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The Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committees will vote on whether to give their consent to the trade and cooperation agreement between the EU and the UK on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on International Trade

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EU-Kommission stellt klar: Das Zertifikat enthält auch andere Covid-relevante Informationen und wird nicht den regulären Reisepass ersetzen. #BrusselsBureau

On Tuesday, MEPs quizzed Commissioner Reynders on the recently proposed Digital Green Certificate and discussed data protection aspects with the EDPS.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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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 12-13 April (via videoconference).

EP Calendar 2021
AFET-SEDE-DROI meetings
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Die NATO in Brüssel zeigte sich indes beunruhigt und warnte vor einem aggressiven Verhalten Russlands. Experten sehen die Truppenpräsenz eher als Verhandlungsmasse. Russland plane keinen Krieg, sondern versuche den Westen mit der Drohung vor einem Krieg zu erpressen, so ein Experte. #BrusselsBureau

The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will hold a hearing with experts on the security situation in the Sahel, addressing the difficulties faced by Sahel countries from the African perspective, on 14 April. The debates will focus on the political, societal and military challenges posed to the security situation in the region, on the evolution of the mandates of CSDP missions, and on the EU's involvement in the process of redeployment of state services in the areas where the missions operate.
Draft programme
Poster
EPRS study: Peace and security in 2020: Evaluating the EU approach to tackling the Sahel conflicts - 16 September 2020
EPRS briefing: The G5 Sahel and the European Union: The challenges of security cooperation with a regional grouping - 15 September 2020
EPRS briefing: Understanding the EU Strategy for the Sahel - 7 September 2020
Live streaming
EU Fact Sheets: Security and defence
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On 13 April, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing "The Arctic: a new arena of geostrategic importance and great powers' rivalry". The growing geo-economic and geopolitical importance of the Arctic region for European economy and security calls for an updated, more integrated EU approach towards this region.
The hearing will focus on the main geopolitical challenges and opportunities that a rapidly changing Arctic is creating in the fields of security, trade and development, and the exploitation of natural resources as well as their possible repercussions on Arctic governance. It will also explore avenues towards developing a more coherent framework for EU action with a focus on the European Arctic, in order to have a unified response to the new challenges posed by the changing role of this region.
Draft programme
Poster
Biographies of the speakers
Publictation - Elana Wilson Rowe
Presentation - Nils Wang
Publication - Liselotte Odgaard, Danish Hudson Institute Researcher
Presentation - Rebecca Pincus
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On 13 April, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold an online hearing "The Arctic: a new arena of geostrategic importance and great powers' rivalry". The growing geo-economic and geopolitical importance of the Arctic region for European economy and security calls for an updated, more integrated EU approach towards this region.
The hearing will focus on the main geopolitical challenges and opportunities that a rapidly changing Arctic is creating in the fields of security, trade and development, and the exploitation of natural resources as well as their possible repercussions on Arctic governance. It will also explore avenues towards developing a more coherent framework for EU action with a focus on the European Arctic, in order to have a unified response to the new challenges posed by the changing role of this region.
Location : BRUSSELS
Draft programme
Poster
Biiographies of speakers
Publications - Elana Wilson Rowe
Presentation - Nils Wang
Publication - Liselotte Odgaard, Danish Hudson Institute Researcher
Presentation - Rebecca Pincus
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Vor kurzem entschied der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte, dass Zwangsimpfungen keinen Verstoß gegen die Menschenrechte darstellen. Vielmehr könnten Impfungen in einer demokratischen Gesellschaft als notwendig betrachtet werden. #BrusselsBureau

Sofagate droht nun sich in eine interne Krise auszuwachsen. Am Dienstag sollen sich Kommissionspräsidentin von der Leyen und Ratspräsident Michel gegenüber den Fraktionschefs im Europäischen Parlament erklären. #BrusselsBureau

In der Frage nach dem Kanzlerkandidaten der Union aus CDU und CSU überschlugen sich am heutigen Montag die Ereignisse. Laschet konnte das CDU-Präsidium hinter sich einen, doch Söder hofft auf eine gespaltene Parteibasis.

Die Abgeordneten diskutieren über neue Regelungen für Reisezertifikate und ziehen eine Beschleunigung der Impfstoffzulassung gegen spezielle Corona-Varianten in Erwägung.

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MEPs will debate a citizens’ initiative to ban the use of cages for farm animals , together with experts, Commissioners and representatives of other EU bodies on Thursday.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Petitions

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Bald ist Weltfrauentag 2020: Welche wirtschaftlichen Ungleichheiten zwischen Frauen und Männern bestehen noch immer in der EU?

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Verbrecher-Sydikate machen sich laut Europol die Ängste der Bevölkerun g und die Knappheit bestimmter Produkte während der Pandemie zu Nutze. #BrusselsBureau

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SEDE organises a public hearing on 'The security situation in the Sahel: the African view and experience' on Wednesday, 14 April 2021 from 10.00 to 12.00hrs in room SPINELLI 3E2 and remotely, with external experts.
Draft programme
Poster
EPRS study: Peace and security in 2020: Evaluating the EU approach to tackling the Sahel conflicts - 16 September 2020
EPRS briefing: Understanding the EU Strategy for the Sahel - 7 September 2020
EPRS briefing: The G5 Sahel and the European Union: The challenges of security cooperation with a regional grouping - 6 September 2020
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MEPs will discuss and greenlight a new procedure to facilitate and accelerate the EU-wide approval of vaccines adapted to COVID-19 variants.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Die Pläne der Europäischen Union, an ihren Außengrenzen eine CO2-Abgabe Steuern zu erheben, sind "diskriminierend" und unfair gegenüber Entwicklungs- sowie Schwellenländern, warnen Brasilien, Südafrika, Indien und China. EURACTIVs Medienpartner Climate Home News berichtet.