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 and Boris Tarasyuk (Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine). The meetings will take place in the National Assembly of Armenia.
Programme
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 parliamentary assembly MEP Heidi HAUTALA and Mr Borys TARASYUK (Room N334)
