Commission des affaires étrangères

On 25 May 2023, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade will hold a hearing on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement that has been in force since 1 May 2021. Members will discuss with four expert speakers how unprecedented arrangements with a third country have been implemented so far.

The study "African Union integration and relations with the EU" analyses the dynamics that shape African political integration as well as foreign and security cooperation, identifying areas of convergence and divergence in the various cooperation formats between the African and the European Unions.

On 24 May 2023, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on the EU relations with Latin America, a region of strategic importance for the EU with long-standing history of shared common values and cultures. In the recent past the relations have faced some hurdles, which have enabled other global actors such as Russia and China to step in and promote their agendas.

A delegation of AFET Members will travel to Washington D.C. and Wisconsin, U.S. from 15 to 19 May. The main goal of the mission will be to establish and deepen the political dialogue with the US administration and meet counterparts in Congress, following the US mid-term elections.

On 27 April, Members of the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Development will hold an exchange of views on the situation in Sudan. Following the dramatic developments in the past days, Members will debate with a representative from the European External Action Service the current security and humanitarian situation in the country.

On 25 April 2023, Bettina Jakobsen, Member of the European Court of Auditors, will present the Special report 27/2022 "EU support to cross-border cooperation with neighbouring countries" to the AFET and CONT Committees.