The European Parliament (EP) constituted its election observation delegation to Ukraine composed by 15 MEPs and led by its member (European People's Party, Croatia) Andrej Plenkovic, the EU delegation to Ukraine reported.
“The forthcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine are important for the consolidation of democracy in Ukraine, especially since in some regions they are held in very demanding circumstances. The European Parliament election observation delegation, together with other international partners, has an important role in observing that the elections are conducted in a free and fair manner”, Plenkovic said.
The delegation will start its activities on the morning of Oct. 24 and finish its work after the joint press conference in the afternoon of Oct. 27.
The EP observers will visit seven cities in Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk.
The delegation will include Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (Sweden, EPP), Joachim Zeller (Germany, EPP), Michal Boni (Poland, EPP), Kati Piri (the Netherlands, S&D), Tibor Szanyi (Hungary, S&D), Miroslav Poche (Czech Republic, S&D), Ryszard Czarnecki (Poland, ECR), Mark Demesmaeker (Belgium, ECR), Johannes Cornelis van Baalen (the Netherlands, ALDE), Petras Austrevicius (Lithuania, ALDE), Miloslav Ransdorf (Czech Republic, GUE/NGL), Rebecca Harms (Germany, Greens/EFA), Valentinas Mazuronis (Lithuania, EFDD), Michal Marusik (Poland, independent).
