In his meeting speech, the head of the Permanent delegation of the Ukrainian Parliament to the EURONEST PA Borys Tarasiuk extended his thanks to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the European Parliament (EP) on the whole for supporting Ukraine on its path to democratic changes and opposing the Russian aggression.
He propped an Eastern Partnership summit report prepared by the EP committee, having indicated the summit would be preceded by the EURONEST PA 6th session, which was scheduled to take place in Kyiv in the late October that year. With a brief view over the preparations, the delegation head voiced his high hopes for success of the summit.
He also called
on the European parliamentarians to unite in view of the threats and challenges
emanating from Russia. B.Tarasiuk stressed that “it is not the EU and Eastern
Partnership countries that rise against Russia -- it’s conversely the Russian
Federation that opposes all of us”.
In reply to a MP’s claim regarding the education law recently adopted by Ukraine, Borys Tarasiuk said that any knocks and faultfinding had no grounds as Ukraine had been and always was pursuing a balanced policy of guaranteeing all language rights to the indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, which could not be said about the three well-known EU countries against the Ukrainian minority group.
Nota bene
What Euronest is?
The EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly is a parliamentary forum to promote political association and further economic integration between the European Union and the Eastern European Partners. Euronest is to contribute to the strengthening, development and visibility of the Eastern Partnership, as the institution responsible for parliamentary consultation, supervision and monitoring.
Who takes part in Euronest?
The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly consists of the European Parliament delegation and the Eastern European Partners' (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) delegations. The EP delegates 60 members, the Eastern Partners 10 each.
How Euronest works?
The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly includes the plenary, chaired by two Co-Presidents, the Bureau, four standing committees and two working groups.
How often it meets?
The Euronest PA meets once a year, alternately in an Eastern European Partner country and on the premises of the European Parliament in one of its places of work (Brussels, Luxembourg or Strasbourg). The standing committees of the Euronest PA meet twice per year. The working groups meet on occasional basis.