Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001218/2025
to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Rule 144
Erik Marquardt (Verts/ALE), Tineke Strik (Verts/ALE), Mélissa Camara (Verts/ALE), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Verts/ALE), Hannah Neumann (Verts/ALE)
In February 2022, the Council (under the common foreign and security policy) adopted a decision[1] emphasising the need to continue evacuating, up to December 2022, Afghan nationals and their families who had cooperated with the EU and its Member States. This deadline has since been extended twice and was valid until December 2024[2]. However, despite this extension, the number of Afghans admitted by Member States remains low, leaving many eligible individuals stranded in neighbouring countries or within Afghanistan itself.
Since the most recent Council decision, there have been no updates from the Vice President / High Representative or the European External Action Service (EEAS) on its implementation or achievements.
- 1.When will the EEAS report on the Council decision’s progress or impact on Afghans at risk?
- 2.In the light of the many eligible Afghans still in Afghanistan or neighbouring countries, will the EEAS propose an extension of the Council decision to the Member States?
Submitted: 24.3.2025
- [1] Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/151 of 3 February 2022 on a European Union action to support the evacuation of certain particularly vulnerable persons from Afghanistan, OJ L 25, 4.2.2022, p. 11, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2022/151/oj.
- [2] Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2803 of 11 December 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/151 on a European Union action to support the evacuation of certain particularly vulnerable persons from Afghanistan, OJ L, 2023/2803, 12.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2803/oj.