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Members of the European Parliament form official groups – delegations – with ties to regions and organisations, as well as parliaments, in non-EU countries. Parliament has expanded its impact EU in foreign policy in recent decades, and its delegations are a key component of its diplomatic work.

The present study provides an overview of how the European Union and the European Parliament (EP) contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Ukraine. The analysis adopts an institutional approach, separately addressing the role of the various EP bodies involved, such as the plenary itself and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). The actions of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC), a parliamentary body created by the Association Agreement, as well as those ...

El Parlamento Europeo: organización y funcionamiento

Fichas temáticas sobre la EU 01-10-2017

La organización y el funcionamiento del Parlamento Europeo se rigen por su Reglamento. Los órganos políticos, las comisiones, las delegaciones y los grupos políticos guían las actividades del Parlamento.

La promoción de la democracia y la observación de elecciones

Fichas temáticas sobre la EU 01-09-2017

El apoyo a la democracia en todo el mundo es una de las prioridades de la Unión Europea. La democracia sigue siendo el único sistema de gobierno en el que las personas pueden ejercer plenamente los derechos humanos y es un factor determinante para el desarrollo y una estabilidad duradera. El Parlamento Europeo, como única institución de la Unión elegida directamente por los ciudadanos, está especialmente comprometido con la promoción de la democracia.

Países del Golfo, Irán, Irak y Yemen

Fichas temáticas sobre la EU 01-09-2017

La Unión ha celebrado acuerdos de cooperación con el Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo (organización regional que agrupa a Arabia Saudí, Baréin, los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Kuwait, Omán y Qatar) y con Yemen, así como un acuerdo de asociación y cooperación con Irak. En la actualidad, la Unión no mantiene relaciones contractuales con Irán, pero es consciente de que existe un gran potencial para la profundización de las relaciones.

Rusia

Fichas temáticas sobre la EU 01-09-2017

Desde 2014, la anexión ilegal de Crimea por parte de Rusia, su apoyo a los rebeldes al este de Ucrania, sus políticas en relación con sus países vecinos y diversos acontecimientos internos han tensado las relaciones entre Rusia y la Unión. En 2016, Rusia adoptó unas posiciones internacionales más firmes y las tensiones se agudizaron con los bombardeos de Rusia en Siria. La Unión ha ido renovando periódicamente las medidas restrictivas con respecto a Rusia desde 2014. La Unión y Rusia siguen manteniendo ...

This briefing note was prepared at the request of the FEMM Committee. The briefing provides information on the situation of women and gender equality in Morocco for FEMM Members joining an AFET delegation to Morocco from 17-20 July 2017. The briefing contains statistics and background information on the labour participation of women in Morocco, violence against women, women's political participation, and female illiteracy in Morocco. It also looks at the EU-Morocco partnership and the national and ...

The signature of the Final Peace Agreement in Colombia on 26 September 2016 brings a successful end to the negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group. Negotiations between the two sides started in Havana four years ago, and they announced a final peace agreement on 24 August, and the declaration of a definitive ceasefire from 29 August 2016. This has thus raised expectations for a rapid end to the longest-running conflict in modern Latin America. Nevertheless, the ...

Uruguay: Political parties

De un vistazo 08-05-2015

Uruguay has the longest tradition of democratic stability in Latin America. The two-party system prevailing since the early 19th Century has gradually evolved into a multiparty system, with the emergence in 1971 of a major third force, the Broad Front. This party broke the National and Colorado parties' domination in the 2004 elections and has been in power since 2005.

During its 28th session from 2 to 27 March 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will mark the anniversary of its creation in March 2006. This intergovernmental body is one of the Charter-based bodies of the United Nations system and is a separate entity from Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This distinction originates from the separate mandates they were given by the General Assembly.