Riunione ordinaria
Meeting of 25 January 2024, Brussels
Meeting of 30 November 2023, Brussels
It will hold an exchange of views on the implications of the Israel-Hamas war for the Mashreq countries, with:
- Ms Catherine Newton, World Food Programme Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East
- Ms Marta Lorenzo, Director of the UNRWA Representative Office for Europe
- Ms Maha Yahya, Director for Research - Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Meeting of 18 September 2023, Brussels
It will hold an exchange of views: state of play of the EU-Egypt and EU-Jordan new Partnership Priorities one year after the adoption with :
- H.E. Mr Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty, Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the European Union
- H.E. Ms Saja Majali, Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the European Union
- Mr Alessio Cappellani, Head of Division, Middle East - Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan (MENA.5) - EEAS
- Mr Florian Ermacora, Head of Unit, North Africa - DGNEAR
- Ms Armelle Lidou, Head of Unit, Middle East - DGNEAR
The meeting will be held in camera
Meeting of 6 July 2023, Brussels
It will hold an exchange of views on the current situation in the region with :
- Carl Hallergard, Deputy Managing Director MENA Middle East and North Africa - EAAS
- Monahad Hage Ali and Armenak Tokmajyan, Senior Fellows - Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Meeting of 8 June 2023, Brussels
It will hold an exchange of views on the preparation of the upcoming 16th EU-Lebanon Interparliamentary in Beirut (19-23 June 2023).
The meeting will be held in camera.
Meeting of 25 May 2023, Brussels
It held an exchange of views on the humanitarian situation in Syria, in particular on the situation of the refugees in the region with:
- Mr Amanya Michael-Ebye, UNRWA Syria Field Director
- Ms Samah Hadid - Norwegian Refugee Council, Regional Head of Advocacy, MERO
- Mr Giovanni Di Girolamo, Head of Unit - Middle East, DG ECHO Neighbourhood and Middle East
Meeting of 23 May 2023 (DROI in association with DMAS)
Meeting of 26 April 2023, Brussels (AFET - Item 10 in association with DMAS)
This agenda item was organised in association with DMAS.
Meeting of 24 April 2023, Brussels (DMED in association with DMAG/DMAS/LIBE)
The meeting was organised in association with the Parliamentary Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and the Delegations for relations with the Maghreb and Mashreq countries.
It was devoted to discussing the state of play on migration and asylum policy in the Mediterranean: legal migration paths, saving lives at sea, border management and cooperation with third countries, with the following keynote speakers:
· Luigi SORECA, EU Special Envoy for External Aspects of Migration
· Beate GMINDER, Deputy Director-General in charge of the "Task Force Migration Management" - DG Migration and Home Affairs European Commission;
· Rossella MICCIO, President of the NGO EMERGENCY
· Stefano FAILLA, Director for Situational Awareness and Monitoring Division - FRONTEX (remotely);
Meeting of 23 March 2023, Brussels
It held an exchange of views on the outcome of the International Donors' Conference in support of the people in Türkiye and Syria with:
· Mr El- Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria
· Ms Şebnem Korur Fincancı, President of the Turkish Medical Association (TBB) and Member of the Executive Board of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV)
· Mr Bernard Brunet, Head of Unit - Türkiye, DG NEAR, European Commission