EMI Political Committee on Europe in the World

Co-Chairs

Yves Bertoncini

Noelle O’Connell (European Movement Ireland)

Committee Members

Francisco Aldecoa (European Movement Spain)

Wojciech Białożyt (European Movement Poland)

Gergana Blazheva (JEF Europe – Young European Federalists)

Niels Bracke (Union Syndicale Fédérale)

Frank Burgdörfer (European Movement Germany)

Peter Cassar Torreggiani (European Movement Malta)

Nina Chabot (Euractiv)

Ioannis Chatziemmanouil (European Movement Greece)

Pier Virgilio Dastoli (European Movement Italy)

Per Hilmersson (European Trade Union Confederation)

Olivier Hinnekens (European Movement Belgium)

Emmanuel Jacob (European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions)

Jimmy Jamar (Europanostra)

Nikola Jazadjiski (European Movement North Macedonia)

Ruben Lombaert (European Movement Belgium)

Stefan Moritz (European Entrepreneurs)

Richard Morris (European Movement UK)

Nataša Owens (European Movement Croatia)

Roderick Pace (European Movement Malta)

Ole Qvist Pedersen (European Movement Denmark)

Aleksis Pekkalin (European Movement Finland)

Mihai Sebe (European Democratic Party)

Edgars Skvariks (European Movement Latvia)

Maxime Staelens (SGI Europe)

Daniel Dariusz Staniek (AEGEE-Europe – European Students’ Forum)

Anne-Rieke Stuhlmann (Samaritan International)

Bardha Tahiri (Kosovar Civil Society Foundation)

Sakari Teerikoski (Preparatory Committee of the European Movement Sweden)

Ivan Vujacic (European Movement Serbia)

Priority Policy Areas

Building a strong and united Europe on the global stage

• Enhancing an effective Common Foreign and Security Policy, in particular in the areas of energy security, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism
• Advancing defence cooperation with better institutional embedding as steps towards a fully-fledged European Defence Union
• Putting in place effective joint management of Europe’s outer borders including legal migration channels for those seeking international protection
• Ensuring orderly and transparent Brexit negotiations that respect the rights of EU and UK citizens and build a strong post-Brexit partnership framework
• Supporting enlargement and the involvement of civil society and all spheres of governments in the negotiations with candidate and potential candidate countries
• Strengthening the Eastern Partnership
• Strengthening commitment on partnerships with the Southern Neighbourhood, building a relationship based on joint priorities, fundamental values and long-term interests

Contributing to a better world

• Strengthening Europe’s role in conflict prevention and resolution, peace-building and peace-keeping
• Promoting human rights, the rule of law and democracy all over the world
• Supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Developments Goals globally
• Advocating for a robust post-Cotonou partnership and development framework
• Fostering open and transparent negotiations on international trade agreements

Recent Policy Positions

• EU-China Relations
• The Future EU-UK Cooperation on Security and Defence
• The Eastern Partnership beyond 2020
• Promoting peace, stability and investment in the Western Balkans
• Strengthening the European Union’s Position on the Global Stage
• Brexit and Now What
• The EU and the Eastern Partnership: a clearer citizens-perspective
• The EU and the Southern Neighbourhood: more than crisis-management
• Globalisation towards Greater Transparency and Inclusiveness
• Future of Europe – The future of European defence
• A safer Europe through increased security and defence cooperation
• Free Movement and Schengen: A No Borders Europe
• European Neighbourhood Policy
• Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Transparency and Access

You can find all policy positions here and all previous resolutions here.

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