FAC Chairs Condemn Politically-Motivated People Trafficking

Highlights of AFET, DROI and SEDE meetings – 12-15 July 2021

Highlights of Subcommittees on Human Rights and Security and Defence Monday and Tuesday (12-13 July) and Foreign Affairs Committee meetings on Wednesday and Thursday (14-15 July). SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS (DROI) Monday 12 July, 13.45 – 18.45 / Tuesday 13 July, 9.00 – 12.00 - Room: ANTALL

The EU and NATO should build a deeper partnership, say MEPs

A reinvigorated, strategic EU-NATO partnership is essential to address the security challenges facing Europe and its neighbourhood, stress MEPs in a report adopted on Wednesday. In a report on EU-NATO cooperation adopted on Wednesday, MEPs underscore that the transatlantic community can successfully manage its security challenges

Human rights: MEPs want corruption punished under EU sanctions regime

Parliament has adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, while calling for corruption to be included as a punishable offence. Corruption has a devastating impact on the state of human rights, and often undermines the functioning and legitimacy of institutions and the

MEPs set to travel to Moldova to observe parliamentary elections

The European Parliament will send a high-level delegation to observe early parliamentary elections in Moldova. Early legislative elections will take place in Moldova on Sunday, 11 July. The Conference of Presidents (the president and political group chairs), at its meeting on 1 July, authorised an Election Observation Delegation,