The Ukrainian, issues related to the European Year of Youth and the related activity plan of Cyprus, as well as the perspectives for the European Union (EU) in the post-pandemic era in innovation research and education, were some of the issues discussed at the meeting on Friday between the Speaker of the House of Representatives Anita Demetriou and the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel.
The European Commissioner is on an official visit to Cyprus where she will participate in the proceedings of the "Democracy Forum" Conference organised by the Office of the Citizens' Commissioner in cooperation with the House of Representatives.
According to a statement from the Parliament, during the meeting, issues related to the European Year of Youth and the relevant activity plan of Cyprus, the perspectives for the European Union (EU) in the post-pandemic era in terms of research innovation and education, the importance of young people's participation in decision-making processes, as well as the ongoing war and humanitarian drama in Ukraine were discussed.
The European Commissioner praised the importance of the right messages being disseminated to society through the organisation of the Democracy Forum and underlined the importance of preserving European values. For her part, the President of the Parliament stressed the importance of ensuring the participation of young people in the decision-making process, as well as the importance of the role that women can play in politics.
Regarding the humanitarian drama in Ukraine, Demetriou said that Cyprus, as a country that was invaded and occupied by Turkey in 1974, fully feels the consequences of the war and the humanitarian drama caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She also referred to the humanitarian aid sent by the Republic of Cyprus to Ukraine, as well as to the opportunity she had together with nine female Presidents of EU Parliaments to visit the refugees at the Ukrainian-Polish border and to witness the humanitarian drama of the refugees.
Finally, the Speaker of the Parliament extended an open invitation to the European Commissioner to visit Cyprus again.
Source: CNA
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