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15. September 2011

European Parliament: Moldova should have prospects to join EU one day

The European Parliament approved today by a large majority its recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service to offer Moldova the prospect of joining the EU one day.

02. September 2011

Release of political prisoners in Belarus: a step in the right direction, but not far enough

Release of political prisoners and the offer of a round table. This all cherish hope. But: there is still no evidence of any genuine willingness to carry out reforms or limit Lukashenko's powers.

15. Juli 2011

Meeting Werner Schulz with EaP Civil Society Forum Steering Committee

The EaP Civil Society has soon been in existing for 3 years. This unique project has brought hundreds of civil society organisations from our Eastern Neighbourhood countries together. At the last meeting of the Steering Committee in Brussels I attended their meeting for a couple of hours to exchange thoughts and views about the their work and our activities in the European Parliament.

10. Juni 2011 EU-Russia-Summit

Obstruction of the Civil Society Forum unacceptable

Werner Schulz, first Vice Chairman of the European Parliament delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee responds to the obstruction of the activities of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum during the EU-Russia Summit:

26. Mai 2011 press article

MEP Urges Not to Give Money to Lukashenko

A member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament from the German Green party, Werner Schulz, called on the international community to suspend all financial assistance to Belarus until "radical reforms" are conducted in the country. "Any economic assistance will only play into hands of Lukashenko system and aggravate the problems and fears of the civilian population," said the MEP.

08. Juni 2011 debate and resolution

Green Resolution on the EU-Russia Summit of 9-10 June 11

Im the run-up to the EU-Russia Summit in June in Russia the European Parlament debated about the state of the EU-Russia relations. The Greens/EFA expressed that the cooperation can only be built on shared common values. Among others they called on the Russian to recognize the Civil-Society-Forum, that provides the framework for the inclusion into the the EU-Russia relations.

Speech of Werner Schulz

26. Mai 2011 EP-Meeting

Short note on the extraordinary delegation meeting regarding the case of Sergey Magnitsky

On the 26/5/11the Parliamentary Cooperation Committee EU-Russia invited Mr Browder of the Hermitage Capitel Management and Mr Wiegand, Director for Russia from the EEAS, o update the European Parliament on developments regarding the Magnitsky case. A short report of the meeting.