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NEXT MEETING of the DPAL - Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 15h00-16h30 in Strasourg

The next meeting of the Delegation for relations with Palestine will take place on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, at 15h30-16h30 in Strasbourg.
A detailed draft agenda will be published shortly.

Meeting of the DPAL on 28/02/2024 at 15h30 in Strasbourg

The meeting of the Delegation for relations with Palestine took place on, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 from 15.30 to 17:00 in Strasbourg in meeting room DE MADARIAGA SI

The meeting was broadcast live on the European Parliament's website (see below)

Exchange of views on the serious humanitarian situation in Gaza

Meeting DPAL 1 February 2024
Meeting of Thursday, 1 February 2024, 14:00-15:30 in Brussels

During the meeting there were two main issues discussed:
  • Exchange of views on the serious humanitarian situation in Gaza and the suspension of UNRWA's funding by several countries with Ms Marta Lorenzo, Director of the UNRWA Representative Office for Europe.
  • Exchange of views on arbitrary detentions of Palestinians by Israel with:Ms Sahar Francis, President of Addameer andMs Manal Tamimi, Palestinian activist, connecting from Palestine.
The meeting was broadcasted live and can be watched in the Parliaments web: EP Multimedia Centre

The repercussions of the war on the population in Gaza and in the West Bank

The meeting of the Delegation for relations with Palestine took place on Wednesday, 13 December 2023 from 15:00-16:40 in Strasbourg, Room DE MADARIAGA S1.

The main point on the agenda was an exchange of views on the repercussions of the war on the population in Gaza and in the West Bank with:
  • Ms Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967
The The meeting was webstreamed and can be accessed via: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/delegation-for-relations-with-palestine_20231213-1500-DELEGATION-DPALT

The current critical situation and humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip

The meeting of the Delegation for relations with Palestine took place on Wednesday, 22 November 2023 from 17:30-19:00 in Strasbourg, Room DE MADARIAGA S5

The main point on the agenda was an exchange of views on the current critical situation and on the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip with:
  • H.E. Ambassador Abdalrahim Alfarra, Head of the Mission of Palestine to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg
  • Mr Thomas White, Director of UNRWA's Affairs in Gaza and Ms Marta Lorenzo, Director of the UNRWA Representative Office for Europe.
The meeting was webstreamed via: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/delegation-for-relations-with-palestine_20231122-1730-DELEGATION-DPAL

The demolitions of EU funded projects and settlers violence in the West Bank

The meeting of the Delegation for relations with Palestine took place on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 from 17:00-18:30 in Strasbourg, Room DE MADARIAGA S1

The main points ion the agenda were
  • Exchange of views on the demolitions of EU funded projects and structures in Palestine and on the escalation of settlers' violence in the West Bank with Mr Michael Mann, Head of Division, Middle East - Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Middle East Peace Process - EEAS, Mr Giovanni Di Girolamo - Head of Unit, Neighbourhood and Middle East - Middle East - DGECHO, Mr Andrea Domenico, Head of the West Bank Field Coordination Unit - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Mr Muhammed Shehada, Chief of Communications (CCed) - Euro-med Human Rights Monitor
The meeting was webstreamed via:https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/delegation-for-relations-with-palestine_20230913-1700-DELEGATION-DPAL

Meeting on Palestinian Christians & on Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill

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The meeting of the Delegation for relations with Palestine took place on Wednesday, 12 July 2023, at 15:00-16:30 , in Strasbourg, Room DE MADARIAGA S1

The main points in the agenda were
  • Exchange of views on the situation of Palestinian Christians with Exchange of views on the situation of Palestinian Christians with Ms. Hiba Khoury - Palestinian Human Rights Advocate and Mr. Xavier Abu Eid - Policy Advisor, author of "Rooted in Palestine: Palestinian Christians and the Struggle for National Liberation 1917-2004".
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  • Exchange of views on the "Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill" of the Irish Parliament (Dáil) with Mr Matt Carthy, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Irish Parliament and with Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, Ambassador of the Palestinian Mission to Ireland
The meeting was webstreamed via EP Live

Meeting on 1st anniversary since killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

The delegation held a very interesting meeting on Wednesday, 10 May 2023, at 15:00-16:30 , in Strasbourg

The main points of the agenda were an exchange of views with Walid Omary, Chief of Aljazeera, on the "One year since the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh".
There was also a complete debriefing of the mission of the Delegation to Palestine to the West Bank (20-23 February 2023) by Vice-chair Margrete Auken, who led the mission.
The meeting was webstreamed live.

Meeting with Ms Francesca Albanese on Wednesday, 15 February 2023 in Strasbourg

The Delegatiom met with Ms Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, in view of the Delegation's official mission to West Banc and Gaza (20-23 February 2023)


The meeting is available online on the EP Multimedia Centre

Meeting with Mr Salah Hammouri on Wednesday, 18 January 2023, in Strasbourg

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The Delegation for relations with Palestine held a meeting in Strasbourg, on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 16h00-17h30

The main point of the agenda was an Exchange of views with Mr Salah Hammouri, Palestinian-French human rights lawyer deported by Israel

The meeting was webstreamed and is available via the EP Multimedia Centre