Highlights of AFET, DROI and SEDE meetings next week
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Wednesday, 24 May
09:00 – 18:00 in room: Jòzsef Antall 4Q2
Votes
· 2022 Commission Report on North Macedonia (2022/2203(INI)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew, BG)
· 2022 Commission Report on Albania (2022/2199(INI)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT)
· The protection of journalists around the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter (2022/2057(INI)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, PT)
Debate (12.00 – 12.30)
· Relations with Belarus (2023/2041(INI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS (Renew, LT)
Public Hearing (16.30 – 18.00)
· on the EU and Latin America. Programme
Thursday, 25 May
09:00 – 12:30 in room: Jòzsef Antall 4Q2
Debates
· Jointly with the Committee on Development (DEVE): exchange of views on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (9.00 – 10.00)
· Presentation of the Study on ‚African Union: The African political integration process and its impact on EU-AU relations in the field of foreign and security policy‘ (10.00 – 11.00)
Joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade
Thursday, 25 May
11:00 – 12:30 in room: Jòzsef Antall 4Q2
Public hearing
· on the Implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – exchange of views
Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Monday, 22 May
15:00 – 18:30 in room: Altiero Spinelli 1G-3
Debate
· New Civilian CSDP Mission: European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova (EUPM) and follow up of the SEDE ad hoc delegation to Romania and Moldova, 15-18 May, with:
– Gil ROSTAIN, Head of Division for Integrated Strategic Planning, EEAS
– Stefano TOMAT, Civilian Operations Commander, Managing Director for Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, EEAS
Tuesday, 23 May
09:00 – 16:45 in room: Altiero Spinelli 1G-3
Debates
· Chemical Weapons: current challenges and outcome of the 5th Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention (9.00 – 10.00), with:
– Ambassador Marjolijn VAN DEELEN, EU Special Envoy for Non-proliferation and Disarmament
– Ambassador Lauri KUUSING, Ambassador of Estonia, Chair of the open-ended working group for the preparation of the 5th review conference
· Jointly with the Committee on Budgets: Presentation of European Court of Auditors Special report N° 10/2023: The Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) (15.30 – 16.45)