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Latest news - The next SEDE meeting - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Tue, 30/01/2018 - 14:25

will take place on 26 -27 February 2018 in Brussels.


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Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 25 January 2018 - 09:07 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 14:31
Length of video : 198'
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 24 January 2018 - 14:36 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 25/01/2018 - 08:50
Length of video : 168'
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 24 January 2018 - 09:05 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Wed, 24/01/2018 - 14:37
Length of video : 204'
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Study - A stable Egypt for a stable region: Socio-economic challenges and prospects - PE 603.858 - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Fri, 19/01/2018 - 00:00
Seven years after the 2011 uprising in Egypt, a combination of domestic challenges, together with instability in the Middle East and North Africa region has stalled the country’s ongoing transition. Stability in Egypt is key for the region, and the country’s international partners such as the EU have a clear interest in helping move the country towards stability and prosperity. To that end, this study investigates the main challenges facing Egypt, focusing on social, economic, political and environmental challenges. The study analyses the implications of these challenges for Egypt’s stability in the coming decades. The study then examines the key drivers of EU-Egypt relations and provides a number of policy recommendations on how the EU can support Egypt’s longer-term stability. The study argues that the EU’s economic and security engagement with Egypt should not come at the expense of supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The study also argues that EU programmatic assistance to Egypt should focus on youth, women, education, and entrepreneurship. Finally, the study also argues that the EU’s engagement is likely to be more successful if EU member states are more unified in their approach towards Egypt.
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Periodicals - The European Agenda on Migration - PE 606.784 - Committee on Regional Development - Committee on Legal Affairs - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality - Committee on Constitutional Affairs - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice...

Tue, 16/01/2018 - 00:00
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs is holding an inter-parliamentary committee meeting to discuss the European Agenda on Migration, with particular focus on issues related to legal avenues and integration, together with representatives of national parliaments. This Thematic Digest provides selected publications from Parliament’s Policy Departments prepared to support the committees in their work in this field.
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Hearings - The security dimension of climate change - what implications for CSDP? - 22-11-2017 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 21/12/2017 - 13:10
On 22 November, the Subcommittee will discuss, with the involvement of 3 experts, risks and trends and their security implications for the EU as well as EU efforts to mitigate the security relevant effects of climate change. It will also examine to what extent increased economic/military activities, impact on desertification, land degradation, water and food scarcity can be linked to climate change and what major effects they have on EU security.
Location : Paul-Henri Spaak 5B001
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Presentatin by Lukas RÜTTINGER , Senior Project Manager at Adelphi Research - Berlin (Germany)
Presentation by Tor A. BENJAMINSEN, Professor at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Noragric - Ås (Norway)
Presentation by Malin MOBJÖRK, Senior Researcher, Head of Climate Change and Risk Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), – Stockholm (Sweden)
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Highlights - Pesco: EU countries sign off on plan for closer defence cooperation - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Mon, 18/12/2017 - 15:12
Twenty-five EU countries legally formalised their commitment to European defence integration on 11 December. Please find below a link to the press release.
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Press release
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Study - Rebuilding the Iraqi State: Stabilisation, Governance, and Reconciliation - PE 603.859 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Fri, 15/12/2017 - 00:00
The victory over the so-called Islamic State’s territorial rule presents a chance for the Government of Iraq to rebuild its state institutions and re-assert its authority. In this transition, will the Iraqi leadership move past cycles of failure and address the structural problems that perpetuate state weakness and facilitate the emergence of groups like ISIS? To answer this question, this paper analyses the challenges of short-term stabilisation programming with longer-term governance reform at the local and national levels. It argues that, without establishing representative and responsive state institutions, the processes of reconciliation and integration will be unsuccessful. To conclude, this paper offers policy recommendations on how the EU can support the upcoming state-rebuilding process.
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Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 14 December 2017 - 09:05 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Thu, 14/12/2017 - 10:41
Length of video : 47'
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Hearings - Public hearing on North Korea - 07-12-2017 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Mon, 11/12/2017 - 15:47
On 7 December 2017, AFET/SEDE will hold an extraordinary joint hearing on North Korea to discuss the continuing deterioration of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula. The aim of the hearing is to assess the threat posed by the DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile build-up and possible consequences for the global non-proliferation regime. Members will also analyse different options for the EU and international community to prevent further escalation of the crisis.
Location : Altiero Spinelli 5E-2
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Speaking notes by Antoine Bondaz, Research Fellow, FRS and Associate Professor, Sciences Po, Paris
Presentation by Ramón Pacheco Pardo, Korea Foundation VUB and King's College London
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Highlights - European Defence Industrial Development Programme - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Mon, 11/12/2017 - 10:06
On 14 December in Strasbourg, the Subcommittee will consider the amendments to the draft opinion establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry by Ioan Mircea PASCU (S&D).
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Draft agenda and meeting documents
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Latest news - The next SEDE meetings - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Mon, 11/12/2017 - 10:00

will take place on Thursday 14 December, 9:00-10:00 in Strasbourg and on 24-25 January 2018 in Brussels.


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