MEPs will discuss recent disturbing events in North Korea and Venezuela, but also EU-Turkey relations with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday afternoon, from 17.00. MEPs are worried that missile and nuclear tests by North Korea could get out of control, calling on the
Members of the foreign affairs committees and national security committees of the national parliaments of the European Union and members of the European Parliament meet in Tallinn to discuss the security situation of the European Union, transatlantic relations, cyber threats and strategic communication. On Friday, the
Host Ryan Heath talks to David McAllister, head of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and a key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. McAllister says the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU is a "historic mistake" and Turkey's authoritarian drift is “appalling." He also says the
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Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) erhält Rückendeckung aus dem Europäischen Parlament für ihren Kurswechsel in der Türkeipolitik hin zu einem Abbruch der Beitrittsgespräche mit Ankara. Die Türkei sei zwar ein wichtiger Partner, aber sie bewege sich „mit großen Schritten weg von unseren gemeinsamen europäischen Werten“, sagte
The EPP Group Bureau will gather in Tallinn on 7 and 8 September to debate new security threats and challenges for Europe. The topics covered will include cyberwar, disinformation and fake news, relations with Russia and the European Defence Union. EPP Group Members will also finalise