On Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will brief MEPs on the latest European security developments and EU-NATO cooperation. Mr Stoltenberg's briefing in the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence will be followed by an exchange of views with MEPs. WHEN: Thursday 7
MEPs have wrapped up a visit to Central Asia, where the issues of the circumvention of sanctions featured prominently in exchanges with high-level politicians and stakeholders The start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has prompted significant geopolitical changes. To respond to these changes,
Three years have passed since 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. More than 220 people died in the incident; thousands more were injured while around 300,000 people lost their homes. To this day,
A seven-member delegation of MEPs will visit Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on 21-25 August to discuss cooperation in the face of multiple geopolitical challenges. MEP David McAllister (EPP, DE), Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), will lead a seven-member delegation of MEPs to
Die Europäische Kommission will die geltenden Rechte für die Opfer von Straftaten verbessern. Dazu hat die Kommission eine Überarbeitung der seit 2012 bestehenden Opferschutzrichtlinie vorgeschlagen. Auf diese Weise soll sichergestellt werden, dass Opfer ausreichend Schutz vor Gericht erhalten und beispielsweise Entscheidungen in einem Strafverfahren, die
The European Union and Switzerland need a new package agreement that would generate trust, stability, jobs and welfare, say Foreign Affairs Committee in a new report. In a report adopted on Tuesday, MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee call on the EU and Switzerland to establish