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On 10 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing " EU long-term strategy towards Russia ". Amid the recent expulsions of diplomats and blacklisting of prominent EU officials as well as Russia's continued crackdown on the opposition, the Foreign Affairs Committee will take stock of the achievements and the shortcomings of the current EU strategy vis à vis Russia.
Members and experts will discuss how to rethink and update the EU's strategy towards Russia for the years to come. The elements put forward will feed into the forthcoming EP recommendations on Russia.
Location : Remote via SPAAK 1A2
Draft programme
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"In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.

The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.

The meetings will be with remote participation for Members (being able to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor and intervene in the meeting). Other participants are invited to follow the meeting through webstreaming.

Following these decisions, the next ordinary AFET Committee meetings will take place on 10 May (via videoconference).

EP Calendar 2021
AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings
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On 10 May, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing " EU long-term strategy towards Russia ". Amid the recent expulsions of diplomats and blacklisting of prominent EU officials as well as Russia's continued crackdown on the opposition, the Foreign Affairs Committee will take stock of the achievements and the shortcomings of the current EU strategy vis à vis Russia.
Members and experts will discuss how to rethink and update the EU's strategy towards Russia for the years to come. The elements put forward will feed into the forthcoming EP recommendations on Russia.
Draft Programme
Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

On Thursday 29 April, the Foreign Affairs committee welcomed Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo accompanied by Besnik Bislimi, Deputy Prime Minister and Donika Gervalla-Schwarz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, just a month after the formation of the new government.
The debate was an opportunity to re-confirm the EP's support for Kosovo European agenda as well as to discuss the way forward for the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue
European Parliament resolution of 25 March 2021 on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Kosovo
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Die EU-Vizepräsidentin Vera Jourova rechnet mit Putins Russland ab, nachdem sie von diesem auf eine schwarze Liste gesetzt worden war. #BrusselsBureau

France Relance. Unter diesem Namen reichte die französische Regierung ihren Coronavirus-Wiederaufbauplan bei der Europäischen Kommission ein. Die Gesamtmaßnahmen dieser Strategie belaufen sich auf Kosten über 100 Milliarden Euro. #BrusselsBureau

Nach einer von Covid erzwungenen Zwangspause bereitet sich die Luftfahrtindustrie auf einen (hoffentlich) normalen Reisesommer vor. #BrusselsBureau

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Die bedingungslose Anerkennung einer rückwirkenden Sanierungsmaßnahme eines Kreditinstituts ist unionsrechtswidrig, wenn dadurch ein Kunde an der Fortführung des Hauptsacheverfahrens gehindert würde, das er gegen die "Brückenbank" angestrengt hat, auf die die fragliche Verbindlichkeit zuvor übertragen worden war

Apple benachteilige andere Anbieter von Musikstreaming-Apps, erklärte Wettbewerbskommissarin Margrethe Vestager am Freitag nach einer Beschwerde des Marktführers Spotify. #BrusselsBureau

The EU is ensuring that providers of electronic communications services such as web-based email and messaging services can continue to detect child sexual abuse online.

Member states endorse the Council's mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a fund to mitigate the consequences of Brexit.

Der Rat hat den Beschluss über den Abschluss des Abkommens über Handel und Zusammenarbeit zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich angenommen. Dies ist für die EU der letzte Schritt bei der Ratifizierung des Abkommens.

The Council appointed Mr Sven Koopmans as the EU's Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process from 1 May 2021 to 28 February 2023.

Myanmar/Birma: Rat verlängert restriktive Maßnahmen gegen die Militärjunta um ein Jahr bis zum 30. April 2022

Information about accreditation requirements for the 1-year badge (2021)

Wochenplan von Präsident Charles Michel, 26. April bis 2. Mai 2021

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/481 of 22 March 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses.

Together with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel debriefed the members of the European Parliament on the video conference of the members of the European Council on 25 March 2021 and the outcome of the latest EU and Turkey meeting in Ankara.

Der Vorsitz des Rates und die Verhandlungsführer des Parlaments haben eine vorläufige Einigung über eine Darlehensfazilität für den öffentlichen Sektor im Rahmen des Mechanismus für einen gerechten Übergang erzielt.