General documents - Joint Statement and Recommendations by the members of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, 9 June 2022 - Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee

The Parliamentary Association Committee, having held extensive exchanges about the consequences of and joint responses to Russian aggression, recent developments in Ukraine and EU-Ukraine relations, agreed upon the following final statement and recommendations.

The Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC):

Russian aggression against Ukraine

1. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian Federation's unprovoked, unjustified, senseless and cruel military aggression against Ukraine and demands that the Russian Federation immediately terminate all military activities in Ukraine, unconditionally withdraw all military and paramilitary forces and military equipment, including those of its proxies, from the internationally recognised territory of Ukraine and its territorial waters, and fully respect Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence within its internationally recognised borders;

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Human rights, international humanitarian law

5. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the gross violation of human rights and international humanitarian law, including murders and mass deportations of civilians - men, women and children, the use of rape as an instrument of war and the destruction of civilian infrastructure such as schools, places of worship, cultural monuments, residential buildings and hospitals, committed by the Russian military in Ukraine;

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Continued delivery of weapons

15. Underlines that immediate deliveries of weapons, including heavy weaponry, is essential for Ukraine's continued resistance against Russia's brutal aggression, which bears an insurmountable cost of nearly 10 billion euros to Ukrainian military per month, as well as the recovery of Ukraine's territories within its internationally recognized borders and - finally - putting an end to the ongoing war and human suffering inflicted by Russia and its troops;

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Parliamentary follow-up to Ukraine's official EU accession request

22. Welcomes Ukraine's official request for EU membership and stresses that official candidate status would be a strong political signal that firmly and irreversibly consolidates Ukraine's European path and commitment; such a signal would also strengthen the morale of the Ukrainian nation in its fight against Russia's unjustified and genocidal war of aggression;

23. Underlines that the Versailles Declaration acknowledges the European aspirations and the European choice of Ukraine; reiterates the European Parliament's call for the EU institutions to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine, in line with Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union and on the basis of merit;

24. Expects the European Commission to conclude its assessment and publish its official Opinion swiftly, paving the way for the subsequent decision of the European Council regarding the granting of official candidate status;

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Relief and reconstruction

25. Calls on the EU and its Member States to continue providing the strongest possible economic and financial support to Ukraine, as well as macro-financial and technical assistance, to recalibrate and regroup EU budget instruments available or to establish new ones to support Ukraine, and to devise a long-term strategy to support Ukraine's efforts in strengthening the resilience of its democratic institutions and economy;

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Interparliamentary cooperation

42. Commends the continued session and work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine under the conditions of Martial Law since 24 February 2022; reminds of the mutual visits of the President of the European Parliament and the Speaker of the VRU as a clear commitment and dedication to reinforcing political cooperation; recalls that the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee has continued its work and remains determined to hold regular discussions on EU-Ukraine relations and to ensure parliamentary follow-up to Ukraine's request for EU accession;

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