EU and non-EU leaders of the European People’s Party (EPP) met in Maastricht ahead of today’s European Council. Russia's involvement in Syria and eastern Ukraine, Greece's incapacity to swiftly process asylum applications as agreed in the EU-Turkey deal and the pending trade deal with Canada were the main topics on the EPP's Summit agenda.
“The EPP strongly condemns Russia's ongoing attacks targeting innocent people, especially the latest inhuman attacks on Aleppo, as well as Russian support for the Syrian regime, which commits the same atrocities. These attacks contradict Russia's claims to be seeking a diplomatic solution to the war. The inhuman bombings in Syria and the continuous destabilisation in eastern Ukraine must be stopped immediately and cannot remain unpunished. There will be consequences. We have to stand up for our values. No price is too high to defend them", said EPP President Joseph DAUL.
EPP leaders also discussed again the migration issue and the different routes being used to reach Europe. In light of this situation, EPP leaders called on the Greek government to respect its commitments and increase its efforts to process asylum applications, as this is an important precondition for implementing the EU-Turkey deal. If Greece doesn’t deliver its part, the future of the EU-Turkey deal will be called into question. Moreover, Greece has to protect its border with Bulgaria.
Also in the context of migration, EPP leaders analysed future development in the African continent, the growth of its population and how to ensure greater economic progress. The EU should look into proposals which would allow people from Africa to have a better future at home.
Finally, the EPP strongly supported the EU-Canada trade agreement, known as CETA.
"The EPP family wholeheartedly supports the CETA agreement. Free trade with Canada, a very like-minded country which shares our values and standards, will boost the EU’s economy and lead to greater prosperity and more job opportunities for European citizens. EPP representatives in all EU institutions have worked hard to secure a deal which is not only free but fair, and in which no one is left behind”, concluded the President.
The EPP Manifesto, also adopted at the 2012 EPP Congress in Bucharest, outlines the basic principles of the Party summary.
The EPP Manifesto, also adopted at the 2012 EPP Congress in Bucharest, outlines the basic principles of the Party summarising who we are, what our values are, what challenges are we facing and what vision we have for the future. The Manifesto was developed in parallel to the EPP Platform document within the EPP Working Group 1 for “European Policy”.
The EPP Platform is the core programme of our party outlining our main values, explaining the challenges our society is facing and presenting our vision for the future of European Union.
The Party Platform was developed in EPP Working Group 1 for “European Policy” chaired by EPP President Wilfried MARTENS ?and EPP Vice President Peter HINTZE. The Working Group consists of delegates of EPP member parties who prepared and worked?on this document for more than two years and received input?from the drafting committee as well as senior and young experts. The document was adopted at the 2012 EPP Congress in Bucharest, thus replacing the Basic Programme of Athens from 1992.
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