Ordinary meetings

Meeting of 14 March 2024, Strasbourg

The meeting of the Delegation took place on 14 March 2024, from 09.00 to 10.30 in Strasbourg, room WEISS S4.2.

The main items on the agenda were the following:

  • Debriefing of the DMAG mission to Mauritania, 17-20 December 2023
  • Exchange of views on the latest development in the countries of the Maghreb region, with Ms Rosamaria Gili, Director, Middle East and North Africa, European External Action Service

Meeting of 7 February 2024, Strasbourg

The meeting of the Delegation took place on 7 February 2024, from 16.30 to 18.00 in Strasbourg, room WEISS S4.5.

It held an exchange of views on Libya with:

· Mr Colin Steinbach, Head of Division, Maghreb (MENA 3), European External Action Service

· Mr Tarek Megeresi, senior policy fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations

· Mr Reda Fhail Al-Boom, Libyan human rights defender and journalist, of the NGO Libyan Organization for Independent Media;

· Mr Guillaume Fine, Deputy Head of Unit DG NEAR B3 North Africa, European Commission


The meeting was held in camera

Meeting of 22 November 2023, Strasbourg

The meeting of the Delegation took place on 22 November 2023, from 15.30 to 17.00 in Strasbourg, room WEISS N3.2.
It held an exchange of views on the implementation of the EU-Tunisia MoU, with:

· Mr Florian ERMACORA, European Commission, Head of unit, NEAR B3 North Africa, DG NEAR

· Mr Francisco Joaquin GAZTELU MEZQUIRIZ, Head of unit, Migration unit, DG NEAR

and an exchange of views on the implications of the Israel-Hamas war for the Maghreb countries, with:

· Mr Florian ERMACORA, European Commission, Head of unit, NEAR B3 North Africa, DG NEAR

Meeting of 19 October 2023, Strasbourg

The next meeting of the Delegation will take place on 19 October 2023, from 10.00 to 11.00 in Strasbourg, room WEISS S4.4.
It will hold an exchange of views on the situation in Algeria and on the EU-Algeria relations, in view of the 2nd EU-Algeria JPC, with:

· Mr Colin STEINBACH, Deputy Head of Division, Middle East and North Africa - Maghreb (MENA.3)

· Mr Florian ERMACORA, European Commission, Head of unit, NEAR B3 North Africa, DG NEAR

The meeting will be held in camera.

Meeting of 13 September 2023, Strasbourg

The next meeting of the Delegation will take place on 13 September 2023, from 15.00 to 16.30 in Strasbourg, room CHURCHILL 200.

It will hold an exchange of views on the latest political developments in Tunisia and the migration situation, with:

  • Ms Rosamaria Gili, Head of Division, Maghreb (MENA 3), European External Action Service (EEAS)
  • Mr Vincent Cochetel, Special Envoy for the Western & Central Mediterranean Situation, UNHCR
  • Ms Alice Sironi, Head of the migrant protection and health unit in Tunisia, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Meeting of 6 July 2023, Brussels

The next meeting of the Delegation will take place on 6 July 2023, from 14.00 to 15.30 in Brussels, room ANTALL 6Q2.

It will hold an exchange of views on the latest developments in Libya with:
  • Mr Raisedon Zenenga, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
  • Mr Colin Steinbach, Deputy Head of Division, Middle East and North Africa - Maghreb (MENA.3)
  • Mr Emadeddin Badi, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs, Atlantic Council


Meeting of 8 June 2023, Brussels

The next meeting of the Delegation will take place on 8 June 2023, from 14.00 to 15.30 in Brussels.

It will hold an exchange of views on the Tunisian Parliament with:

  • Mr Don Bisson, Interim Country Representative, The Carter Center, Tunisia Office
  • Dr. Malte Gaier, Representative Resident in Tunisia, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

It will also hold an exchange of views on EU relations with Mauritania and the recent legislative elections in the country with:

  • Mr Richard Young, Head of Division, West Africa (Africa 3), European External Action Service

The meeting will be held in camera.

Meeting of 4 May 2023, Brussels

The meeting of the Delegation took place on 4 May 2023, from 14.00 to 15.30 in Brussels.

It held an internal discussion on the situation in Tunisia.

The meeting was held in camera.

Meeting of 15 March 2023, Strasbourg - Election of new Chair

Mr Matjaž Nemec was elected on 15 March 2023, as Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, including the EU-Morocco, EU-Tunisia and EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committees (DMAG).


Meeting of 9 February 2023, Brussels

The next meeting of the Delegation will take place on 9 February 2023, from 13.00 to 14.00, in room SPAAK 7C50 in Brussels.
It will hold an exchange of views on the situation in Tunisia following the parliamentary elections.