The Baltic Assembly (BA) supports granting an official EU candidate status to Ukraine and full membership in the Union in the future, according to a Statement adopted by the BA on Thursday, 10 March.
As expressed in the Statement, Ukraine is an integral part of Europe and in recent weeks, resisting the Russian Federation’s unprovoked and extremely violent attacks, the country has demonstrated its belonging to our democratic union that promotes peace and security in our region.
Today, the Member States of the EU have the opportunity to show clear support for Ukraine by granting it the status of a candidate country and doing everything in their power to ensure that Ukraine becomes a full member of the EU as soon as possible. According to the Statement, such a step would be a clear sign to the Ukrainian people that the European community not only supports Ukraine in words but is also ready to take serious steps to ensure the security and development of Ukraine.
In the Statement, the Baltic States express readiness to help Ukraine become a full‑fledged member of the EU and invite all other EU Member States and institutions to follow this path.
About the Baltic Assembly:
On 1 January 2022, Latvia assumed the presidency of the Baltic Assembly.
The Baltic Assembly is an inter-parliamentary cooperation organisation of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania established on 8 November 1991. The Baltic Assembly consists of national delegations – 12 to 16 members from each country’s parliament. The Baltic Assembly is a coordinating and consultative organisation, which has a right to express its opinion to the national parliaments and governments of the Baltic States, as well as the Baltic Council of Ministers, in the form of resolutions, decisions, declarations, and recommendations; it also has a right to request the above‑mentioned bodies to provide information on cross‑border issues that are high on the Baltic Assembly’s agenda.
Saeima Press Service