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Highlights - Presentation of Western Balkans Facility proposal - Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Presentation of Western Balkans Facility proposal

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  • Presentation of Western Balkans Facility proposal
    16-01-2024 - 16:47
    On Wednesday 24 January 2024, Members from the AFET and BUDG Committees will hear the Commission present its proposal for a regulation establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans.
  • The proposal is modelled on the Ukraine Facility.
  • The creation of the Facility is conditional on the EU's long term framework (multiannual financial framework 2021-207) mid-term revision.
  • The proposal also overlaps considerably with IPA III, the main EU instrument to promote pre-accession reforms in the countries of the Western Balkans.

Highlights - Committees vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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Committees vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility

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  • Committees vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility
    02-10-2023 - 19:41
    On 5 October 2023 Members of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Budgets (BUDG) will vote on the draft report by the co-rapporteurs, Michael Gahler (AFET, EPP) and Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (BUDG, S&D).
  • The draft report endorses a substantial assistance package, while strengthening democratic accountability of the Facility, encouraging multiparty democracy in Ukraine, and encouraging the alignment of Ukraine with the requirements for the EU accession.
  • The Ukraine Facility is part of a package also containing the targeted revision of the EU's long term budget (multiannual financial framework - MFF) and the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).

Highlights - Hearings of Mr. Hoekstra (02/10) and Mr. Šefčovič (03/10) - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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During the hearings, Mr. Šefčovič and Mr. Hoekstra will be invited to make an opening oral statement and will be expected to answer questions raised by the Members.

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  • During the hearings, Mr. Šefčovič and Mr. Hoekstra will be invited to make an opening oral statement and will be expected to answer questions raised by the Members.
  • With this debate, ENVI members aim to evaluate if the candidates are qualified to carry out the specific tasks assigned.
  • Within the Parliament, ENVI is the responsible committee, with ITRE, TRAN and AGRI association to the hearing of Executive Vice-President Šefčovič and ITRE, AFET and DEVE association to the hearing of Commissioner-designate Hoekstra.
  • The hearings and the ENVI evaluation should be followed by a plenary vote, which is expected to be held in October.

Highlights - Hearing of Commissioner designate Hoekstra - Committee on Development

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
Climate change mitigation, Association, Commissioner, AFET, European Commission, Civil service commission, DEVE, Hearing, College

Hearing of Commissioner designate Hoekstra

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  • Hearing of Commissioner designate Hoekstra
    28-09-2023 - 16:26
    On 2 October, ENVI Committee, in association with AFET, DEVE and ITRE Committees, will hold the hearing of Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner designate for Climate Action, as part of the process to replace Executive Vice- President Frans Timmermans, following his resignation from the European Commission on 22 August.
  • During the hearing, Members will ask a series of questions to Mr Hoekstra, in order to evaluate his qualifications to carry out the specific tasks assigned.
  • As a new member of the College, the hearing will also evaluate his general competence, European commitment and personal independence.

Highlights - Hearing of Commissioner designate Hoekstra - Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
Climate change mitigation, Association, Commissioner, AFET, European Commission, Civil service commission, DEVE, Hearing, College

Hearing of Commissioner designate Hoekstra

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  • Hearing of Commissioner designate Hoekstra
    28-09-2023 - 16:50
    On 2 October, ENVI Committee, in association with AFET, DEVE and ITRE Committees, will hold the hearing of Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner designate for Climate Action, as part of the process to replace Executive Vice- President Frans Timmermans, following his resignation from the European Commission on 22 August.
  • During the hearing, Members will ask a series of questions to Mr Hoekstra, in order to evaluate his qualifications to carry out the specific tasks assigned.
  • As a new member of the College, the hearing will also evaluate his general competence, European commitment and personal independence.

Highlights - AFET-BUDG - Members to vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 05.10.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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AFET-BUDG - Members to vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 05.10.2023

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  • AFET-BUDG - Members to vote on Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 05.10.2023
    26-09-2023 - 17:16
    On 5 October 2023 Members of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Budgets (BUDG) will vote on the draft report by the co-rapporteurs, Michael Gahler (AFET, EPP) and Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (BUDG, S&D).
  • The draft report endorses a substantial assistance package, while strengthening democratic accountability of the Facility, encouraging multiparty democracy in Ukraine, and encouraging the alignment of Ukraine with the requirements for the EU accession.
  • The Ukraine Facility is part of a package also containing the targeted revision of the EU's long term budget (multiannual financial framework - MFF) and the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).

Highlights - Vote in CONT: Opinion on the Regulation establishing the Ukraine Facility - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
Budget, AFET, Audit Board of Indonesia, Foreign Affairs, Committee, European Parliament Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Letter, Audit, EU

Vote in CONT: Opinion on the Regulation establishing the Ukraine Facility

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  • Vote in CONT: Opinion on the Regulation establishing the Ukraine Facility
    31-08-2023 - 11:32
    On 4 September 2023, the Members of the Committee on Budgetary Control will vote on the draft opinion to AFET and BUDG Committees on the Regulation establishing the Ukraine Facility.
  • The CONT Committee is voting on its opinion in the form of a letter to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and on Budgets.
  • The opinion concerns mainly the protection of the EU financial interests, the use of the Early Detection and Exclusion System, and the role of the Audit Board envisaged in the proposal, including the appointment of an independent external auditor.

Highlights - Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General - Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General

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  • Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General
    31-08-2023 - 11:52
    On 7 September the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will address Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and its Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
  • The discussion will come shortly after the NATO Summit in Vilnius where Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance have again reaffirmed the enduring transatlantic bond, unity, cohesion, and solidarity at a critical time for international peace and stability.
  • Allies also committed to continue cooperating closely with the European Union in order to make the Euro-Atlantic area and the broader neighborhood more secure.
  • The exchange will allow Members to discuss with the Secretary General the latest developments in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and highlight the importance of the EU's strategic partnership with NATO.

Highlights - Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General

Key Points: 
  • Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General
    31-08-2023 - 17:06
    On 7 September the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will address Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and its Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
  • The discussion will come shortly after the NATO Summit in Vilnius where Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance have again reaffirmed the enduring transatlantic bond, unity, cohesion, and solidarity at a critical time for international peace and stability.
  • Allies also committed to continue cooperating closely with the European Union in order to make the Euro-Atlantic area and the broader neighbourhood more secure.
  • The exchange will allow Members to discuss with the Secretary General the latest developments in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and highlight the importance of the EU's strategic partnership with NATO.

Highlights - AFET-BUDG - Members to discuss Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 30.08.2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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AFET-BUDG - Members to discuss Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 30.08.2023

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  • AFET-BUDG - Members to discuss Establishing the Ukraine Facility - 30.08.2023
    28-08-2023 - 11:46
    The co-rapporteurs, Michael Gahler (AFET, EPP) and Eider Gardiazábal Rubial (BUDG, S&D), will present their draft report during a meeting of the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and on Budgets (BUDG).
  • The Ukraine Facility is part of a package also containing the targeted revision of the EU's long term budget (multiannual financial framework - MFF) and the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).
  • The draft report focuses on strengthening the proposal on the role of regions in Ukraine, the role of the EP as well as aligning it with previously adopted legislation in order to homogenise practices.