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AGBU EUROPE PUBLISHES CANDIDATES' POSITIONS BEFORE 2009 EURO-ELECTIONS
Inside europe
June 5, 2009
Paris/Brussels, 5/06/2009 - On the eve of the vote in the European
elections in most European countries, AGBU Europe President Alexis
Govciyan called upon Euro-Armenians to vote.
This call follows an extensive campaign in which AGBU and other
organisations asked candidates to state their position on 7 key
issues. 25 political parties from 12 countries have responded to
the AGBU questionnaire. The answers provided are a useful tool
for citizens who wish to influence European policy in practical
ways. They have been published, along with the 7 questions asked,
on http://campagneelectorale.agbueurope.org/.
Candid ates were asked 7 questions on a variety of topics of interest
or concern to Armenians in Europe. For instance: what can the EU do
to help prevent war in Karabakh or to promote cooperation in Armenia's
neighbourhood? What are Armenia's prospects for European integration?
Turkey is knocking at Europe's door: what can and what will the EU do
to press that country to radically break with its hostility towards
Armenians, engage with Armenia and recognize the Armenian genocide? The
EU is committed to multilingualism and intercultural dialogue: what
will be the place of Armenians in the European cultural landscape?
By bringing these issues to the parties before the European elections,
AGBU has provided candidates with an op portunity to communicate their
views directly to their electors who are Armenian or are interested
in Armenian questions. Over the next legislature, AGBU will have
the opportunity to work with those who were elected so that these
pre-electoral commitments can be translated into European policy.
AGBU wishes to thank all those political parties and candidates who
have played the democratic game and taken the time to make their
views known to their electors.
AGBU Europe is the European branch of the Armenian General
Benevolent Union (AGBU). Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org
or www.agbueurope.eu) is the world's largest non-profit Armenian
organization and is headquartered in New York City. AGBU works to
preserve and promote the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving
some 400,000 Armenians on five continents.
For more information please contact: Anush Nazaryan
Tel: 00 32 2 762 67 97
Email:[email protected]
Inside europe
June 5, 2009
Paris/Brussels, 5/06/2009 - On the eve of the vote in the European
elections in most European countries, AGBU Europe President Alexis
Govciyan called upon Euro-Armenians to vote.
This call follows an extensive campaign in which AGBU and other
organisations asked candidates to state their position on 7 key
issues. 25 political parties from 12 countries have responded to
the AGBU questionnaire. The answers provided are a useful tool
for citizens who wish to influence European policy in practical
ways. They have been published, along with the 7 questions asked,
on http://campagneelectorale.agbueurope.org/.
Candid ates were asked 7 questions on a variety of topics of interest
or concern to Armenians in Europe. For instance: what can the EU do
to help prevent war in Karabakh or to promote cooperation in Armenia's
neighbourhood? What are Armenia's prospects for European integration?
Turkey is knocking at Europe's door: what can and what will the EU do
to press that country to radically break with its hostility towards
Armenians, engage with Armenia and recognize the Armenian genocide? The
EU is committed to multilingualism and intercultural dialogue: what
will be the place of Armenians in the European cultural landscape?
By bringing these issues to the parties before the European elections,
AGBU has provided candidates with an op portunity to communicate their
views directly to their electors who are Armenian or are interested
in Armenian questions. Over the next legislature, AGBU will have
the opportunity to work with those who were elected so that these
pre-electoral commitments can be translated into European policy.
AGBU wishes to thank all those political parties and candidates who
have played the democratic game and taken the time to make their
views known to their electors.
AGBU Europe is the European branch of the Armenian General
Benevolent Union (AGBU). Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org
or www.agbueurope.eu) is the world's largest non-profit Armenian
organization and is headquartered in New York City. AGBU works to
preserve and promote the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving
some 400,000 Armenians on five continents.
For more information please contact: Anush Nazaryan
Tel: 00 32 2 762 67 97
Email:[email protected]