Jüri Ratas discusses contribution of parliaments in addressing Ukraine crisis with EU counterparts

Today and tomorrow, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas participates in the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where the contribution of parliaments in addressing the Ukraine crisis and in building resilience for democratic governance will be discussed.

The President of the Riigikogu will deliver a speech at the session devoted to the European Union as the guarantor of stability, security and prosperity in the region. The role of parliaments in speeding up the enlargement process of the EU will be discussed as well at the debates. The good practices of parliaments in dealing with strategic EU documents, role of parliamentary diplomacy and interparliamentary cooperation will also be spoken about at the Conference.

The Speakers of EU Parliaments meeting in Ljubljana will also give their assessment to the work of the parliaments during the epidemic and discuss increasing resilience of parliaments in emergency situations.

Besides attending the Conference, the President of the Riigikogu will have bilateral meetings in Ljubljana with President of the Storting (Parliament) of Norway Masud Gharahkhani, Speaker of the Althingi (Parliament) of Iceland Birgir Ármannsson, President of the Bundestag of Germany Bärbel Bas, Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Nikola Minchev, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Gordan Jandroković and Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania Vasile-Daniel Suciu.

The President of the Riigikogu will also attend the meetings of the Speakers of the parliaments of the Baltic States and Poland and the Speakers of the parliaments of the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States, where joint action plans for the future will be discussed.

The Conference will be live streamed online.

Source: Parliament of Estonia