17-11-2016 09:00
Afghanistan - Challenges and Perspectives until 2020

Altiero Spinelli (ASP 3G3), Brussels
Poster for Afghanistan workshop 17 November 2016 A3G3, European Parliament, showing three boys
"Afghanistan - Challenges and perspective until 2020" © European Parliament

This joint Parliamentary workshop between the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Committee on Development (DEVE) and the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan aims to inform and to build awareness in the aftermath of the Brussels Conference, which was scheduled on 4-5 October 2016 bringing together more than 70 countries and 20 international organisations and agencies.

The aim of the Brussels Conference was to endorse a realistic reform programme to be implemented by the Afghan government and to ensure continued international political and financial support for political and economic stability, state building and development over the coming four years. Against this background, the workshop will consist of three different panels on political, security and economic/development aspects in Afghanistan, thus covering the cross-Committee nature of the EU-Afghanistan relationship.