Current
Developments in European Foreign Policy
1. The Committee asked the Minister for Europe,
Mr Douglas Alexander MP, to give evidence on the most recent
developments in European Foreign Policy. We thank the Minister
for his time.
2. In this Report we make available, for the
information of the House, the oral evidence given to Sub-Committee
C (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy) by the Minister
for Europe, accompanied by Mr Tim Barrow and Mr Hugh
Powell, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on 2 February 2006.
3. Key topics in the evidence are:
● Key
developments of the United Kingdom Presidency. (Q 1)
● Financing
of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. (QQ 5-8)
● Scrutiny
of CFSP. (QQ 9-10)
● The
presentation of CFSP. (QQ 37-39)
● Non-proliferation
of WMD and small arms. (QQ 11-16)
● ESDP
missions in Africa. (QQ 17-23)
● The
future of the Western Balkans. (QQ 24-27)
● The
possibility of a visa-free regime with Ukraine. (QQ 2-4)
● The
Middle East Peace Process. (QQ 28-36)
● The
future of the Barcelona Process. (Q 55)
● EU assistance
to Iraq and Afghanistan. (QQ 40-54)
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