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Political group coordinators question the Commission on qualified majority voting, costs and sectoral impacts, safeguards and CFSP alignment, to which Kos responds with clarifications on legal bases for QMV, budget implications for frontrunners, and the merit-based nature of accession and new safeguard tools.
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Commissioner Kos outlines the governance reforms for a wider Union, the model of gradual integration for candidates, rule-of-law safeguards including a post-accession mechanism, and specific policy impacts such as Ukraine’s agriculture and frontrunner roadmaps, together with planned follow-up steps.
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The Chair opens the extraordinary AFET meeting, adopts the agenda, and introduces Commissioner Kos to present the new enlargement communication and its institutional context.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
UN Under-Secretary-General Moreira da Silva presents the proposed UN transit mechanism in the Strait of Hormuz to avert a fertilizer-driven food crisis, followed by MEP questions on engagement with Iran and the US, lessons from Gaza and Yemen, potential replication in other regions, and the broader implications for global food security and EU action before McAllister closes the meeting.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Members debate AFET’s draft opinion on GAP IV, focusing on feminist foreign policy, the Women, Peace and Security agenda, protection of women’s organisations and against anti-gender movements, criticism of gender quotas, the EEAS perspective on an ambitious joint plan, and the Rule 57 procedure including the amendments deadline.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
AFET examines the draft recommendation on EU–Norway relations, with the rapporteur, shadows, Commission and EEAS addressing security and defence cooperation, protection of critical and subsea infrastructure, Arctic and High North security, energy transition and raw materials, contentious fisheries issues, Norway’s EEA legal backlog, and the timetable for amendments and vote.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Chair McAllister opens the AFET meeting, adopts the agenda and pending decisions, then introduces the CFSP 2026 implementation report, with the rapporteur and political groups debating EU foreign policy priorities, Ukraine, decision-making (unanimity vs QMV), accusations of double standards and warmongering, and closing with clarification of positions and a postponed amendments deadline.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Under Chair Bogdan, AFET opens a public hearing on the accession prospects of Albania and Montenegro, hears Dr. Bonomi’s study on the evolution, renewed momentum, risks and recommendations of EU enlargement policy, and then introduces Albanian expert Hackaj to present the national perspective on Albania’s EU accession path.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
The committee rapidly adopts rapporteur Zingaretti’s Pact for the Mediterranean report through compromise amendments and a roll‑call on the final text, then proceeds without the rapporteur to vote on compromise and individual amendments to the 2027 EU budget opinion, adopts it by roll‑call, and is informed of a technical issue that had affected earlier Swiss votes.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Rapporteur Vautmans presents the draft recommendation on EU–China political relations, with political groups outlining their positions and intended voting behaviour, after which the committee votes on a large set of compromise and individual amendments and finally adopts the recommendation by roll‑call vote.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
The Foreign Affairs Committee opens its meeting, adopts the agenda and voting arrangements, then examines the comprehensive package of EU–Swiss agreements under rapporteur Grudler, adopts the interim report and consent recommendation, and later repeats the final Swiss roll‑call votes due to a technical failure before the chair hands over to Vice‑President Bogdan.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Rapporteur Nemec and shadows set out divergent positions on the 2027 external action budget, including Ukraine, neighbourhoods, UNRWA, Serbia and enlargement, after which the Chair clarifies amendments, AFET and plenary vote timing, and closes the item.
Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
The Minister details Irish Presidency priorities on EU external action, China and Turkey, enlargement conditionality, Iran sanctions, Israel–Palestine follow‑up to the ICJ ruling, Sudan, competitiveness, sensitive trade files like Mercosur, and Ireland’s quantified support to Ukraine and transatlantic ties with the US.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
MEPs question the Irish Presidency on enforcing EU values and sanctions in Ukraine, the Middle East, Iran and conflict regions, and press for clarity on competitiveness, enlargement, migration, security and burden‑sharing for Ukraine support, including unanimity rules and wider geopolitical risks.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
The Chair opens the AFET meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, and gives the floor to the Irish Foreign Minister to outline the Irish Council Presidency’s priorities on competitiveness, EU values, security, enlargement and key external files, followed by coordinators’ initial questions on Parliament’s role, external financing instruments, EEAS–Commission relations and the enlargement framework.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Türk provides consolidated responses on universality and cross‑cultural roots of human rights, UN and EU roles in AI and digital governance, lethal autonomous weapons, OHCHR monitoring in Ukraine and treatment of reparations as bilateral, reporting on Cyprus, balancing attention to Israel and Palestine, and Bucha investigations, followed by brief MEP follow‑ups on reparations and Cyprus and closing remarks from Satouri and McAllister on Russia’s aggression, the ICC and the Global Alliance.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
MEPs Wiseler‑Lima, Assis, Ferenc, Mularczyk, Søvndal, Tarquinio, Geadi and Braun question Türk on attacks on multilateralism and universality of rights, neglected conflicts, UN work on AI and online harms, alleged unlawful mobilization and minority treatment in Ukraine, WWII reparations for Polish victims, EU double standards on Israel–Palestine, the impact of military technologies, ‘foreign agents’ laws, Cyprus, and investigations into Bucha.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Chairs McAllister and Satouri open the joint AFET–DROI session, frame the debate in light of global conflicts and democratic backsliding, and give the floor to High Commissioner Türk, who outlines current armed conflicts, systemic breaches of IHL and human rights, shrinking civic space, and the role of business and digital governance within the planned Global Alliance for Human Rights and UN–EU partnership.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Coordinators and MEPs question the expert on domestic burden‑sharing mechanisms, refugee return intentions, links to US and non‑EU reconstruction funds, roles and benefits for frontline states such as Poland, anti‑corruption oversight and use of frozen Russian assets, and challenge broader assumptions on Ukraine policy and defence industry priorities, prompting the expert’s clarifications on fair reconstruction and conditions for return.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
The expert outlines Ukraine’s anti‑corruption and transparency tools, particularly the DREAM platform, and proposes an eight‑point action agenda for the European Parliament covering financial taxonomy, demographic and return policies, oversight via the Verkhovna Rada, Commission delivery plans for the Ukraine Reserve, regional twinning, and framing reconstruction within EU defence architecture.
Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
The expert sets out the wartime reconstruction paradigm, criticises the Marshall Plan analogy, details funding taxonomy and the modernization premium that could push needs toward €1 trillion, and highlights demographic, security and operational gaps that must be addressed in linking reconstruction to EU accession.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
The Chair closes the previous item, formally opens the Ukraine point, explains the mandate and status of the EP‑commissioned study on reconstruction, recalls ongoing Russian attacks and existing EU financial support, and frames the presentation as expert input rather than an official Parliament position.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Chair proceeds to voting on compromise amendments and then to the final roll-call vote on the East Asia report, which is adopted with 56 in favour, six against and four abstentions, followed by congratulations to the rapporteur and an announcement that the next agenda item will be held in camera.
Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Chair introduces the draft report on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners, conducts a test of the voting system, and gives the floor to rapporteur Adam Bielan, who outlines the balanced compromise, focus on EU cooperation with East Asian partners (excluding overlap with EU-China work), and calls for broad support.
Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting
Chair opens the Committee on Foreign Affairs meeting, confirms webstreaming and interpretation, adopts the agenda and previous minutes without objection, and announces a short voting session ahead.
Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting ICM
The chair synthesizes that enlargement is firmly back on the EU agenda and will require sustained, coordinated work by EU institutions and national parliaments, particularly on democracy, rule of law and communication with citizens. He then formally closes the meeting with final practical information for delegations.
Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting ICM
Petras Auštrevičius and 4 others
MEPs and MPs from member states and candidate countries describe concrete parliamentary reforms, oversight mechanisms, interparliamentary diplomacy and capacity-building initiatives, including youth engagement and staff fellowships, while insisting on strictly merit-based tracks and stronger analytical and scrutiny roles for legislatures. They ask how to better involve young people and civil society, counter disinformation, align domestic messaging with EU positions and ensure that parliaments serve as democratic bridges for enlargement, to which Koops replies with proposals on tailored support, external input to democracy assessments, coordination with other institutions and dedicated EU funding for parliamentary democracy support.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting ICM
The chair launches the second session on strengthening parliaments in accession countries and invites Professor Koops to present his study, which roots enlargement in democratic and human-rights criteria and highlights the central oversight role of parliaments. Koops stresses the need for robust parliamentary democracy, civil-society involvement, environmental and minority protections, adequate funding and the avoidance of EU double standards that undermine the credibility of the enlargement project.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting ICM
Rihards Kols and 8 others
MEPs and national MPs debate ideas like temporary voting-right restrictions, gradual accession and curbing vetoes, insisting that institutional reform, consistent rule-of-law conditionality and media freedom must accompany enlargement and avoid double standards. They focus heavily on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitutional and electoral architecture, human-rights concerns and malign influence in the Western Balkans, before the Commission responds on methodology, Bosnia’s reform needs and public communication, followed by a closing clarification and suspension of the meeting for a break.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs Ordinary meeting ICM
David McAllister and 4 others
National parliamentarians and MEPs underline enlargement as a foreign and security policy imperative, especially regarding the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova, stressing merit-based accession, EU absorption capacity, rule of law and the need to avoid geopolitical vacuums exploitable by Russia, China and other actors. They share national experiences and lessons from past enlargements, raise concerns about Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croat representation, and call for a more geopolitical approach to prevent destabilisation in the region.
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