EP draft urges closer cooperation with East Asian partners
EP Position
The document is a draft report from the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, rapporteur Adam Bielan, recommending closer cooperation with like-minded partners in East Asia in light of a changing geopolitical situation. The draft is presented as a recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and is dated 27.1.2026.
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- DRAFT REPORTon a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region(2025/2169(INI))Committee on Foreign AffairsRapporteur: Adam Bielan Committee on Foreign Affairs draft report proposing EP recommendations to the Council and Commission on East Asia geopolitics and closer cooperation with like-minded partners.
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