European Parliament President Martin Schulz and Chairman of its Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok strongly criticized Zdanoka’s recent visit to Crimea on August 12, her statements made there and her position on the legitimacy of the March 16 referendum in which Crimean residents voted for accession to Russia.
Schulz said in his letter to Zdanoka that her remarks made during the trip to Crimea were “fundamentally wrong” and “completely contradictory to the position of the European Parliament and of the EU”.
- “That’s nonsense,” Zdanoka replied. “According to the European Parliament regulations, MEPs are required to adhere to the position stated in the EP resolutions only when they speak on behalf of the EP or are members of official delegations. Their personal opinions as individuals and politicians or statements made during their own working trips fall under the notion of the freedom of conscience and speech. EU leaders can’t cancel them no matter how hard they may try. Without the freedom of speech, the European Union will become a simple tool for international corporations, hostile to ordinary people.”
- “The Republic of Crimea has just as much right to self-determination as Scotland, Catalonia, Corsica or any other ethnic region in Europe. People in Crimea used their right,” Zdanoka said.
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/751285
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Bulgaria condemns Russia’s violation of international law in Ukraine, President Plevneliev tells UN...
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Plevneliev was addressing the second day of the general debate at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25.
He welcomed regional integration including through the Association Agreements of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia with the European Union.
Climate change needs to be urgently addressed, and no real transformative post-2015 development agenda would be possible unless loopholes of the current MDGs are dealt with.
The situation in Syria and Iraq was extremely concerning, he said, condemning in the strongest terms possible the killings of religious and ethnic minorities. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) fills a serious gap in international law as it establishes regulations for trade in conventional arms.
He also condemned the recurrent trend of brutal and “disgusting” manifestations of anti-Semitism.
Plevneliev said that over the past few months Bulgaria and the Balkans have suffered unprecedented floods and thousands of people lost their homes, crops were ruined, and many innocent people died.
Climate change needs to be urgently addressed, and no real transformative post-2015 development agenda would be possible unless loopholes of the current Millennium Development Goals are dealt with, he said, according to a report by the UN News Centre.
http://sofiaglobe.com/2014/09/26/bulgaria-condemns-russias-violation-of-international-law-in-ukraine-president-plevneliev-tells-un/
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