11th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: EU support to Ukraine and enlargement

EU support for Ukraine and the future of the Eastern Partnership are set to feature on the agenda of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Euronest parliamentary assembly.

Members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly will meet in Brussels for the 11th Ordinary Session, from Tuesday 19 to Wednesday 20 March. The Assembly is composed of 60 MEPs and 10 members from each of the participating parliaments of the Eastern European partners (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).

European Parliament Vice-President Othmar Karas will open the plenary session on behalf of President Roberta Metsola on Wednesday 20 March. Other prominent guest speakers include Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The meetings will be co-chaired by MEP Andrius Kubilius and Ivan Krulko, a Ukrainian parliamentarian.

The full programme of the event will be uploaded here. All meetings except that of the Bureau and the Working Group on Belarus are open to the public and will be live streamed here.

The future of the Eastern Partnership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Assembly’s opening session will be preceded by meetings of the different Euronest PA standing committees and working groups and this year’s key debate will focus on continued EU support for Ukraine and the impact of EU enlargement on the future of the Eastern Partnership. Participants will also adopt resolutions on political affairs, economic integration and social matters.

Background

The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly was established on 3 May 2011 in Brussels, when the Presidents (or their representatives) of the Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Moldovan, Ukrainian and European Parliaments signed the Assembly's Constitutive Act.

The mission of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly is to promote the conditions necessary to accelerate political association and further economic integration between the EU and the Eastern European Partners, as well as to strengthen cooperation within the region and between the region and the EU. The multilateral Assembly contributes to strengthening, developing, and increasing the visibility of the Eastern Partnership.