A conference on a new EU-Africa partnership will take place in the European Parliament on 22 November from 14.00 to 20.00 CET, ahead of the next EU-African Union summit. African political leaders, African Union representatives and UN officials will discuss with Parliament’s President Antonio Tajani,
EU funding for the military under exceptional circumstances Support to build hospitals, but not buy weapons or train soldiers EU fund for stability and peace, covering projects in 70 countries, will be beefed up by 100 million euros to support the military’s civilian tasks in
No single member state alone can tackle current challenges Qualified majority voting to be applied for the CFSP in the EU Council An EU defence budget to be set up under next EU long-term budget Foreign Affairs MEPs call for a dedicated budget and more
Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee will vote this afternoon on two annual reports. The first, authored by MEP David McAllister, assesses the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It recommends enhancing EU capabilities and cooperation with other countries and with institutions. It also
Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee will today approve an agreement reached with the Member States on revising the Instrument Contributing to Stability and Peace. The deal allows for EU financing for military capacity-building in developing countries, provided it is necessary for the development of
MEPs from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) visited Washington DC and Norfolk, VA from 31 October to 3 November to discuss the transatlantic relationship, global security challenges, and EU-NATO cooperation. In this context MEPs held