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CAEU
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
April 15, 2020
Meeting with the European Parliament's Delegation responsible for Relations with Canada
By videoconference
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)
The Honourable Scott Simms P.C., M.P., President, CAEU, participated in a videoconference call with the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Canada (D-CA). D-CA participants included Ms. Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Chair, France), Mr. Javier Moreno Sánchez (Vice-Chair, Spain), Mr. Jan Olbrycht (Poland), and Mr. Ondrej Kovarík (Czechia). Mr. Adam Isaacs, the head of the European Parliament’s Transatlantic Relations and G8 Unit, Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, also participated.
The main topic of discussion was Canadian and European responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Yon-Courtin provided an update on the number of cases in Europe and explained that public health preparedness is a member state competency in the European Union (EU), which can complicate a coordinated response. She added that the EU’s four response priorities are limiting the spread of the virus, ensuring the provision of essential medical equipment, promoting research for treatments and vaccines, and supporting the economy.
Mr. Simms explained how the Canadian government was responding to the crisis, as well as the Canadian Parliament’s approach to virtual meetings. A preliminary discussion also took place regarding the annual interparliamentary meeting, which is scheduled to take place in Canada in November.
SECO
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly
April 8, 2020
Informal Leadership Meeting
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
Dr. Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P., attended a Parliamentary Assembly’s Bureau meeting to discuss future business. Given the uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic of COVID-19, Bureau members concluded that the Annual Session planned in Vancouver in July 2020 would need to be cancelled. Dr. Fry reiterated Canada’s wish to host an upcoming Annual Session of the OSCE PA but could not commit at this point to a future date.
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