European Parliament Diplomacy

🚨Applications for the European Parliament #traineeships are open! Did you know that you can listen to the experiences and tips from former external policies trainees? If you're still making up your mind or want to find out some tips on how to focus your application, make sure you give our podcast series for trainees, by trainees a listen: 🎧Episode 1: The Road to the Traineeship 🔗https://ow.ly/icpz50XbJYK 🎧Episode 2: Finding Housing in Brussels 🔗https://lnkd.in/eQz2JVPx 🎧Episode 3: The Life of a Schuman Trainee 🔗https://lnkd.in/eNQzhBqv 🎧Episode 4: The Brussels Job-Hunt 🔗https://lnkd.in/eNQzhBqv ...and when you're ready 👉 you can apply here: https://lnkd.in/eeAXx9f9

📢 A delegation of 8 Members of the European Parliament participated in the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 10 to 13 October 2025. 🔎 Full statement and press release is available at 🔗 https://ow.ly/XcZt50XaCzm #NATOPALjubljana

👉 Coming up this week in external policies and foreign affairs at the European Parliament. 🔗 Agendas: https://ow.ly/f7uh50XamBY 🔗 Webstreaming: https://ow.ly/4RHS50XamBX #parliamentarydiplomacy

🌍 The 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (#P20) wrapped last week in South Africa! Parliaments from across the #G20 came together to tackle the world's biggest challenges. Here's what they agreed on: 🌡️ CLIMATE ACTION: Limiting global warming to 1.5°C, strengthening disaster resilience, and ensuring fair climate finance for those hit hardest by the crisis 🌾 FOOD SECURITY: Climate-smart farming, supporting small-scale farmers, and cutting food waste to end hunger sustainably 💰 DEBT RELIEF: Reforming financial systems to free developing countries from crushing debt and redirect resources to essential services ⚡ CLEAN ENERGY: Equitable investment in renewable energy, especially in Africa, with a focus on empowering women and youth in the transition ⛏️ CRITICAL MINERALS: Building fair supply chains that create local jobs and protect communities in mineral-rich nations 🤝 DEMOCRACY & RIGHTS: Strengthening multilateralism, eliminating discrimination, and harnessing AI responsibly for everyone 📢 Parliaments represent the people AND control the budgets. Time to turn these commitments into action. The full joint statement will be available in the coming days. 📰 PRESS: you can read Vice-President Schaldemose's OP ED on The Daily Maverick ▶️ https://t.co/6GYTwk01FZ + an feature on Eyewitness News SA ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eaRDA25n 📍 NEXT STOP: 22-23 November 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa for the #G20 Leader's Summit. #parliamentarydiplomacy

🗺️ Greenland is strategic in all dimensions of the Arctic race. Its position along emerging shipping routes makes it a key player in the future of international navigation and shipping. It is also a focus of geopolitical competition and growing confrontation between the United States, Russia and China. 📍 On 8 October, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen will address the European Parliament in plenary. 🔎 Ahead of his address, learn more about Greenland and its strategic importance with our briefing: https://lnkd.in/ererQasK 

🔎 What does the future hold for EU–Moldova trade and investment relations? Following Moldova’s recent pro-EU election victory, which reaffirmed the country’s commitment to its European path, our new study "Future outlook of EU–Moldova trade and investment relations" commissioned by the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) explores how #Moldova’s economic integration with the EU is evolving and what lies ahead. 📊 The analysis shows: ➡️Moldova now sends 67.3% of its exports to the EU, while 84% of FDI stock originates from EU investors. ➡️The modernised DCFTA, the Moldova Growth Plan, and the accession process could accelerate convergence with EU living standards. ➡️Successful integration would strengthen the EU’s eastern neighbourhood and serve as a model for future candidates. ➡️But challenges remain: fragile public support, hybrid threats, energy insecurity, and the economic fallout of Russia’s war. Moldova could become a showcase of EU integration, demonstrating the transformative power of enlargement and reinforcing the stability, resilience, and cohesion of the EU’s eastern neighborhood, a model not just for Moldova, but for the region as a whole. 🧐 Read the study here 🔗 https://ow.ly/RJVS50X75TF #Moldova #Trade

All 🇪🇺 roads lead to Strasbourg this week for the OCT I session 🍃 Expect lively discussions, debates, and many votes on issues dealing with foreign policy. 🏛️ Plenary: https://ow.ly/KTTG50X6TqS 📹 Weekly webstreaming: https://ow.ly/B67i50X6TqV 📄 Agendas: https://ow.ly/wNEv50X6TqU #parliamentarydiplomacy #thisweek

📬 Traineeship applications at the European Parliament are now OPEN! If you're interested in European affairs and foreign/external policies, we have 42 paid traineeship positions available — from parliamentary committees, delegations and democracy support to election observation, communications, strategy and IT. You will find the full list in the visual. Join us for a 5-month period (March - July 2026) and learn how the European Parliament works not only inside the EU, but also with global partners and parliamentarians around the world. 🌎 📝 You can apply until 31 October via 👉 https://ow.ly/GoTb50X4M1Q #parliamentarydiplomacy #traineeships

📡 Read the statement the delegation for #ASEAN #DASE Chair Wouter Beke following the 46th General Assembly of the #AIPA in Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 in its capacity as an Observer Parliament. 🔗 https://ow.ly/B83b50X4sHk #parliamentarydiplomacy #ASEAN

The future of Moldova is in Europe! On this historic step forward, the people of Moldova have chosen the path of democracy, hope and opportunities. They have chosen Europe.    Europa este Moldova. Moldova este Europa.   - Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament