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Seven MPs from Junts underpin Sánchez’s minority government

The trial comes after she and Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the US in July

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Washington booted Ankara out of its F-35 fighter programme in 2019 over its purchase of an S-400 Russian surface-to-air missile defence system

The Council today decided on its position for negotiations with the European Parliament regarding the provision of a further €500 million in macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Jordan.

Verordnung über Zwangslizenzen endgültig vom Rat gebilligt.

Der Rat und das Europäische Parlament haben die Überarbeitung der Richtlinie angenommen, die die Vertretung von Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern in großen multinationalen Unternehmen wirksamer machen soll.

Hintergrund ist Chinas Entscheidung, Anfang des Monats umfassende Exportkontrollen auf eine Reihe sogenannter Seltener Erden zu verhängen.

Brüssel erwägt Washingtons Kurs: US-Präsident Donald Trump hat die US-Finanzierung für Gavi und den Global Fund gekürzt und damit internationale Gesundheitsinitiativen geschwächt.

DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning EU-China political relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hilde Vautmans

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Longtemps symbole du consensus politique et social, les Pays-Bas connaissent une période de forte polarisation à la veille des élections du 29 octobre. Le pays, autrefois modèle de pragmatisme, est aujourd’hui traversé par des tensions qui mettent à l’épreuve sa démocratie.

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The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 from 9.00 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.30 and Thursday, 6 November 2025 from 9.00 - 12.30 in Brussels (room SPAAK 1A2).

Further information about the SEDE meeting can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Greenland - 15-19 September 2025
  
• Norway - 27-30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
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On 6 November, Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius KUBILIUS will present the state of play of the Defence readiness agenda–2030 and the priorities for 2026 to SEDE Members. Members will discuss next steps in the implementation of EU defence readiness, including the recently proposed Defence Readiness Roadmap. Following this item, Members will discuss the current challenges facing UN Peacekeeping missions with Jean-Pierre LACROIX, UN Under-Secretary-General Department of Peace Operations.
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On 6 November, the SEDE Committee will hold, jointly with the FEMM Committee, a public hearing on the 25th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security" as part of the EP Gender Equality week. This hearing will be an opportunity to take stock on the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. ....
The first part of the hearing will focus on Ukraine, with Ukrainian speakers sharing their own experience following Russia's full-scale war of aggression.
Further details will follow in due course.
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On 5 November, the SEDE Committee will hold a public hearing on "EU strategic Defence and Security Partnerships", where experts will assess the current CSDP defence partnerships and put forward recommendations for the future, in line with the Strategic Compass and in view of strengthening the European Defence Union and relations with key defence partners. This hearing will be followed by the presentation of a draft report on "EU Strategic Defence and Security Partnerships".
Programme
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On 5 November, the SEDE Committee will hold a public hearing on "EU strategic Defence and Security Partnerships", where experts will assess the current CSDP defence partnerships and put forward recommendations for the future, in line with the Strategic Compass and in view of strengthening the European Defence Union and relations with key defence partners. This hearing will be followed by the presentation of a draft report on "EU Strategic Defence and Security Partnerships".
Location : SPAAK 1A2
Programme
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On 6 November, the SEDE Committee will hold, jointly with the FEMM Committee, a public hearing on the 25th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace and Security" as part of the EP Gender Equality week. This hearing will be an opportunity to take stock on the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
The first part of the hearing will focus on Ukraine, with Ukrainian speakers sharing their own experience following Russia's full-scale war of aggression.

Further details will follow in due course.
Location : SPINELLI 3G3
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Ohne Änderungen droht die Ablehnung des Haushaltsplans. Der Co-Chefunterhändler des Parlaments, Siegfried Mureșan, nennt vier Szenarien: Ablehnung durch das Parlament, Rückzug des Vorschlags, Änderungen oder politische Zusagen.