AFET Committee Press

🆕 A @EP_ForeignAff delegation concludes visit to the Republic of Korea 🇰🇷 and Japan 🇯🇵 "Both countries are trusted strategic partners in defending a rules-based order and promoting stability and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific", MEPs say. Read more: tinyurl.com/2jpb8v6h 👇

🆕 Standing Rapporteur @svenmikser reaffirms strong support for Moldova’s EU path following visit to Chișinău and Bălți 🇪🇺 🇲🇩 Full press release: tinyurl.com/5n84z7jv 👇

🆕 The @EP_ForeignAff delegation meet with members on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives of the National Diet of Japan 🇯🇵 MEPs and their Japanese counterparts discuss the geopolitical implications of the rapidly shifting global landscape.

🆕 MEPs kick off their visit to Seoul with a meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the South Korean National Assembly. On site, the delegation and their interlocutors will discuss how to strengthen 🇪🇺 strategic cooperation with 🇰🇷, a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region.

🇪🇺🇰🇷🇯🇵 Committee on Foreign Affairs delegation will visit Republic of Korea and Japan to discuss how to further strengthen the EU's strategic cooperation with its two key like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific region. 31.3-2.4 👇 europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

UE-Argentina: Eurodiputados visitarán Buenos Aires y Salta del lunes 30 al miércoles 1. 🇪🇺-🇦🇷 Más información europarl.europa.eu/news/es/press-…

🆕 "This day reminds us that hope for a democratic, sovereign and European Belarus must never fade" Joint statement by leading MEPs on Belarus' Freedom Day. Жыве Беларусь! #StandWithBelarus. 📜 tinyurl.com/3tbza7s2 👇

📡 The @europarl_EN Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula #DARP expresses grave concern at the escalating situation in the Gulf, following indiscriminate Iranian attacks against all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states: 🇧🇭, 🇸🇦, 🇰🇼, 🇴🇲, 🇦🇪 & 🇶🇦. 🔗 Read the full statement here: tinyurl.com/uh35cmb2 #parliamentarydiplomacy @ReinholdLopatka

As Chair of the Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula, I hosted a working breakfast at the European Parliament with Gulf Ambassadors. We exchanged views on the evolving situation in the Gulf and the wider regional implications of the war in Iran. The EU–GCC partnership must continue to deliver on security, resilience, dialogue and de-escalation.🫱🏻‍🫲🏼🗣️

‼️ COMING UP today at 15.30 in Brussels. Details below ⬇️

🎙️Global Gateway: press conference on inaugural European Parliament report Co-rapporteurs @ChloeRidel and @hildebentele will brief journalists ahead of a plenary vote on their report on the EU’s flagship strategic investment initiative. Details ⤵️ europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

Meeting the Ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council to express @Europarl_EN’s full solidarity following Iran’s indiscriminate attacks on Gulf states in recent weeks. Thanked them for their efforts in facilitating the safe return of European citizens. Europe remains committed to finding a way forward for peace, liberty and restoring stability.

European parliamentarians welcome the security and trade deals with Australia 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 Statements 👇 europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

🇦🇲 🇪🇺 The EU–Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee (PPC) met in Brussels on 19 March under the co-chairmanship of Arman Yeghoyan @yeghoyan_arman and MEP Nils Ušakovs @nilsusakovs. Members discussed Armenia's democratic resilience ahead of its June parliamentary 🗳️ elections, the deepening of EU-Armenia political, economic and security cooperation, the path towards visa liberalisation, and the perspectives of turning the South Caucasus in a connectivity hub of the future thanks to the achievements of the peace and normalisation agenda with Armenia's neighbours. 🙌 The Parliamentary Partnership Committee adopted its final statement and recommendations. 📃 Read the full document below. 🔗 tinyurl.com/EPDSCA #parliamentarydiplomacy

⚡️ Watch online at 10Am CET: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin… #democracysupport

Europe’s role as a global democracy actor is increasingly tested by geopolitical competition, democratic backsliding, and pressure on the multilateral order. I was pleased to open today’s conference on the future of democracy support.

🔴 Starting at 10.00 Follow live multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

🇪🇺🤝🇬🇧 It's a wrap for the 7th EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly! Over 2 days, parliamentarians from the UK and EU worked on strengthening ties in many areas. Our D-UK Chair, MEP @sandrogozi, debriefs you. 🔎 You can read the joint recommendation and watch the press point on our 🔗#LINKINBIO #parliamentarydiplomacy @UKMisBrussels @EUdelegationUK @EPinUK

🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW! 🌍What does the future of democracy look like — and what role should the EU play in shaping it? "The Future of Democracy Support" conference | 18–19 March 2026 |@europarl_EN Hosted by @EP_DEG, with addresses by @EP_President @RobertaMetsola and @Igor_Grosu_md, President of the Parliament of Moldova. MEPs, EU officials & global experts tackle democratic backsliding and resilience, disinformation & the next MFF. 🔍For more information and webstreaming 🔗link.europa.eu/rvkmvM #Democracysupport #parliamentarydiplomacy @davidmcallister @BarryAndrewsMEP @HNeumannMEP @NachoSAmor @RobertBiedron @gahler_michael @nicustefanuta

.@EP_ForeignAff Committee discusses with EU Foreign Policy Chief @kajakallas the recent foreign policy developments 📽️Extracts of the meeting are available here: link.europa.eu/mNx7H6