ARTICLE 1: ABUSE OF POWER

All the delegations have the samestructure: they have one chair and two vice-chairs, who are elected by the delegation's members. All delegation members are nominated by Parliament's political groups, with the total composition of eacg delegation reflecting Parliament's overall political balance. Every single MEP is a member of a standing delegation

EU-RUSSIA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

After the UK’s withdrawal from the EU comes into force, the 73 MEPs elected in the UK will leave the European Parliament and the number of total seats will be reduced to 705. Out of the 73 UK’s seats, 46 seats will be kept for future EU enlargements, while 27 will be redistributed to some EU countries.

While no country will lose any seat, some will gain new seats

Leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia will participate in a Normandy summit on December 9 in Paris. The Normandy summit will be the first in three years of its kind and will discuss ways to achieve peace in the occupied eastern territories of Ukraine.

Ukraine Objectives

“ Russia is not a threat to Europe. Times have changed since the Cold War, when the Soviet Union was indeed Europe’s biggest threat. Today, Europe’s main threats come from elsewhere: primarily, the fear of immigration and the lack of economic recovery, especially in southern and eastern European counties. Together, these fuel citizens’ anxieties to the benefit of populist parties, who offer no effective solutions but very powerful rhetoric.

1. Ursula von der Leyen (Germany), President
2. Frans Timmermans (The Netherlands), Executive Vice President for Green Deal
3. Margrethe Vestager (Denmark), Executive Vice President for Digital Age and Competition
4. Valdis Dombrovskis (Latva), Executive Vice President for Economy and Social Affairs
5. Josep Borrell (Spain), Vice President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
6. Dubravka Suica (Croatia), Vice President Democracy & Demography

The problem Russia has today in its relationship with the European Union is that  Europeans and especially European decision-makers are not hearing Russia’s side of the argument. They instead hear a one-sided media mantra that categorically assigns Russia the role of the bad guy in international relations. If Russia wants to effectuate change in the European Union and EU foreign policy towards Russia, then it starts with having a pro-Russia lobby in the EU dedicated to that mission.