European Union

Members of the AFET Committee will meet on :

Wednesday and Thursday, 30-31 August 2023

The meeting will be webstreamed with the exception of items held "in camera".

AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings 2023
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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Ten Members of the European Parliament asked the European Commission on Wednesday (19 July) for a moratorium on tracking users online, and more details on how it intends to apply the EU's new digital rules in this domain.

In the sweltering, record-breaking temperatures afflicting Southern Europe, the frightening face of climate change is now apparent.

The Romanian government is under increasing pressure to reign in its soaring budget deficit, risking punitive measures by the EU Commission if the budget deficit is not brought back under control before the end of the year.

Work has begun on a €2.8 billion project to build the first power cable linking Britain and Germany, said NeuConnect Interconnector, which is leading the move to connect two of Europe’s largest energy markets for the first time.

MEPs in the budget committee have backed the decision to acquire yet another building in Strasbourg — a move dubbed "insane", expensive and unnecessary by other MEPs.

The United States needs "Kissinger-style diplomatic wisdom" in its policies towards China, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told the former US state secretary in Beijing on Wednesday (19 July), as bilateral ties languished at historic lows.

The EU's border agency Frontex may shift some of its resources in Greece towards other regions more in demand. Separately, it may also withdraw the use of EU-financed Frontex vessels by Greek authorities in response to alleged abuses.

Russia has become "totally unsafe" for foreign investors, the EU foreign service has warned in reaction to the daylight robbery of Carlsberg and Danone.

New cyber resilience rules adopted on Wednesday will establish a uniform set of cybersecurity requirements for all digital products in the European Union.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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New cyber resilience rules adopted on Wednesday will establish a uniform set of cybersecurity requirements for all digital products in the European Union.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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REPORT on Uzbekistan
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Ilhan Kyuchyuk

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The reform of the electricity market, to make it more stable, affordable and sustainable, received the support of the Energy Committee on Wednesday.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The reform of the electricity market, to make it more stable, affordable and sustainable, received the support of the Energy Committee on Wednesday.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Many observers around the world are annoyed by Kyiv's intransigence vis-à-vis Moscow. For them, a bad-but-soon peace is preferable to a noble-but-long military confrontation. They are wrong.

A delegation of AFET members will travel to Japan and Taiwan from 24 to 27 July 2023. This mission would contribute to strengthening the cooperation with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific region. The AFET visit to Japan and Taiwan will allow discussing the regional dimension and further geopolitical developments in both the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea region.
Location : Japan and Taiwan
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On Thursday, MEPs will welcome UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk for a debate on the global state of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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On Thursday, MEPs will welcome UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk for a debate on the global state of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Following the EU-CELAC summit in Brussels on 17-18 July 2023, the EU and CELAC leaders adopted a declaration.

The EU issued a statement condemning unequivocally Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative. With its decision, Russia is further exacerbating the global food security crisis it created by its war of aggression against Ukraine and its blockade of Ukrainian sea ports. Russia must cease illegally blocking Ukrainian sea ports and allow freedom of navigation on the Black Sea.