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The Council took note of the 11th EU-NATO progress report, confirming substantial cooperation between the two organisations between June 2025 and May 2026.

Council, Parliament and Commission review progress on 2026 legislative priorities and ‘One Europe, One Market’ roadmap.

European Council President, António Costa, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, and President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the press ahead of their meeting in Brussels on 18 June 2026.

Grosse US-Transportflugzeuge werden am Donnerstag in Emmen gesichtet. Die Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ist in der Zentralschweiz, weil die USA und der Iran sich am Freitag auf dem Bürgenstock über die konkrete Umsetzung ihres Abkommens sprechen wollen.

The Presidents of the European Parliament, Council and Commission set out their shared political commitment to protecting, promoting and supporting culture in Europe.

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In the first review of the Joint Declaration and Roadmap, the EU institutions took stock of progress made and reaffirmed their commitment to timely delivery.

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AMENDMENTS 1 - 541 - Draft report A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nicola Zingaretti

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On Thursday 2 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a workshop on 'A new EU approach to the Sahel region'. The event aims to enrich the EP's debate and oversight of the 2025 'renewed' EU approach for the Sahel region, focusing on its central part (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger).
The workshop will provide current insights into the rapidly evolving challenges, such as security threats, political instability, and humanitarian crises, and foreign interference in a geopolitically challenging environment, following a recent wave of military coups d'état, violent jihadism and separatism.Prof. Nina Wilén will present a study on the topic, including policy options for EU cooperation with the region, in support of regional stability, peace, good governance and potentially improved relations. A debate between her and MEPs, representatives of other EU institutions, and other experts will follow suit.
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 517 - Draft report EU-Syria political relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nathalie Loiseau

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This press kit includes a selection of European Parliament press releases outlining MEPs’ key priorities regarding the issues on the summit agenda.

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On 24 June, Committee on Foreign Affairs will host its Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on enlargement. More than 50 members of national parliaments from the EU Member States and enlargement countries will be present to exchange views with AFET members. There will be two sessions, focusing on seizing the momentum in the enlargement process and the role of parliaments in progressing EU accession.
Mathieu Bousquet (DG ENEST, European Commission) and Joachim Koops (Global Governance Institute and Leiden University) will deliver keynote speeches in the respective sessions.
Meetings with National Parliaments
ICM Draft programme
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On Thursday 25 June (11.15-12.15), the Members of the AFET Committee, jointly with its sub-Committee on Human Rights (DROI), will hold an exchange of views with Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to discuss global human rights challenges and efforts to ensure their promotion and protection worldwide.
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In Schaffhausen kam es am Donnerstag zu einem Gewaltdelikt: Eine Frau wurde verletzt ins Spital gebracht, ein Mann verhaftet. Laut Polizei war ein Messer involviert. Ermittlungen laufen.

Am Donnerstag gab das Parlament grünes Licht für neue EU-Vorschriften zur kreislauforientierten Konstruktion von Fahrzeugen und Entsorgung von Altfahrzeugen.
Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit
Ausschuss für Binnenmarkt und Verbraucherschutz

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The EU will not be intimidated by Russia's campaign of destabilisation and is determined to defend its security, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Security and Defence

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The EU will not be intimidated by Russia's campaign of destabilisation and is determined to defend its security, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The EU will not be intimidated by Russia's campaign of destabilisation and is determined to defend its security, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament condemned the systematic repression carried out by the Cuban regime and demanded profound economic and political change.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament condemned the systematic repression carried out by the Cuban regime and demanded profound economic and political change.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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