Current Developments in
European Foreign Policy
Report
1. The Committee asked the Minister of Europe,
Mr Jim Murphy MP, to give evidence on the most recent
developments in European Foreign Policy. We thank the Minister
for his time.
2. In the Report we make available, for the information
of the House, the oral evidence given to the EU Sub-Committee
C (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy) by the Minister
for Europe, accompanied by Mr Nick Latta, Head of Russia
Section, and Mr Martin Shearman, Head of Common Foreign and
Security Policy Group and European Correspondent, Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, on 23 January 2008; and the correspondence
from the Minister.
3. Key topics in the evidence are:
- Discussion of globalisation at
the December European Council (Q 1);
- The European Security Strategy, climate change,
inequality (QQ 2-4);
- The EU's relations with Africa, in particular
discussion of human rights and good governance at the EU/Africa
Summit (QQ 5, 8, 9);
- Zimbabwe (QQ 5, 9, p 6);
- South Africa (Q 9);
- China's relations with Africa (QQ 6-8);
- The European Neighbourhood Policy (Q 10);
- Ukraine (QQ 10-12);
- The EU and Iran (QQ 13-18);
- Iraq (Q 16);
- Syria and Lebanon (Q 20, p 5).
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