EUU, Alm.del - 2021-22 - Bilag 360: COSAC udsender erklæring om støtte til Ukraine

Europaudvalget 2021-22
EUU Alm.del Bilag 360
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Conference of Parliamentary Committees for European Union Affairs

in European Union Affairs (COSAC)

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE

ATTACKED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

(Version of 5

March 2022)

We, representing the European Parliament and the European Affairs Committees of the

Parliaments of the French Republic, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Austria, the

Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Cyprus, the

Bundestag

of the

Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic

Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Croatia, Hungary,

Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the

Republic of Latvia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese

Republic, Romania, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Slovak Republic, welcoming the

resolution of 1 March 2022 of the European Parliament on the Russian aggression against

Ukraine,

1. Consider null and void the recognition of the self-proclaimed separatist entities of

Ukraine by Russia on 21 February 2022 and unacceptable the act of war that the

Russian Federation has taken responsibility for committing against Ukraine since

24 February 2022, with the complicity of Belarus, in violation of the general

principles of international law of sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, and

which undermines European and global security and stability,

On the management of the current crisis

2. Express our utmost solidarity with the democratically-elected authorities of

Ukraine and with the Ukrainian people, our sympathy with the loss and suffering

they are enduring, and our admiration for their courage in fighting and resisting

aggression,

EUU, Alm.del - 2021-22 - Bilag 360: COSAC udsender erklæring om støtte til Ukraine

3. Strongly call on Russia and Belarus to cease fire, to immediately and

unconditionally withdraw their military forces and equipment deployed in Ukraine,

and to cease their cyber attacks,

4. Call on Russia to allow safe and unhindered access for humanitarian aid to those in

need,

5. Welcome the unprecedented sanctions taken by the European Union against the

Russian Federation and Belarus, and call on the European Union to go further if

necessary in this direction in coordination with our partners and allies,

6. Endorse the initiatives that the European Union has taken without delay to support

Ukraine by all means, political, financial, humanitarian and logistical, in particular

under the European Peace Facility and the European Civil Protection Mechanism,

which will contribute to strengthening the capabilities and resilience of the

Ukrainian armed forces to defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the

country and to protect the civilian population against the ongoing military

aggression, and call for the reinforcement of these actions as necessary in

coordination with our partners and allies,

7. Invite the European Union to organise itself as soon as possible to receive, in

solidarity and under the best conditions, the Ukrainian refugees who are

condemned to exodus by this war,

8. Affirm the need to involve national parliaments, several of which have adopted

resolutions on the war in Ukraine, in decisions on the management of the crisis, as

they will have important repercussions for the Member States and their citizens,

On the longer-term strategic issues for the European Union

9. Affirm our commitment to the values of the European Union which, under Article

3 of the Treaty on European Union, contributes in particular to peace, security,

mutual respect among peoples, the protection of human rights and the strict

observance and development of international law, in particular respect for the

principles of the United Nations Charter,

10. Insist on the imperative respect for the democratic choices, sovereignty and

territorial integrity of all states, including Georgia and the Republic of Moldova,

11. Call on the Heads of State or Government, meeting at the European Council on 24

and 25 March 2022, to adopt an ambitious version of the "strategic compass" and

to strengthen its first pillar, relating to crisis management, in order to provide the

Union with a lasting and credible response capability,

12. Believe that this war only reinforces the need to deepen the Common Security and

Defence Policy, and to strengthen cooperation with the Eastern Partnership

countries, particularly in the fight against hybrid threats,

13. Judge that this conflict, and its impact on grain and energy prices, also requires

strengthening Europe's strategic autonomy, particularly in food and energy.

EUU, Alm.del - 2021-22 - Bilag 360: COSAC udsender erklæring om støtte til Ukraine

Ms Sabine THILLAYE

Head of delegation

French National Assembly

Mr Nik PREBIL

Head of delegation

Slovenian National Assembly

Mr Ondřej BENEŠÍK

Head of delegation

Czech Chamber of Deputies

Mr Othmar KARAS

Head of delegation

European Parliament

Mr Reinhold LOPATKA

Head of the delegation

Austrian Parliament

Mr Gaëtan VAN GOIDSENHOVEN

Head of delegation

Belgian Senate

Ms Christiana EROTOKRITOU

Head of delegation

Cypriot House of Representatives

Mr Kim VALENTIN

Head of delegation

Danish Parliament

Mr Dimitris KAIRIDIS

Head of delegation

Hellenic Parliament

Ms Satu HASSI

Head of delegation

Finnish Parliament

Mr François RAPIN

Head of delegation

French Senate

Mr Bojan KEKEC

Head of delegation

Slovenian National Council

Mr David SMOLJAK

Head of delegation

Czech Senate

Mr Antonio TAJANI

Head of delegation

European Parliament

Ms Eliane TILLIEUX

President of the Belgian House of

Representatives

Ms Denitsa SIMEONOVA

Head of delegation

Bulgarian National Assembly

Mr Anton HOFREITER

Head of delegation

German Bundestag

Ms Margit SUTROP

Head of delegation

Estonian Parliament

Ms Susana SUMELZO

Head of delegation

Spanish Congress of Deputies

Mr Domagoj HAJDUKOVIĆ

Head of delegation

Croatian Parliament

Sean HAUGHEY

Head of delegation

Irish Parliament

Mr Sergio BATTELLI

Head of delegation

Mr Richárd HÖRCSIK

Chair of the European Affairs Committee

Hungarian National Assembly

Mr Dario STEFANO

Head of delegation

EUU, Alm.del - 2021-22 - Bilag 360: COSAC udsender erklæring om støtte til Ukraine

Italian Chamber of Deputies

Mr Arminas LYDEKA

Head of delegation

Lithuanian Parliament

Mr Uldis BUDRIĶIS

Chair of the European Affairs Committee

Latvian Parliament

Mr Joris BACKER

Head of delegation

Dutch Senate

Mr Bodgan KLICH

Chair of the Committee on Foreign and

European Affairs

Polish Senate

Mr Ștefan MUȘOIU

Head of delegation

Romanian Chamber of Deputies

Mr Pyry NIEMI

Head of delegation

Swedish Parliament

Italian Senate

Mr Yves CRUCHTEN

Head of delegation

Luxemburgish Chamber of Deputies

Ms Laura BROMET

Head of delegation

Dutch House of Representatives

Ms Anita CZERWINSKA

Vice-Chair of the EU Affairs Committee

Polish Sejm

Mr Luis CAPOULAS SANTOS

Head of delegation

Portuguese Assembly of the Republic

Mr Angel TÎLVĂR

Head of delegation

Romanian Senate

Ms Vladimíra MARCINKOVÁ

Head of delegation

Slovak National Council

We, representing the Republic of Albania, the Principality of Andorra, the Swiss

Confederation, Georgia, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, express our

solidarity with the statement above:

Ms Etilda GJONAJ

Head of delegation

Albanian Parliament

Mr Benedikt WÜRTH

Head of delegation

Swiss Federal Assembly

Mr Bjarni JÓNSSON

Head of delegation

Icelandic Parliament

Ms Judith SALAZAR

Head of delegation

Andorran General Council

Ms Maka BOCHORISHVILI

Head of delegation

Georgian Parliament

Mr Åsmund AUKRUST

Head of delegation

Norwegian Parliament