Zmena smernice 2011/36/EÚ o prevencii obchodovania s ľuďmi a boji proti nemu a o ochrane obetí obchodovania (rozprava)

Program nasledujúceho rokovania

Schválenie zápisnice z dnešného rokovania

Skončenie rokovania

Plenary session

Committee on Foreign Affairs

AFET

Schválenie zápisnice z predchádzajúceho rokovania

Zloženie Parlamentu

Preskúmanie osvedčení o zvolení za poslanca

Zloženie výborov a delegácií

Rokovania pred prvým čítaním v Parlamente (článok 71 rokovacieho poriadku)

Delegované akty (článok 111 ods. 6 rokovacieho poriadku)(ďalší postup)

Oznámenie predsedníčky (lehota na predkladanie otázok na písomné zodpovedanie (článok 138 rokovacieho poriadku))

Nedemokratické prezidentské voľby v Rusku a ich nezákonné rozšírenie na okupované územia (rozprava)

Hlasovanie

Nové obvinenia z ruského zasahovania do Európskeho parlamentu, nadchádzajúcich európskych volieb a vplyv na Úniu (rozprava)

Aktivity čínskej polície v Európe (rozprava)

Prebiehajúce vypočutia podľa článku 7 ods. 1 ZEÚ týkajúce sa Maďarska s cieľom posilniť právny štát a ich rozpočtové dôsledky (rozprava)

Absolutórium za rok 2022 (rozprava)

Jednominútové vystúpenia k otázkam politického významu

Vysvetlenia hlasovania

Program rokovania na nasledujúci deň

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Budgets

BUDG

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Budgetary Control

CONT

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and subcommittee on Human Rights and in association with the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

DROI

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Development

DEVE

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Development and committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

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

Jan OVELGÖNNE during AFET BUDG joint committee voting session

AFET and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine joint meeting

AFET - Exchange of views with Foreign Affairs Ministers of Member States on the EU enlargement policy ahead of the March 2024 European Council

AFET CONT joint committee - Presentation of the ECA Special Report 2/2024 – The coordination role of the European External Action Service (EEAS)

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET - Exchange of views on the recent allegations against UNWRA staff and the impact on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Joint DEVE / AFET Committee - Exchange of views on the situation in Ethiopia

AFET - Exchange of views with Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Exchange of views with the EEAS on the implementation of the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement and presentation of In-Depth Analysis on ' Deepening EU–Japan cooperation '.

AFET DEVE SEDE joint Committee - The European Union’s Strategy in the Sahel

AFET DEVE DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views with the 2023 Sakharov Prize laureates - Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, represented by Afsoon Najafi and Mersedeh Shahinkar

AFET - Presentation of a study: Antarctica: What role for the European Union?

AFET -  Exchange of views with Francisco Jose Coy Granados, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia

AFET - Hearing on the EU sanctions regime - implementation, expansion, efficiency and deterring impact including the presentation of a study on the 'Implementation and monitoring of EU sanctions regimes'

AFET - Presentation of the 2023 Enlargement Package and the new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans bythe Commissioner Olivér Várhely.

AFET- Exchange of views with José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, on the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) discuss following the death of Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize Laureate 2021. Questions and answers session by MEPs.

Death of Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize 2021: joint meeting of AFET Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: MEPs Q&A

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, and Vladimir MILOV, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia.

Death of Alexei Navalny and state of the Russian opposition: extracts from the exchange of views - AFET, DROI Subcommittee and Delegation for relations with Russia

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the death of 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny and on the state of the Russian opposition ahead of the presidential elections. Opening statements by David MCALLISTER, (EPP, DE) chair of AFET (Committee on Foreign Affairs), Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation (remotely), Evgenia KARA-MURZA, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Vladimir MILOV, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia. Followed by a questions and answers session by MEPs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Exchange of views on the death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny and on the state of the Russian opposition ahead of the presidential elections: opening statements

At the initiative of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the European Parliament holds a High-Level Conference on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Conference will bring together representatives from international and regional human rights organisations, members of national parliaments of EU member states, international and local civil society organisations, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, young voices from around the world as well as MEPs and chairs of Parliament’s committees to address human rights challenges. Introductory remarks by Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), Chair of the DROI Subcommittee and by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of the AFET Committee, and high level address by Volker TÜRK, United Nations High Commissionner for Human Rights.

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: statements by Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), Chair of the DROI Subcommittee, David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of the AFET Committee and by Volker TÜRK, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

At the initiative of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the European Parliament holds a High-Level Conference on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Conference will bring together representatives from international and regional human rights organisations, members of national parliaments of EU member states, international and local civil society organisations, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, young voices from around the world as well as MEPs and chairs of Parliament’s committees to address human rights challenges. Opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - High Level Conference: opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

In a joint secret vote in the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee, MEPs will choose the three finalists for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Udo BULLMAN (S&D, DE), DROI Chair annouce officially the three finalists: Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran, Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and Monsignor Rolando José Álvarez Lagos from Nicaragua, Women fighting for a free, safe and legal abortion: Justyna Wydrzyńska - Poland, Morena Herrera - El Salvador, and Colleen McNicholas - United States. The winner will be chosen by Parliament’s Conference of Presidents on 19 October.

