MEPs to meet members of Eastern Partnership parliaments for the 4th time in Yerevan

MEPs and MPs of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) states' will meet for 4th Ordinary Session of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Yerevan, Armenia, 16-18 March. Energy policy, Russian aggression, relations with Belarus and a message for the next EaP summit in Riga are among the issues on the table. The session will be chaired by Euronest co-presidents Heidi Hautala (Greens, FI) and Boris Tarasyuk (Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine). The meetings will take place in the National Assembly of Armenia.

Monday, 16 March

9:30-11:30     The Eastern Partnership in a New Context: session with civil society        
14:00-17:00

        - Meeting of Committee on Economic Integration, Legal Approximation, Convergence with EU Policies

          (Room N 334)

        - Meeting of the Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy (Golden Hall)
17.15-20.15

        - Meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Culture and Civil Society (Golden Hall)

        - Meeting of the Committee on Energy Security (Room N 334)

Tuesday, 17 March

10:00-12:00    Informal meetings of the “political families” in Armenian political parties’ headquarters
15:00-16:15    Formal opening of the 4th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly  
        - Address by Mr. Galust SAHAKYAN, Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly
        - Address by H.E. Mr Serzh SARGSYAN, President of the Republic of Armenia
        - Address by MEP Ryszard CZARNECKI, Vice-President of the European Parliament
        - Address by Mr. Traian HRISTEA, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, on behalf of the EU
        - Address by Mr. Borys TARASYUK, Co-President of the Euronest PA
        - Address by Mrs. Heidi HAUTALA, Co-President of the Euronest PA
16:15-16:40    Family photo and “Euronest tree” planting ceremony
16:45-19:15    First working session
        Presentations, debates and adoption of draft resolutions prepared by EURONEST committees
        -  on European Neighbourhood instrument
        -  on cooperation in road, rail and transport projects
        -  on energy cooperation
        -  on intercultural dialogue
        - on the Russian aggression in Ukraine (prepared by the Euronest Bureau)

Wednesday, 18 March

9:00-12:30     Second working session
        - with the EU Commisioner for neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations Johannes Hahn:

        exchange on Eastern Partnership Riga summit
        - debate on the EU financial assistance and progress of reforms in EaP countries
14:00-17:00     Third working session
        - Presentation of a report and exchange on activities of the working group on Belarus
17:15- 17:45    Press Conference by Co-Presidents of the Euronest PA MEP Heidi HAUTALA and Mr Borys TARASYUK (Room N334)

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