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Ahead of the upcoming EU-China Summit in Brussels, the DROI meeting on 16 July will feature an exchange of views on the human rights situation in China (9.00-10.00). Civil society representatives with extensive expertise on the country will join the panel to assess the current state of affairs and share their input on the road ahead concerning the human rights dimension of the EU-China relationship.

As the European Commission prepares a new Pact for the Mediterranean, the DROI session on 16 July at 10:00 provides an opportunity to reflect on the human rights dimension of it. Representatives from the Arab Reform Initiative and Amnesty International will share their assessments and recommendations, alongside an update from the Commission on the Pact’s advancement.

On 16 July at 11:00 during the Human Rights subcommittee meeting, Prof. Clara Portela and Associate Professor Nathanael Tilahun will present the study “Effectiveness of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime”. The work examines the implementation of the EU's Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime since its adoption in 2020, assessing its use and impact.

On 26 June, DROI jointly with AFET held an exchange of views on the situation in the Philippines in the field of democracy, rule of law and human rights after the general elections of 12 May 2025, with speakers from academia, civil society, and the European External Action Service.

On 25 June 2025, DROI Subcommittee organised a public hearing on "The Human Rights dimension of the EU memoranda of Understanding in its Southern Neighbourhood (Mauritania, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, with a focus on the use of EU funds)". It allowed to reflect upon the EU cooperation policy in the region from a human rights perspective and discuss solutions for the monitoring of the informal agreements and related funding and improving the human rights conditionality in the EU policy tools.