This declaration was made in
the general statement of Interparliamentray Assembly of the Verkhovna Rada of
Ukraine, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Sejm and Senate of the
Republic of Poland signed by Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine, Irena Degutiene, Speaker of the Seiams of the Lithuanian Republic
and Bogdan Borusewicz, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.
Having considered the initiative of the European Energy Community, the Interparliamentray Assembly is convinced that the present tools of the European energy policy, in particular, market liberalization and energy interconnections play an essential role and should develop in future. The declared European solidarity in the situation of economic and energy crisis should be supported by real actions, diversification of the energy sources and urgent implementation of the relevant projects.
The general statement also declares that the common European energy policy needs external dimension based on independent financial tools of the Community.
The Interparliamentray Assembly declared the necessity to strengthen the foreign energy policy of the European Union due to new challenges. The Assembly upholds the perspective of a stronger single energy policy of the EU and formation of an integrated European gas and electric energy markets.
The idea of establishing the European Union Agency on Gas Procurement requires more attention on the part of EU member countries, as well as instructions of the European Union.
The general statement informs that the parliamentary union deems
it necessary to render assistance to Ukraine on the part of the European Union to implement the EU legislation in the framework of
Energy Community membership.
The Interparliamentary Assembly welcomes the efforts of the EU to support modernization of Ukrainian gas transport infrastructure; facilitates development of the oil pipeline project "Odesa-Brody-Plotsk-Gdansk" and its implementation.
The Assembly calls for availing of the Eastern Partnership as a tool for strengthening the dialogue between Ukraine and the EU in the energy sector.
The General statement of the Assembly was forwarded to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Parliaments and Governments of other EU member countries.