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
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, as well as relations with other European and international institutions, strengthening relations with third countries, the accession of new member states, and human rights. During the
Ninth European Parliament
The ninth European Parliament was elected during the 2019 European Parliament election, 2019 elections and sat until the tenth European Parliament was sworn in on 16 July 2024.
Major events
*23–26 May 2019
**2019 European Parliament elec ...
(2019–2024), the committee has 79 members and is chaired by
David McAllister from
Germany
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.
The committee has two subcommittees: the
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the
Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).
Members
As of 12 April 2022, the 79 members of the committee are:
Chairpersons
Relations with Central Asia
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.
References
External links
Official webpage
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