Middle East

Afghanistan: Protect our local partners

Without the support of our local partners, no EU action, no matter how rapidly deployed, will have a positive political impact on the ground. A Rapid Deployment Capacity cannot be our only answer – we need to better protect our partners and evacuate them when needed! My speech:

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28. April 2023

Iraq: The spirit of the youth protest movement lives on

Iraq is a country that has gone through years of war, conflict and terror. Yet the spirit of the Youth protest movement lives on! As the EU, we should support this young courageous generation as much as we can. My plenary speech:

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21. April 2023

Die Proteste im Iran, der neue #SHEcurity-Index und mein Besuch in Rostock

Diese und viele andere Themen haben mich in den vergangenen Wochen beschäftigt – lest mehr in meinem Monthly!

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17. November 2022

The assassination of Jina Masha Amini and the protests in Iran - No one silences women anymore

Die Kurdin Jina Mahsa Amini wurde wegen eines „falsch sitzenden“ Hijabs festgenommen und getötet. Seitdem demonstrieren Menschen im Iran und weltweit für die Freiheit und Grundrechte der Iraner*innen.

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5. October 2022

Sommertour „Oder an die Freude“, Feministische Außenpolitik und Alaa Abdel Fattah

Ein kurzes Update von mir vor der Sommerpause – lest mehr in meinem Monthly:

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27. July 2022

Hannah Neumann meeting Sanaa Seif

Alaa Abdel Fattah must be released!

The Egyptian-British citizen has been detained in Egypt for more than 1000 days. Last week I met his sister Sanaa Seif.

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6. July 2022

European Commission publishes Gulf Strategy - my assessment

Today, the European Commission published its Gulf Strategy, outlining its strategic approach to the region for the years to come. Here's my comment as Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula:

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18. May 2022

The Mosul Traditional Music Festival: A city comes to life

Ende März 2022 bin ich in den Irak gereist. Nachdem für eine lange Zeit Musik in der Stadt quasi ausgerottet war, fand nun das „Mosul Traditional Music Festival“ statt. Erfahrt in diesem Interview mehr über meine Reise:

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30. March 2022

#NoWar - House concert with Igor Levit because of the war in Ukraine

Europäische Waffenexporte, ein #NoWar-Hauskonzert mit Igor Levit und meine Reise in den Irak

Diesen Monat lag der Fokus meiner Arbeit auf dem Krieg in der Ukraine. Unter Anderem ging es um europäische Waffenexporte und wie wir mit einer feministische Außenpolitik Kriegen entgegenwirken können. Erfahrt hier mehr:

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30. March 2022

The Strategic Partnership with the Gulf States: Exchange in the European Parliament

Cooperation in the energy sector, the EU's role in regional security and the impact of the Ukraine war on EU-Gulf relations: These were some of the issues I raised at yesterday's hearing.

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23. March 2022

Hannah bei ihrer Plenarrede zum Thema: sexuelle Belästigung

Mein Telegram-Channel, ein „Wo-Mensplainer“ zum Thema sexuelle Belästigung – und unsere neue Studie zu Klima & Außenpolitik

Mehr Informationen zu meiner neuen Präsenz auf Telegram, meiner Plenarrede zu 4 Jahren #MeToo und unserer brandneuen Grüne/EFA-Studie findet ihr in diesem „Monthly“!

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21. December 2021

Hannah's EU News: My Telegram channel!

My Telegram channel in English and Arabic is online! You can read more about it in this article.

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17. December 2021

Mein Besuch in der Golfregion, der neue #SHEcurity-Index – und unser Entwurf für eine europäische Waffenexportkontrolle

Mehr zum neuen #SHEcurity Index 2021, zu unserem Entwurf für eine Verordnung zur Waffenexportkontrolle auf EU-Ebene und meiner Reise durch die Golfregion findet ihr in meinem „Monthly“!

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30. November 2021

Hannah bei ihrem Besuch in der Golfregion

My visit to the Gulf region (Qatar – United Arab Emirates – Iraq)

Despite Corona, I was able to visit the Gulf region again. Read more about my visit to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq in this article!

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26. November 2021

Solidarity with parliamentarians worldwide: Launch of a twinning initiative of the European Parliament

The programme I initiated is aimed at parliamentarians who, for example, are threatened in their home countries because of their work or are prevented from exercising their mandate.

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30. June 2021

My visit to Iraq and Northeast Syria

In October and November, for about two weeks, I visited Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul in Iraq as well as Qamishli and Hassakeh in Northeast Syria. I met with activists, parliamentarians, ministers, military leaders and diplomats. Find out more here

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13. January 2021

10 years Arab Spring: No arms export to Egypt! My Plenary speech

In December's plenary I spoke about the arms exports of President Macron to the Egyptian dictator al-Sisi. Click here to learn more

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17. December 2020

My plenary speech on Nasrin Sotoudeh and the situation in Iran

Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh fights for human rights in Iran and is thrown into prison for it time and time again. I talked about the unbreakable woman in this plenary speech.

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17. December 2020

The al-Hol camp in Syria - a ticking time bomb

The Al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria is a ticking time bomb. I had to find this out during my visit in November. Several European newspapers reported on my impressions, read more here

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12. December 2020

Meine Plenarrede zum Abraham-Abkommen

Diese Woche haben wir im Plenum das “Abraham-Abkommen” diskutiert. Die Unterzeichner preisen das Abkommen als Friedensbringer an.
Die Wirklichkeit wird noch zeigen, wie Ernst sie es meinen. Hier könnte ihr meine Plenarrede sehen

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16. November 2020

Human rights conditionality in EU funding to Egypt- written question

Here you can read my written question on human rights conditionality in EU funding to Egypt and the Commission's answer.

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21. October 2020

Iranian civil society has a strong voice - listen to it! My plenary speech on the situation in Iran

In plenary we discussed the human rights situation in Iran. Iranian civil society has a strong voice which we must include in our policies in the region, more on this in my speech.

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8. October 2020

The situation of Women Rights’ defenders in Saudi Arabia- written question

Here you can read my written question regarding the situation of Women Rights' defenders in Saudi Arabia and the Commission's answer.

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3. October 2020

My statement on the abolishment of the “kafala system” in Qatar

The Qatar government has finally abolished a system of labor market laws that threatened the basic human rights of migrant workers for decades. Together with MEP Maria Arena I issued a statement.

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9. September 2020

The EU must speak with one voice in the Middle East - Interview with the Böll Foundation

Together with Lina Khatib, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme of London's "Chatham House" and Bente Scheller, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin, I discussed the role of the EU in the Middle East.

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2. July 2020

Syria Donor Conference: It's only together that the EU can influence Syria's future

Die EU ist bereits die größte Geberin humanitärer Hilfe. Zukünftig wird sie auch Wiederaufbaumaßnahmen finanzieren müssen – und sollte dies strategisch nutzen.

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30. June 2020