Today, history is in the making as a meeting between the newly elected President of UEL, Mr George Katrougalos and President of PACE, Mr Tiny Kox, member and former UEL President, takes place. Both discussed the developments following military aggression… Continue Reading
We denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, namely of article 2(4) of the UN Charter and customary international law, demand its immediate end and reiterate that war can never be a solution. We… Continue Reading
The UEL group is deeply concerned about the increased escalation between Ukraine and Russia. The UEL calls on both countries and all other geopolitical players to de-escalate the tensions and resolve the conflict by diplomatic means. It must be… Continue Reading
“After five years of absence, Russia finally fulfills its obligation to send a delegation from the Russian parliament to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. This puts an end to the “cafeteria interpretation” on the Russian side that… Continue Reading
UEL Chair Mr Tiny Kox welcomes today’s decisions of the Rules Committee during its meeting in Paris. The Committee, by a large majority, adopted proposals of Rapporteur Mrs Petra de Sutter which make it possible for Russia and Bosnia and… Continue Reading
During the PACE Presidential Committee meeting in Copenhagen it was decided to invite the representatives of the Russian Parliament to participate in discussions about the future of the Council of Europe and the role of PACE. Earlier during their visit… Continue Reading
Mr. Kox highlighted that in the meetings with his Russian colleagues, amongst who Mr Kosachev, Mr. Lukin, Mr. Zuganov, Mr. Melnikov and Mr. Mironov, the clear wish, from all sides, was expressed that “we should and could find an acceptable… Continue Reading
During the commemoration events in St. Petersburg and Moscow from 3-7 November Mr. Kox (The Netherlands) participated among other events in the international forum of Left Forces « October 1917: Breakthrough towards Socialism » where he highlighted the binding European Convention… Continue Reading
During the second day of the Autumn Session the President of Czech Republic addressed the Assembly on issues of human rights, economic diplomacy, migration and his opposition to sanctions against Russia which are a “lose-lose strategy” instead of “win-win”. On behalf… Continue Reading
On behalf of the whole UEL Group, Mr. Kox expressed sincere condolences to the people of Russia, the relatives of the victims and wish for a speedy recovery to those who were wounded after the metro blast in St. Petersburg. The images of… Continue Reading