The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET, after the French name ‘Affaires étrangères’), previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for the common foreign, security, and defence policy of the European Union, as well as relations with other European and international institutions, strengthening relations with third countries, the accession of new member states, and human rights.[1] During the Ninth European Parliament (2019–2024), the committee has 79 members and is chaired by David McAllister from Germany.[2]
The Committee on Foreign Affairs has established strong cooperation with Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most prosperous country, through regular visits and meetings. The European Parliament and Kazakhstan hold annual meetings of Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.[4]
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^"Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)". EU Monitor. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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The Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET after the French name Affaires etrangeres previously called Political Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament It is responsible for the common foreign security and defence policy of the European Union as well as relations with other European and international institutions strengthening relations with third countries the accession of new member states and human rights 1 During the Ninth European Parliament 2019 2024 the committee has 79 members and is chaired by David McAllister from Germany 2 The committee has two subcommittees the Subcommittee on Human Rights DROI and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence SEDE Contents 1 Members 2 Chairpersons 3 Relations with Central Asia 4 References 5 External linksMembers editAs of 12 April 2022 the 79 members of the committee are 3 Member Group Party State David McAllister Chair EPP CDU Germany Witold Waszczykowski Vice Chair ECR PiS Poland Urmas Paet Vice Chair RE Reform Estonia Sergei Stanishev Vice Chair S amp D BSP Bulgaria Zeljana Zovko Vice Chair EPP HDZ Croatia Alviina Alametsa G EFA VIHR Finland Alexander Yordanov EPP SDS Bulgaria Francois Alfonsi G EFA R amp PS France Marie Arena S amp D PS Belgium Petras Austrevicius RE LRLS Lithuania Traian Băsescu EPP PMP Bulgaria Silvio Berlusconi EPP FI Italy Malin Bjork GUE NGL V Sweden Anna Cinzia Bonfrisco ID Lega Italy Reinhard Butikofer G EFA GRUNE Germany Fabio Massimo Castaldo NI M5S Italy Susanna Ceccardi ID Lega Italy Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz S amp D UP Poland Katalin Cseh RE M Hungary Tanja Fajon S amp D SD Slovenia Anna Fotyga ECR PiS Poland Michael Gahler EPP CDU Germany Kinga Gal NI Fidesz Hungary Giorgos Georgiou GUE NGL AKEL Cyprus Suncana Glavak EPP HDZ Croatia Raphael Glucksmann S amp D PP France Klemen Groselj RE LMS Slovenia Bernard Guetta RE SE France Marton Gyongyosi NI Jobbik Hungary Balazs Hidveghi NI Fidesz Hungary Sandra Kalniete EPP JV Latvia Karol Karski ECR PiS Poland Peter Kofod ID DF Denmark Dietmar Koster S amp D SPD Germany Stelios Kouloglou GUE NGL Syriza Greece Andrius Kubilius EPP TS LKD Lithuania Ilhan Kyuchyuk RE DPS Bulgaria Jean Lin Lacapelle ID RN France David Lega EPP KD Sweden Miriam Lexmann EPP KDH Slovakia Nathalie Loiseau RE LREM France Leopoldo Lopez Gil EPP PP Spain Antonio Lopez Isturiz White EPP PP Spain Jaak Madison ID EKRE Estonia Claudiu Manda S amp D PSD Romania Lukas Mandl EPP OVP Austria Thierry Mariani ID RN France Pedro Marques S amp D PS Portugal Vangelis Meimarakis EPP ND Greece Sven Mikser S amp D SKE Estonia Francisco Jose Millan Mon EPP PP Spain Javier Nart RE Cs Spain Vlad Nistor EPP PNL Romania Demetris Papadakis S amp D EDEK Cyprus Konstantinos Papadakis NI KKE Greece Tonino Picula S amp D SDP Croatia Manu Pineda GUE NGL IU Spain Giuliano Pisapia S amp D Ind Italy Thijs Reuten S amp D PvdA Netherlands Nacho Sanchez Amor S amp D PSOE Spain Isabel Santos S amp D PS Portugal Jacek Saryusz Wolski ECR PiS Poland Mounir Satouri G EFA EELV France Andreas Schieder S amp D SPO Austria Radoslaw Sikorski EPP PO Poland Jordi Sole G EFA ERC Spain Tineke Strik G EFA GL Netherlands Dominik Tarczynski ECR PiS Poland Hermann Tertsch ECR Vox Spain Dragoș Tudorache RE PLUS Romania Hilde Vautmans RE Open Vld Belgium Harald Vilimsky ID FPO Austria Idoia Villanueva Ruiz GUE NGL Podemos Spain Viola von Cramon Taubadel G EFA GRUNE Germany Thomas Waitz G EFA GRUNE Austria Charlie Weimers ECR SD Sweden Isabel Wiseler Santos Lima EPP CSV Luxembourg Salima Yenbou RE CE France Bernhard Zimniok ID AfD GermanyChairpersons editChairperson Term start Term end Group State nbsp Emilio Colombo July 1979 April 1980 EPP Italy nbsp Mariano Rumor April 1980 July 1984 EPP Italy nbsp Roberto Formigoni July 1984 January 1987 EPP Italy Sergio Ercini it January 1987 July 1989 EPP Italy nbsp Giovanni Goria July 1989 February 1991 EPP Italy nbsp Maria Luisa Cassanmagnago February 1991 January 1992 EPP Italy nbsp Enrique Baron January 1992 July 1994 SOC Spain nbsp Abel Matutes July 1994 January 1997 EPP Spain Tom Spencer January 1997 July 1999 EPP United Kingdom nbsp Elmar Brok July 1999 February 2007 EPP Germany nbsp Jacek Saryusz Wolski February 2007 July 2009 EPP Poland nbsp Gabriele Albertini July 2009 December 2012 EPP Italy nbsp Elmar Brok December 2012 18 January 2017 EPP Germany nbsp David McAllister 24 January 2017 Incumbent EPP Germany Source 1979 2007 Corbett Richard Jacobs Francis Shackleton Michael 2007 The European Parliament 7th ed London John Harper p 151 ISBN 978 0 9551144 7 2Relations with Central Asia editThe Committee on Foreign Affairs has established strong cooperation with Kazakhstan Central Asia s most prosperous country through regular visits and meetings The European Parliament and Kazakhstan hold annual meetings of Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 4 References edit Committee on Foreign Affairs AFET EU Monitor Retrieved 12 April 2022 Welcome words European Parliament Retrieved 12 April 2022 Members European Parliament Retrieved 12 April 2022 Kazakhstan EU cooperation mfa gov kz External links editOfficial webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs amp oldid 1218708048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
