The Greens/EFA group is very pleased to welcome activists from Ukraine in the European Parliament in Strasbourg this Wednesday. You can follow our hearing via livestream.
WHEN: Wednesday 11 December 2013 , 17:30-19:00
WHERE: European Parliament - Strasbourg - Room R3.1
The Greens have expressed serious concern about the situation in Ukraine and the crackdown against democratic pro-EU demonstrations and pushed to ensure it is a priority item of the plenary session. The EU needs to do all in its power to support the pro-European mobilisation. To this end, the Greens have pushed for a special EP delegation to be sent to Kiev. The EU needs to be unified in its response both to Ukraine and Russia. In the medium term, committing to visa liberalisation and university exchange programmes will also give concrete support to young Ukrainians.
With Ukrainian guest speakers:
- Iegor SOBOLIEV, former journalist, co-founder of a new political movement "Volia"
- Svitlana ZALISHCHUK, activist of the civic movement "New Citizen"
- Juri DURKOT, journalist
- Dr. Kyryl SAVIN, Director, Regional office Kiew, Heinrich-Boell Foundation
