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  1. The meeting of the the Delegation for relations with Iraq (D-IQ) took place 16 April 2026 from 11.30-12.30.
    The main item on the agenda was an exchange of views on the current regional situation and effects in Iraq with

    · Anna Maria Panagiotakopoulou, Head of the Arabian Peninsula and Iraq division at the European External Action Service (EEAS)

    · Alberto Cortezon Gomez, Team Leader Iraq-Iran-MADAD TF - DG MENA - European Commission


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  2. On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 15:00-16:00, the D-ZA Delegation will meet in Strasbourg (room: DE MADARIAGA S1).

    The main point of the agenda will be:

    • Exchange of views with H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), on the state of play of the implementation of the AfCFTA


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  3. In the week of 20 April, Members' work is split between meetings in Parliamentary Committees and political groups. In this week, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a Structured Dialogue with Commissioner Kos, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will hold a Structured dialogue with Commissioner Kubilius, and The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs organises a Public Hearing on the Future of Police and Judicial Cooperation. Follow the links below to discover this week's highlights.


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  4. Exchange of views on:

    - RoK's AI Basic Act and perspectives of cooperation with the EU in this area with

    • Professor Yoon Hye-sun, Graduate School of Law, Hanyang University of Law
    • Mr Ibán García del Blanco, Former Member of the European Parliament (former EP rapporteur on the Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics, and related technologies, and former AI Act EP negotiator)
    • Mr Juha Heikkilä, Adviser for International Aspects of AI in DG CNECT

    and on:

    - EU-South Korea Green Partnership: implementation and challenges on climate and environmental protection, clean and just energy transition, sustainable finance, and disinformation,with

    • Ms Caroline Edery, Head of Unit for Diplomacy, Directorate for International Affairs and Climate Finance, DG CLIMA

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  5. Members of the Delegation to the EU-Montenegro SAPC met on 15 April 2026, from 13:30 to 14:30, in Brussels.

    They exchanged views on EU-Montenegro relations and on the status of accession negotiations with:

    - Ms Barbara JÉSUS-GIMENO, Head of the Montenegro Unit, DG ENEST, European Commission, and

    - Mr Clive RUMBOLD, Senior Expert on the Western Balkans, European External Action Service



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