Highlights of AFET, DROI and SEDE meetings next week
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Highlights of AFET, DROI and SEDE meetings next week

Subcommittee on Human Rights

Monday, 28 November

15:00 – 18:30 in room: Jòzsef Antall 4Q2

Debates

·  In association with the Delegation for relations with Belarus, the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee and the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Exchange of views on an international tribunal for crime of aggression against Ukraine and the presentation of an in-depth analysis on this matter, in the presence of:

Carl BILDT, Co-Chair, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Olivier CORTEN, Professor for public international law at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Vaios KOUTROULIS, Professor for public international law at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Anton KORYNEVYCH, Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

·  Jointly with the Committee on Legal Affairs: Interparliamentary Committee meeting ‘Universal jurisdiction – improving accountability for serious international crimes’ (16.30 – 18.30). Programme

Tuesday, 29 November

09:00 – 18:30 in room: Paul-Henri Spaak 4B1

Debates

·  Exchange of views on the National human rights commission/Ombudspersons of GSP+ countries (10.30 – 12.00), in the presence of:

Rabiya JAVERI AGHA, Chair of the National Commission for Human Rights, Pakistan
Zaida MORAIS DE FREITAS, Chair of the National Commission for Human Rights, Cabo Verde
Atyr ABDRAKHMATOVA, Akykatchy (Ombudsman) of the Kyrgyz Republic
Representative of DG TRADE, European Commission
Representative of the European External Action Service

·  In association with the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan: Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Afghanistan (16.00 – 17.30), in the presence of:

Richard BENNETT, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
Lisa DAVIS, Special Adviser on Gender Persecution to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Monday, 28 November

15:00 – 18:30 in room: Altiero Spinelli 1G-2

Debates

·  The Security and Defence dimension of the Strategy for the Indo-Pacific: in preparation of the SEDE mission to South Korea and Japan (15.00 – 16.00), with:

Richard TIBBELS, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific

·  Outcome of the European Defence Agency Steering Board and Annual reporting on the CARD process (17.15 – 18.30), with:

Jiří ŠEDIVÝ, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency

Tuesday, 29 November

09:00 – 18:30 in room: Altiero Spinelli 1G-2

Debates

·  Presentation of an in-depth analysis: „The EU Rapid Deployment Capacity: This time, it’s for real”, with:

Christoph MEYER, Professor of European & International Politics
Yf REYKERS, Assistant Professor in International Relations (tenured) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University

·  Understanding Russian nuclear policy in the context of the war of aggression against Ukraine, with:

Dr Bruno TERTRAIS, Deputy Director of the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS)

·  Enhancing Military Mobility in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, with:

Stijn MOLS, Head of Division for Security and Defence, European External Action Service
François ARBAULT, Director for Defence Industry, Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), European Commission
General Henny BOUMAN, Chair of the PESCO project on Military Mobility
Roger van LAAK, PSC Ambassador of The Netherlands

Public hearing

·  “The war in Ukraine: implications of the arms export policies at EU level” (15.00 – 16.30). Draft programme

Debates

·  Follow up to the Strategic Compass: a new EU Cyber Defence Policy, with:

Joanneke BALFOORT, Director, Directorate for Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service
Olli RUUTU, Deputy Chief Executive, European Defence Agency

·  Exchange of views on the Strategic Compass and Space based defence capabilities, with

Daniel FIOTT, author of a study commissioned by SEDE
Patrick CHATARD MOULIN, Deputy Head of Division for Space, European External Action Service

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, 30 November

09:00 – 17:30 in room: Jòzsef Antall 2Q2

Votes

·  Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2022 (2022/2048(INI)) – adoption – rapporteur: David McALLISTER (EPP, DE)

·  Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2022 (2022/2049(INI)) – adoption – rapporteur: Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, PT)

·  Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2022 (2022/2050(INI)) – adoption – rapporteur: Tom VANDENKENDELAERE (EPP, BE)

Debates

·  Public hearing on the Global Gateway and the Indo-Pacific region (9.30 – 11.00).

·  Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting (14.00 – 17.30). Draft agenda

Thursday, 1 December

08:00 – 12:15 in room: Jòzsef Antall 2Q2

Debate (9.30 – 10.15)

·  Exchange of views with Gunnar WIEGAND, EEAS Managing Director for Asia-Pacific on the EU-ASEAN summit on 14 December 2022

Further information
Subcommittee on Human Rights
Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Meeting documents (choose your committee)
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