8 September 2021 The UK has presented a ministerial statement regarding the operation of the Protocol on the current basis. This includes the continuation of existing grace periods. The Withdrawal Agreement is an international agreement. The Protocol is an integral part of it and the agreed solution
7 September 2021David McAllister MEP, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament I. Following the 9/11 attacks in New York, US troops and their NATO allies ousted the Taliban from power in November 2001. The Taliban group had been harbouring Osama Bin Laden
7 September 2021 The European People’s Party (EPP) Political Assembly (PA) met in a hybrid format in Brussels on 6 and 7 September to update on political developments across member states, adopt a position paper on Afghanistan with a focus on Afghan women and discuss
On Wednesday, following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, MEPs will discuss the situation on the ground in the country. The Foreign Affairs Committee, Development Committee and Parliament’s Delegation for relations with Afghanistan will hear from Gunnar Wiegand, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service, who
Statement of the Chairs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan on the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport Chairs David McAllister (EPP, DE, Committee on Foreign Affairs), Maria Arena (S&D, BE, Subcommittee on Human
Europe must provide humanitarian aid, and reach unity on handling migration, according to MEPs speaking at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday morning. Speaking at the extraordinary meeting of the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Development and the Delegation for Relations with Afghanistan, EU High Representative and