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Ukraine on AFETs agenda

Strasbourg, 21 May 2013
 
Ukraine on AFET's agenda
 
Ukraine will be coming up on the agenda of the Committee on Foreign Affairs several times in the coming days. On Monday 27th May, the Committee will hold an exchange of views with M. Leonid Kozhara, Foreign Minister of Ukraine. "We want  to assess the progress made by his country in complying with benchmarks established by the European Parliament and the Council last December, also in view of the Eastern Partnership's Summit, which will take place in Vilnius next November" stated Mr Elmar Brok, chair of the committee, yesterday.
 
Before this exchange of views, the Committee will hold on Thursday 23rd May, in Strasbourg, a hearing on the recent political developments in the presence of representatives from the two major opposition parties, Batkivschyna and UDAR, and two experts with undisputable knowledge of the country, M.Thomas Markert, Secretary of the Venice Commission, and M.Mikael Lyngbo from the Danish Helsinki Committee.
 
The two leaders of Batkivschyna and UDAR, Mr Yatsenyuk and Mr Klychko, were foreseen to take part in the debate and had already provisionally confirmed their presence.
 
Unfortunately, their participation had to be cancelled, due to a change of the agenda of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada for the very same date. They now have to stay in Kyiv and will be replaced by other prominent members of their respective parties. "Strangely enough, the change in the agenda of the Rada was decided suddenly after the hearing had been publicised" commented Mr Brok. "However, I am sure that this hearing will provide our members with political insight into and expert analysis of the real situation in Ukraine. Furthermore Mr Yatsenyuk and Mr Klychko have agreed to come and address our committee as soon as possible".

   
 
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High level conference on "Understanding Political Islam: Views from Within"

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Latest study / note prepared by EAVA / IMPA and linked to the committee :

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Press release

Mr Elmar BROK, Chair of the AFET Committee, met with Mr Andrew MURRISON, UK Minister for International Security, on Wednesday, 24 April, in Brussels where they exchanged views on topical EU security-related matters and in particular the reform of the European External Action Service, the future of European Defence in preparation for a European Council discussion on Defence in December 2013. In addition, Mr BROK and Minister MURRISON discussed German-British defence interests and specifically the need to build on the close cooperation between the UK and Germany in the continued use of training facilities.

   
 
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Kumitat responsabbli:
 
1.    għall-politika estera u ta' sigurtà komuni (PESK) u għall-politika Ewropea ta' sigurtà u ta' difiża (PESD). F'dan il-kuntest il-kumitat ikun assistit minn sottokumitat għas-sigurtà u d-difiża;
 
2.    għar-relazzjonijiet ma' istituzzjonijiet u entitajiet oħra ta' l-UE, man-Nazzjonijiet Uniti u ma' organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali oħra u ma' assembleji interparlamentari għal kwistjonijiet li jaqgħu taħt ir-responsabbiltà tiegħu;
 
3.    għat-tisħiħ tar-relazzjonijiet politiċi ma' pajjiżi terzi, b'mod partikulari pajjiżi li jinsabu fil-qrib ħafna ta' l-Unjoni, permezz ta' programmi importanti ta' koperazzjoni u assistenza jew permezz ta' ftehimiet internazzjonali bhal ftehimiet ta' assoċjazzjoni jew sħubija;
 
4.    għall-ftuħ, il-kontroll u l-konklużjoni ta' negozjati dwar l-adeżjoni ta' Stati Ewropej ma' l-Unjoni;
 
5.    għal kwistjonijiet li jirrigwardaw id-drittijiet tal-bniedem, il-protezzjoni tal-minoranzi u l-promozzjoni ta' valuri demokratiċi f'pajjiżi terzi. F'dan il-kuntest il-kumitat ikun assistit minn sottokumitat għad-drittijiet tal-bniedem. Mingħajr preġudizzju għar-regoli applikabbli, membri ta' kumitati u entitajiet oħra li għandhom kompetenzi f'dan il-qasam għandhom jiġu mistiedna sabiex jattendu l-laqgħat tas-sottokumitat.
 
 
Il-kumitat jikkoordina x-xogħol tal-kumitati parlamentari konġunti u tal-kumitati parlamentari ta' koperazzjoni kif ukoll ix-xogħol tad-delegazzjonijiet interparlamentari u tad-delegazzjonijiet ad hoc u ta' missjonijiet inkarigati mill-kontoll elettorali li jaqgħu taħt il-kompetenzi tiegħu.
 
 
 
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Merħba
 
Elmar Brok, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
 

Merħba fil-websajt tal-Kumitat għall-Affarijiet Barranin tal-Parlament Ewropew!
 
Bħala l-akbar potenza ekonomika fid-dinja u l-fornitur l-aktar importanti tal-għajnuna għall-iżvilupp, l-Unjoni Ewropea, permezz tat-Trattat ta' Lisbona ġiet mgħammra bil-kompetenzi u l-mezzi essenzjali, sabiex tkun tista' tmexxi politika għall-affarijiet barranin ambizzjuża u koerenti.
 
Il-Parlament Ewropew ikkonferixxa l-leġittimità demokratika illimitata lill-kummerċ estern tal-Unjoni, li huwa bbażat fuq il-valuri fundamentali Ewropej tad-demokrazija u l-istat ta' dritt li huma fil-qalba tal-ħidma ta’ kostruzzjoni tal-Ewropa.
Madankollu l-istituzzjonijiet waħedhom mhumiex biżżejjed: Teħtieġ ir-rieda politika sabiex jingħelbu d-differenzi interni u l-mentalitajiet protezzjonistiċi jew saħansitra nazzjonalistiċi.
 
Il-Kumitat għall-Affarijiet Barranin jikkontribwixxi għat-tfassil u l-kontroll tal-politika barranija, li jissodisfaw l-interessi tal-Unjoni u l-aspettattivi taċ-ċittadini tal-UE fir-rigward tas-sigurtà, jiżgura stabilità fir-reġjuni madwar l-UE u jiggarantixxi koerenza u effiċjenza.  B'mod partikolari, aħna konxji dwar il-fatt li Ewropa li titkellem b'vuċi waħda biss, tista' tagħti vuċi f'din id-dinja lill-Ewropej u l-popli tagħha.