Members of the European Union Affairs Committee are meeting their colleagues in Brussels with a message on the importance of continued support for Ukraine

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“Ukraine must be supported with weapons, funds, and humanitarian aid, as well as with help in joining the European Union,” Chairman of the EUAC Liisa Pakosta emphasised. “This said, the Union must also strengthen its defence industry and cooperate with Ukraine. The goal is to help Ukraine win the war and to strengthen the defence capabilities of the Union.”

Member of the Committee Hanah Lahe will also deliver a speech on gender equality and pay gap, highlighting the inadequate representation of women and young people in politics. “The approaching European Parliament elections offer an opportunity to the representatives of all the Member States and political parties to emphasise the importance of gender equality, closing the pay gap, combating gender-based violence, and increasing the participation of young people and women in politics,” Lahe says in her speech.

Members of national parliaments present at the Plenary Meeting will also discuss outlooks for EU strategic development and future; open strategic autonomy, competitiveness, and performance; and democracy and rule of law.

Pakosta is also taking part in a visit organised by the European Commission for opinion leaders in Brussels, which includes a range of meetings. The focus of the discussions is on Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, Europe’s defence industry, rule of law in the European Union, elections in Europe, digital Europe, and budgetary principles of the European Union.

For more information, please contact: Liisa Pakosta, phone +372 502 6191

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Source: Parliament of Estonia