Riadne schôdze

D-RU meeting in association with DEG, 14 February 2024

Exchange of views on Why Russia's 2024 presidential "election" matters ? A discussion with the Russian opposition, with:

  • Mrs Natalia ARNO, President of the Free Russia Foundation
  • Mrs Karinna MOSKALENKO, human rights lawyer
  • Mr Vadim PROKHOROV, human rights lawyer for political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza
  • Mrs Mariana KATZAROVA, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation (remote participation)
  • Mr Vladimir MILOV, Vice-President of the Fee Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia
  • Mr Leonid VOLKOV, Anti-corruption Foundation and former chief of staff of Alexei Navalny
  • Mr Sergey BOYKO, elected deputy of Novosibirsk city council, representative of the Russian opposition
  • Mr Luc DEVIGNE, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, EEAS

D-RU meeting, 24 April 2023

Exchange of views on the influence of Russia and China in Central Asia in the context of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, with:
  • Mr Janne LEINO, Programme Manager for Foreign and Security Policy, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)
  • Mr Samuel DOVERI VESTERBYE, Director of European Neighbourhood Council
  • Mr Andrea ROSSI, Deputy Head of Division for Central Asia, EEAS
  • Mr Krzysztof STRACHOTA, Head of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Department at the Centre for Eastern Studies, Poland

D-RU meeting, 6 July 2022

Exchange of views on the Russia-China axis in the context of the war in Ukraine, in the presence of the following guest speakers:
  • Ms Abigaël VASSELIER, Deputy Head of Division for China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Mongolia at the European External Action Service
  • Ms Alice EKMAN, Senior Analyst in charge of the Asia portfolio at the European Union Institute for Security Studies
  • Dr Jakub JAKÓBOWSKI, Senior Policy Fellow, China-EU Programme, Centre for Eastern Studies

D-RU meeting, 16 June 2022

Exchange of views on the Russian weaponisation of global food supply in the context of the war in Ukraine in the presence of the following guest speakers:
  • Mr. Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture
  • Mr. Tymofiy MYLOVANOV, President of the Kyiv School of Economics, advisor to the President Zelenskyy administration and former Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture
  • Mr. Macy MERRIMAN, Director Government and Industry Affairs (Europe) at Corteva Agriscience, member of Euroseeds
  • Mr. Ireneusz FIDOS, Desk Officer Russia, Russia Division, EURCA.3, EEAS

D-RU meeting, 2 June 2022

In camera exchange of views on how to support the Russian civil society during wartime censorship and repression with several external experts.

D-RU Bureau meeting, 2 June 2022

In camera exchange on views among the Bureau members regarding the role of the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) in the context of the war in Ukraine.

D-RU meeting, 23 March 2022

In camera exchange of views on the survival of the civil society and independent media in Russia in face of Kremlin's repression and censorship with several guest speakers.

INGE ordinary meeting in association with D-RU, 15 March 2022

On 15 March 2022, the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation (INGE) in association with the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) organised a meeting that will feature an exchange of views on "Beyond election day: cooperation between China and Russia to influence democratic processes in Europe", in the presence of three guest speakers:

  • Nicolás DE PEDRO, Senior Fellow at The Institute for Statecraft in London, Member of the Experts Pool on Russia at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) in Helsinki
  • Ivana KARASKOVA, China Research Fellow and a Project Coordinator, Association for International Affairs (AMO)
  • Konstantinas ANDRIJAUSKAS, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and International Politics, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University.

D-RU meeting, 31 January 2022

An exchange of views on the security situation and Russian military build-up along the borders of Ukraine with two guest speakers:

  • H.E. Ambassador Vsevolod CHENTSOV, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union
  • Mr Richard TIBBELS, Head of Division, Eastern Partnership Bilateral Relations, European External Action Service

D-RU meeting in association with D-UA, 25 November 2021

An exchange of views following the outcome of the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation in the presence of three guest speakers:

  • Mr Roman UDOT, Co-Chair of the Board, Movement for Defence of Voters' Rights "Golos"
  • Ms Stefanie SCHIFFER, Chair of the Board, European Platform for Democratic Elections
  • Mr Jon KYST, Head of Sector, Russia Division, EEAS

continued by an exchange of views with Mr Denis SHEDOV, lawyer at Human Rights Centre (HRV) Memorial on the continued harassment, legal charges and threat to shut down HRC Memorial.