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During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (18-21 January 2021), Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, EC Vice-President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, debates with the MEPs on the arrest of Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, in Moscow. MEPs strongly condemn Alexei Navalny’s arrest and call on the EU to extend sanctions against Russian officials to cover those involved in his jailing. Statement by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT), Urmas PAET (RE, EE), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI) and Guy VERHOFSTADT (RE, BE).

The arrest of Alexei NAVALNY: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (18-21 January 2021), the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, debate with the MEPs the arrest of Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption and Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, the 17.01.2021 in Moscow. MEPs debate Part 1 of 2

The arrest of Alexei NAVALNY in Moscow: MEPs debate (1/2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (18-21 January 2021), the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, debate with the MEPs the arrest of Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption and Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, the 17.01.2021 in Moscow. Opening statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

The arrest of Alexei NAVALNY: Opening statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (18-21 January 2021), the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, debate with the MEPs the arrest of Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption and Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, the 17.01.2021 in Moscow. Closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

The arrest of Alexei NAVALNY: Closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (18-21 January 2021), the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, debate with the MEPs the arrest of Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption and Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, the 17.01.2021 in Moscow. MEPs debate Part 2 of 2

The arrest of Alexei NAVALNY in Moscow: MEPs debate (2/2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (18-21 January 2021), David SASSOLI, EP President, makes his opening remarks before the debates. He mentions the concern on Navalny's arrest in Russia, and he remembers the events that took place in Vilnius on January 13th 1991, when Russian troops attacked a human chain at the TV tower in Vilnius provoking 14 deaths and more than one hundred injured. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remarks by David SASSOLI, EP President, on Alexei Navalny's arrest in Moscow, and on January 13, 1991, bloody events in Vilnius

David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AEFT) and Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, LT), standing rapporteur on Russia, make statements in the European Parliament in Brussels on the arrest in Moscow of Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption and Leader of the Party Russia of the Future.

Alexei NAVALNY arrest in Moscow: statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, and Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, LT), rapporteur

In 2020, The UK Withdrawal Agreement was approved by the European Parliament and the EP followed closely the work of the EU negotiator Michel Barnier. MEPs criticised the role of Turkey in the Easter Mediterranean and called for an international investigation into the Navalny case. The Parliament's 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded to the democratic opposition in Belarus.

European Parliament review 2020: EU relations in the world

The Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia (against the background of the forthcoming parliamentary elections), in the European Parliament in Brussels. The representatives of Russian political opposition are Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation, Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist & energy expert; Former Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia, and Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality.

Current political and socio-economic situation in Russia (against the background of the forthcoming parliamentary elections): extracts from the exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs

Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia. Opening statements by videoconference by Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future; Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation; Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist & energy expert; Former Russian Deputy Minister for Energy; and Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality and MEPs debate. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

AFET - Exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia: debate

Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia. Opening statements by videoconference by Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future; Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation; Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist and energy expert; Former Russian Deputy Minister for Energy; and Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

AFET - Exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia: opening statements by Alexei NAVALNY, Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Vladimir MILOV and Ilya YASHIN

Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia. Opening remark by Urmas PAET (RE, EE), AFET Vice-Chair.

AFET - Exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia: Opening remark by Urmas PAET (RE, EE), AFET Vice-Chair

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate (15/09) and vote a resolution on the situation in Russia and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny: extract from the debate (15/09) and from the vote on amendments

Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny: extract from the debate (15/09) and from the final vote

During the plenary session (14-17 September 2020) in the European Parliament in Brussels, Ursula VON DER LEYEN delivers the State of the European Union (SOTEU 2020) before the MEPs. In the fourth part of her speech VON DER LEYEN focused on digitization and the EU foreing affairs strategy with a particular attention on EU-China relationships, current situation in Belarus, the respect of the withdrawal agreement by the United Kingdom and Western Balkans enlargement. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Part 4/5 - State of the European Union debate: Opening statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission (Foreign Affairs and Human Rights)

In a series of debates with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep BORRELL during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs comment on the situation in Russia and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. A resolutions will be put to the vote.

Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session (16-19 December 2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, such as violations of human rights including religious freedoms in Burkina Faso, the allegations of sexual abuse of boys in the Logar Province in Afghanistan, and the Russian "Foreign Agents" Law. Statements by Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President, Kati PIRI (S&D, NL), Anna FOTYGA (ECR, PL) and Antony HOOK (RE, UK).

Cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: extracts from the debates

Oleg SENTSOV was interviewed in Kiev (Ukraine) on the 19 November 2019. He speaks on the Sakharov Prize, his current and future activities, his call for the liberation of the remaining political prisoners in Russia,...

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