Announcement of the 3 finalists for Sakharov Prize 2023: statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Udo BULLMAN (S&D, DE), DROI Chair

After the terrorist attack against Israel by Hamas on 8th October, MEPs discuss and condemn this act of terrorism and hatred during an extraordinary AFET committee meeting. Extracts of the arrival and the exchange of views on the terrorist attack against Israel and the consequences in the region. David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), gives a statement after the meeting, reaffirming the EU support to Israel.

Exchange of views on the terrorist attack against Israel, the response and the consequences in the region: arrivals and statement by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of AFET

MEPs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), debate the ongoing and future challenges of the EU Common security and defence policy in the context of the war in Ukraine and the Alliance's enlargement with Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of NATO. Extracts from the exchange of views.

Exchange of views with Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of NATO: extracts from the joint meeting AFET/SEDE

MEPs from the DROI (SUB Committee on Human Rights) and AFET (Foreign Affairs) Committees discuss how to support human rights, freedom and democracy in Iran with several guests: Mansoureh Shojayi, women's rights activist and writer, Mahdieh Golroo, journalist and women's rights activist, Fatameh Karimi, Researcher in Sociology of Gender, women's rights activist and President of Kurdistan human rights network France, Sattar Rahmani, a former teacher and political prisoner in Iran, expert on teachers' rights movement and Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, senior advisor to presidential candidate Mr. Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Extracts from the exchange of views. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran: extracts from the exchange of views

The AFET (Foreign Affairs) Committee vote on a report calling for the establishment of a "European Union rapid deployment capacity", equipped with up to 5 000 troops to respond to crises. The European Union supports peace and stability in its neighbourhood and beyond. As a credible and capable actor in international crisis management, the EU needs to be able to react to conflicts quickly, robustly and effectively. To that end, the EU will develop a Rapid Deployment Capacity (EU RDC) consisting of up to 5 000 troops. This EU RDC will be a robust, flexible and scalable military instrument adding to the EU’s broad crisis management toolbox. Extracts from the vote and statement by Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), Rapporteur.

EU Rapid Deployment Capacity: extracts from the vote and statement by Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), Rapporteur

European Parliament reprensentatives look back at one year of Russian agrression against Ukraine. David MCALLISTER, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of the EP, talks about the very first thoughts he had when the aggression started. He also looks back at the work his AFET Committee has achieved since the beginning of the war, and what is left to be done to further support Ukraine.

One year of Russian Aggression against Ukraine: statement by David MCALLISTER, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)

After an exchange of views with reprensentatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano GROSSI, Director General of the IAEA, David McALLISTER (EPP,DE), AFET Chair and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew,FR), SEDE Chair hold a joint press conference in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Joint Press point by Rafael Mariano GROSSI, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), SEDE Chair

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 January 2023, the committees of ENVI (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety), AFET (Foreign Affairs) and ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) welcomed the Sweden's ministers, including Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister for Climate and Environment, Elisabeth Svantesson, ECOFIN President and Minister for Finance of Sweden and Tobias Lennart Billström, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Swedish Ministers: extracts from the EP Committee meetings (ENVI - ECON - AFET)

Following the missile blast in Poland on the night of 15th November, the AFET (Foreign Affairs) and SEDE (Security and Defence) Committees organise an extraordinary joint meeting to discuss the latest updates and the situation. Statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of AFET Committee and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew FR), Chair of SEDE Subcommittee.

EP extraordinary joint AFET/SEDE meeting on the rocket strike on the village of Przewodów (Poland) on 15 November 2022 and its consequences: statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of AFET and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew FR), Chair of SEDE

The leader of the democratic forces of Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, will address MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee. She outline her views to the Foreign Affairs Committee on the war in Ukraine and the role of Belarus in the conflict, as well as comment on the latest political situation in Belarus, which is still ruled by an oppressive regime under dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

Exchange of views with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of democratic forces of Belarus and Sakharov Prize laureate 2020: extracts - EP AFET Committee in association with the Delegation for relations with Belarus

MEPs have shortlisted WikiLeaks activist Julian Assange, the Ukrainian people and their representatives and the Colombian Truth Commission for the 2022 Sakharov Prize. EPs on the Development and Foreign Affairs Committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee vote to select three finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), DROI Chair comment the results of the vote.

Announcement of the 3 finalists for Sakharov Prize 2022: Statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), DROI Chair

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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