The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament adopted the ‘Paris Declaration’ on Wednesday 8 September, the political family’s roadmap for the coming months, at the end of its autumn seminar in Paris.
This political declaration sets out the Group’s main general priorities: defence of the Rule of law and the fundamental principles on which the EU is founded, sustainable growth, innovation, European sovereignty, and democracy.
The objective, of the development of this declaration, is also to draw up an initial assessment of the Group’s action.
The text reaffirms the following priorities: - coalition agreement: the Group wants to formalise it and act more like a parliamentary majority; - defending the Rule of law: Renew Europe is committed to using all institutional, legal and financial levers against populist drift and calls for the activation of the Rule of law conditionality mechanism; - make Europe the first carbon neutral continent, accelerate the transition to a circular economy and align our European policies with the Paris Agreement.
Finally, the situation in Afghanistan “reminds us of the importance to develop a true European Defence Union, using the full potential of the Treaties”.
The Renew Europe Group in Parliament participated in a series of meetings in Paris from 6 to 8 September at the initiative of the Renaissance delegation to discuss the Group’s strategic priorities. The aim was also to strengthen relations with the French authorities, 6 months before the French Presidency of the EU Council. The President of Renew Europe, Dacian Cioloş, held bilateral talks with the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
Link to the Paris Declaration: https://bit.ly/3zTYxRK (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)