Resolution by the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly on acceleration of the ratification in the EU national parliaments of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part
Date: 2018-06-26
Institutions: Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Subjects: Armenia, EAEC, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, ratification of an agreement








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25.9.2018   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/26






Resolution by the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly on acceleration of the ratification in the EU national parliaments of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part
(2018/C 343/06)
THE EURONEST PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY,






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having regard to the Constituent Act of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly of 3 May 2011,










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having regard to the Joint Declaration of the Eastern Partnership Summit of 24 November 2017 in Brussels, and to its previous declarations,










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having regard to the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part,










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having regard to the EU-Armenia Partnership Priorities signed on 21 February 2018 in Brussels,










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having regard to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Bureau message for the Eastern Partnership Summit of 24 November 2017,










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having regard to the joint staff working document of 9 June 2017 entitled ‘Eastern Partnership - 20 Deliverables for 2020: Focusing on key priorities and tangible results’ (SWD(2017)0300),










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whereas through the Joint Declaration of the Eastern Partnership Summit of 24 November 2017 in Brussels, the Summit participants welcomed the signing of the CEPA between the European Union and Armenia on the margins of the Summit;










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whereas the signature of the CEPA between the EU and Armenia on the margins of the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on 24 November 2017 enabled the European Union and Armenia to work more closely together in order to address the existing challenges;










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whereas Armenia reaffirmed its commitment to this strategic and ambitious partnership with the European Union, which is based on common values, mutual interests and understanding, shared ownership and responsibility, differentiation and mutual accountability, and which brings the Eastern European partner countries closer to the European Union;










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whereas the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia unanimously ratified the CEPA between the EU and Armenia in 2018;










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whereas the CEPA between the EU and Armenia has already been ratified by the national parliaments of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Bulgaria;




The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly,

1.   

Urges the national parliaments of all EU Member States to ratify the CEPA between the EU and Armenia without undue delay;



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Welcomes the support of the European Commission, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission and the Council of the European Union in the ratification of the CEPA in the national parliaments of the EU, and expects further efforts to be made in this regard;



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Calls on political parties in the EU to contribute to the process of finalising the procedures regarding CEPA ratification in the national parliaments of their countries.