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Highlights of AFET, DROI and SEDE meetings – 25-28 January 2021

Highlights of Foreign Affairs (AFET) meeting on Monday/Tuesday, 25-26 January and Subcommittees on Human Rights (DROI) and Security and Defence (SEDE) on Wednesday/Thursday, 27-28 January. Brussels Committee on Foreign Affairs: Monday 25 January, 13.45 – 16.15 and Tuesday 26 January, 9.15 – 12.00 and 13.45 – 16.15

Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Turkey and Vietnam

The Hong Kong authorities must release those detained on politically motivated chargesCall for Turkey to release Selahattin Demirtaş and other unlawfully imprisoned opposition representativesVietnamese authorities must end their crackdown on dissent On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Hong

Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Turkey and Vietnam

The Hong Kong authorities must release those detained on politically motivated chargesCall for Turkey to release Selahattin Demirtaş and other unlawfully imprisoned opposition representativesVietnamese authorities must end their crackdown on dissent On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Hong

Foreign and security policy: MEPs call for unity and strategic autonomy

EU must champion rules-based international orderCall to abolish unanimity in some foreign affairs areasEU must intensify its efforts to become more strategically independentMEPs strongly condemn the mob assault on US Congress incited by Donald Trump The COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for Europe, which needs

David McAllister: Plenary speech on the Inauguration of the new US President

David McAllister: Plenary speech on the Inauguration of the new US President20 January 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dYp47C8wX4 President, Dear colleagues! Exactly two weeks ago, the unbelievable pictures of violent rioters attacking the Capitol building in Washington, DC shocked all of us. We strongly condemn the violence and deeply regret

David McAllister: Plenary speech on the presentation of the programme of activities of the Portuguese Presidency

David McAllister: Plenary Speach on the presentation of the programme of activities of the Portuguese Presidency20 January 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REew2SACulQ&feature=youtu.be President, Dear colleagues, Dear Minister! Portugal’s Presidency of the Council has begun during an unprecedented time. A lot of priorities are on the agenda, such as tackling the COVID-19 pandemic