davidmcallister @davidmcallister@respublicae.eu

RT @EP_ForeignAff: 🔴LIVE NOW

🇺🇦 #EPlenary debate with @JosepBorrellF and @sweden2023eu on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine

📺Watch⤵️ https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1OyKAVAYolbGb

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As negotiations between London & Brussels on the Northern Ireland Protocol have picked up pace, I was intrigued to hear @McHughJoeTD's opinion. As Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs in the @OireachtasNews, he has relentlessly built bridges between Ireland & the UK.

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RT @europarl_en: Starting soon: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address MEPs in a formal sitting in Brussels this morning.

It will be streamed live here.

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The latter remains the key indicator for Moldova's political association and economic integration with the EU.

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For the first time since the country acquired EU candidate status, the EU-Moldova Association Council met in Brussels today. Focus lay on sectoral cooperation, convergence in our foreign & security policies and the state of Moldova’s reform path. 🇲🇩🇪🇺

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Russia’s war of aggression intensified calls for the JOINT procurement of #defence capabilities. Only 18% of defence investment is done in cohort. Unnecessary competition & duplication are the results. #EDIRPA will be a crucial vehicle to leverage our joint purchasing power.

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Following seven months of tumultuous internal politics in the #UK, we are finally consulting in the UK Coordination Group with @MarosSefcovic. He will brief us on the latest state of play in negotiations on the implementation of the #Protocol on Northern Ireland.

#Brexit 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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RT @EP_ForeignAff: In a joint statement, leading MEPs express their condolences with the many victims and their families of the earthquake in Türkiye and support the immediate response of the European Union. @davidmcallister @tomastobe @isabel_mep
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230206IPR72201/statement-on-the-powerful-earthquake-in-southern-turkiye-and-northern-syria

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RT @EP_ForeignAff: „The EU stands by the Turkish people in this critical moment. Let us work together to overcome the
effects of this disaster by coordinated rescue efforts.“ Chair of the EP Delegation for Türkiye @SLagpdinsky on disastrous earthquake
Full statement

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-tr/documents/communiques

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With #democracy retreating in many parts of the world, the #EU must become a stronger geopolitical player & place the maintenance of democratic institutions at the heart of its strategic interests.

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Pleasure to meet with @KevinCasasZ, Secretary General of @Int_IDEA. As an international organisation, the @Int_IDEA and the @EP_DEG share a similar vocation:

- to advance sustainable democracy and
- to improve and consolidate electoral processes
world-wide

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The #CFSP and #CSDP Reports adopted on 18 January in #plenary call once again for decision-making on the basis of qualified majority.

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Progress in this latent debate requires persuasion & can only be gradual. Rather than repeatedly stressing the policy paralysis associated with unanimous voting, it takes an affirmative narrative to sell qualified majority voting #QMV as a democratic success to all member states.
RT @EPPGroup: The EU has often been blocked from taking decisive action on the world stage because of the need for consensus among the EU 27.

We need majority voting for a stronger EU …

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The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO could add a new dynamic to this cooperation while also significantly transforming the strategic position of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in the Baltic Sea.

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Power politics has come back with a vengeance. There are few places in which the repercussions are felt more acutely than in the #balticsea region. Together with @NATO, the EU can play a stronger role in securing the Baltic region.

@EPPGroup Day

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🇸🇪Aron Emilsson
🇺🇦@ChairOlek
🇬🇧@aliciakearns

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🇪🇪@SuttAndres
🇱🇻@RihardsKols
🇱🇹@ZygisPavilionis
🇧🇪@ElsVanHoofcdenv
🇧🇬@EZaharievaMFA
🇭🇷Gari Capelli
🇨🇿@zenisek_m
🇨🇿@PavelFischer
🇩🇰@michaelaastrup
🇫🇮@Halla_aho
🇩🇪@MiRo_SPD
🇮🇪@CharlieFlanagan
🇳🇱@rudmer
🇳🇴Ine Eriksen Søreide
🇵🇱@radekfogiel
🇵🇱@BogdanKlich
🇸🇮Predrag Bakovič
🇪🇸@pmklose

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Vladimir Putin's place is before an international criminal court.

As Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees of our respective Parliaments, we advocate the establishment of a dedicated international tribunal. 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇵🇱🇨🇿🇪🇺🇧🇬🇩🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇸🇸🇪🇸🇮 🇳🇴🇳🇱🇮🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇭🇷🇧🇪

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