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Einige der alten Tabakländer – Spanien und Frankreich – wollen ein Rauchverbot im Freien einführen, um die tödliche Gewohnheit unter jungen Menschen einzudämmen. Dieser Plan könnte jedoch ins Leere laufen.

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Der tschechische Außenminister Jan Lipavský reiste am Montag nach Bratislava, um die tschechisch-slowakischen Beziehungen zu stabilisieren. In den letzten Monaten hatten diese sich aufgrund außenpolitischer Differenzen und eskalierender politischer Spannungen verschlechtert.

AMENDMENTS 1 - 34 - Draft report Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Željana Zovko

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Le président du Conseil européen, António Costa, s'est exprimé lors de l'événement parallèle du Pacte pour l’Océan, qui a eu lieu pendant la Conférence des Nations unies sur l’Océan de 2025 à Nice (France).

Le président du Conseil européen, António Costa, s'est rendu à Nice (France) le 9 juin 2025 et a prononcé un discours lors du débat général de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'Océan de 2025.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 8-17 June 2025

The press briefing ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council will take place on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 09.00

Willkommen bei Europa Kompakt. In der heutigen Ausgabe: Merz im Weißen Haus, EU-Minister einigen sich auf Entschädigung für Flugverspätungen, Frankreich drängt auf EU-weites Verbot sozialer Medien für Kinder, Der britische Staatssekretär für Nordirland will das Vertrauen der EU zurückgewinnen

Handelsstreitigkeiten und andere Spannungen sollten nicht vom zentralen Thema der transatlantischen Verteilung der Verteidigungslasten ablenken, sagte der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, António Costa.

Die Europäische Union wird nicht versuchen, die Auswirkungen der Zölle von Donald Trump durch eine Intensivierung der Handelsbeziehungen zu China abzumildern, so der polnische Handelsminister.

On 13 and 14 June in Strasbourg, around 8,500 16 to 30-year-olds from all over the world will take part in a series of activities centred on the future of Europe.

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On Monday, 23 June 2025, from 17:00 to 18:30 in Brussels (room Antall 6Q2), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Geopolitical Aspects of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. The hearing will bring together leading experts to assess the broader geopolitical implications of the agreement. Discussions will cover its strategic relevance for the EU, its impact on Latin American regional dynamics, and its role in strengthening multilateral alliances.
Speakers will include:

• Mario Torres Jarrín, Senior Policy Expert
• Susanne Gratius, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
• Carlos Malamud, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute

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On Monday, 23 June 2025, from 17:00 to 18:30 in Brussels (room Antall 6Q2), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on the Geopolitical Aspects of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. The hearing will bring together leading experts to assess the broader geopolitical implications of the agreement. Discussions will cover its strategic relevance for the EU, its impact on Latin American regional dynamics, and its role in strengthening multilateral alliances.
Speakers will include:

• Mario Torres Jarrín, Senior Policy Expert
• Susanne Gratius, Professor of Political Science and International Relations
• Carlos Malamud, Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute

Programme
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Next AFET committee meetings will be held on:

• Monday 23 June, room ANTALL (6Q2) and Tuesday 24 2025, room SPINELLI (3E2), Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
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A delegation of seven Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Chair David McAllister, travelled to Uruguay and Argentina from 26 to 29 May 2025. Members engaged in high-level discussions regarding the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement which was concluded last December in Montevideo, Uruguay. The findings from this visit will contribute to the preparatory work for the consent procedure on the political and cooperation aspects of the Agreement, for which AFET is responsible.
More broadly, this mission allowed to exchange views on bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, as well as geopolitical issues such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and China's expanding influence in Latin America.
Location : Uruguay and Argentina
Press announcement
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Telecom ministers adopted today the EU Blueprint for cyber crisis management, which gives guidance for the EU’s response to large-scale cybersecurity incidents or cyber crises.

Next AFET committee meetings will be held on:

• Monday 23 June, room ANTALL (6Q2) and Tuesday 24 2025, room SPINELLI 3E2, Brussels

Meetings are webstreamed with the exception of agenda items held "in camera".

AFET - DROI calendar of meetings 2025
Meeting documents
Webstreaming
Commissioners-designate hearings
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