On 15-16 October 2016, the joint political meeting of the UEF and JEF Political Commissions on Foreign Affairs will bring together experts, politicians and activists to discuss key European policy areas. This meeting will address one of the most challenging issues facing Europe at present: its foreign policy.

In five sessions focusing in turn on institutional challenges, the migration crisis, the system of global governance, and the future of European defence, we aim to discuss key questions in the current debate and develop Federalist responses to deliver European solutions.

SESSION I: STOCK-TAKING - WHAT IS REALLY EUROPEAN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY TODAY?

SESSION II: EUROPE'S CHALLENGES ON THE EASTERN BORDERS

SESSION III: EUROPE'S CHALLENGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

SESSION IV: THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE

SESSION V: EUROPE'S GLOBAL CHALLENGES - THE LIMITS OF EU FOREIGN POLICY, THE POSSIBILITIES IN A FEDERAL EUROPE

The meeting organised by UEF in cooperation with JEF and UEF Portugal.