The MEPs of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) elected David McAllister (EPP, German) as Chair of the Committee by acclamation. He was the only candidate for his own succession.
“AFET is starting its new mandate against a backdrop of high geopolitical tensions. (...) The EU must maintain solid transatlantic relations, strengthen the European pillar within NATO, continue to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian war of aggression and contain Chinese...