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A delegation of eight Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, will travel to Uruguay and Argentina from 26 to 29 May. Members will engage in high-level discussions regarding the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement which was concluded last December in Montevideo, Uruguay. The findings from this visit will contribute to the preparatory work for the consent procedure on the political and cooperation aspects of the Agreement, for which AFET is responsible.
More broadly, this mission will allow to exchange views on bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, as well as geopolitical issues such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and China's expanding influence in Latin America.
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On 13 May 2025, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a public hearing on the political relations between the European Union and the United States of America. Members will have the possibility to discuss with a panel of three distinguished experts on transatlantic relations about the current state of relations and prospects for future developments.
The public hearing will feed into the preparation of the AFET own-initiative report on EU-US political relations by AFET Standing Rapporteur on the United States, Michal Szczerba.
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Draft Programme
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Next AFET committee meetings will be held on:

• Tuesday 20 May 2025, extraordinary meeting with INTA Committee, room SPINELLI (3E2), Brussels
• Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 June 2025, 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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Commissioners-designate hearings
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MISSION REPORT following the Ad-Hoc mission of the Committee of Foreign Affairs to Moldova on 25-27 February 2025
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Length of video : 30'

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Length of video : 45'

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Length of video : 29'

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Length of video : 60'

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Length of video : 120'

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Length of video : 30'

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Length of video : 75'

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DRAFT REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Ukraine
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michael Gahler

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Türkiye’s geopolitical and strategic importance cannot make up for the government’s democratic backsliding, and EU membership criteria are not up for negotiation, MEPs say.
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On 12 May 2025, the AFET and BUDG Committees will hold a second Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans. The Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans is a new financial instrument aimed at supporting the socio-economic convergence between the six Western Balkan countries and the EU on their path to accession. It consists of €4 billion in highly preferential loans and budgetary guarantees, as well as €2 billion in grants.
In October last year, the Commission adopted an Implementing Decision approving the reform agendas of the Western Balkan countries, which make EU support conditional on the prior fulfilment of reforms. In March, the Commission started disbursing the pre-financing under the Facility to the Western Balkan countries. Members will have the opportunity to discuss with Commissioner Marta Kos the state of play of the implementation of the Facility, in particular the reforms foreseen in the reform agendas, the challenges as well as the payments made. The dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility shall take place twice a year. A first dialogue meeting took place in September last year, following the entry into force of the Regulation.
Regulation on establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans
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On 13 May 2025, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a public hearing on the political relations between the European Union and the United States of America. Members will have the possibility to discuss with a panel of three distinguished experts on transatlantic relations about the current state of relations and prospects for future developments.
The public hearing will feed into the preparation of the AFET own-initiative report on EU-US political relations by AFET Standing Rapporteur on the United States, Michal Szczerba.
Location : ANTALL (2Q2)
Draft Programme
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