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The need for stronger support systems to make political representation more inclusive across Europe was highlighted by MEPs and experts in a public hearing on Wednesday.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee has adopted a report supporting the Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice: for safe and accessible abortion”.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee has adopted a report supporting the Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice: for safe and accessible abortion”.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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A small group of countries, including Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, and Lithuania, rejected the Commission’s proposal

It’s the job of journalists to ask uncomfortable, even stupid questions, even if it entails causing offence

Crop biofuels aren’t a climate solution: they are a costly detour, they wrote

The push comes through an EU citizens’ initiative designed for civil society to shape law

While Spain's latest contracts are simply holding to the original timeline, the move shows that Madrid has not given up on the project

Length of video : 120'

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Athens hopes goat-tracking database will rebuild EU and farmers' trust after CAP scandal

Amid a tight deadline, capitals call for delay while Parliament wants to speed things up

Swedish EPP lawmaker Jörgen Warborn may be at the mercy of the far-right after rejecting a socialist proposal

The EU AI Act holds promise for safer, smarter healthcare, but fragmentation, workforce strain, and fragile trust still threaten its success

The fast-fashion online retailer is among a number of platforms facing criminal probes in France, including over the sale of "child-like" sex dolls

The Committee on Security and Defence sent a 6-Member delegation to Norway from 27-30 May 2025. The mission emphasised the need for strong EU-Norway Security and Defence cooperation to protect the North Atlantic from acts of aggression by Russia and other adversaries. This will become all the more critical with the effects of climate change, which are presenting new opportunities for the EU and NATO's adversaries to increase activity in the region.
The Committee on Security and Defence sent a 6-Member delegation to Norway from 27-30 May 2025. The mission emphasised the need for strong EU-Norway Security and Defence cooperation to protect the North Atlantic from acts of aggression by Russia and other adversaries. This will become all the more critical with the effects of climate change, which are presenting new opportunities for the EU and NATO's adversaries to increase activity in the region.
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SEDE mission report including the programme
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‘Funds for the CMA are limited, so resources must be used wisely,’ said Socialist MEP Tiemo Wölken

A compromise on a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% attacks some of the very policies needed to achieve it

Length of video : 90'

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Next AFET committee meeting will be held on:

• Thursday 20 November, room ANTALL 4Q2, Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
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