Energy security, EU-Eastern relations and geopolitical challenges are set to be among the focus points of the 8th session of the joint parliamentary assembly.
Members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly will meet in Tbilisi, Georgia, for the 8th Ordinary Session, from 8 to
10 December. The Assembly is comprised of 60 MEPs and 10 members from each of
the participating parliaments of the Eastern European partners (Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).
Georgian Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze will open the session on 9
December. The meetings will be co-chaired by MEP Andrius
Kubilius (EPP, LT) and Ivan Krulko, member of the
Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).
European Parliament President David Sassoli will be represented in Tbilisi by Vice-President Klara Dobrev (S&D, HU).
Political affairs, economic integration, energy security and social matters
The opening session will be preceded by several meetings of the different Euronest committees and working groups, focussing on a wide range of subjects.
Participants will adopt resolutions on political affairs, economic integration, energy security and social matters. As 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, members will also reflect on the future of this policy, in the run-up to the next Eastern Partnership Summit scheduled to take place in the spring of 2020.
Background
The Euronest PA 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 making the
Eastern Partnership visible.