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05.03.2010 r.

Dlaczego zagłosuję na Radosława Sikorskiego - artykuł w Polsce The Times

Artykuł Posła do PE Krzysztofa Liska w dzienniku "Polska The Times" z 5.03.2010

20.11.2009 r.

Unia wystraszyła się własnych decyzji - Europoseł Krzysztof Lisek dla "Rz"

Eurodeputowany Krzysztof Lisek dla "Rzeczpospolitej": "Zrobiliśmy w Unii klasyczne dwa kroki do przodu i trzy do tyłu. Z dumą przyjęliśmy traktat lizboński, który miał wzmocnić Unię Europejską na arenie międzynarodowej m.in. przez utworzenie tych dwóch stanowisk, a potem jakby się tego wystraszyliśmy." http://www.rp.pl/artykul/25,394603_Unia_wystraszyla_sie_wlasnych_decyzji_.html

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28.10.2009 r.

Eurodeputowany Krzysztof Lisek dla portalu "Platforma na Wiejskiej"

Wywiad z Posłem do Parlamentu Europejskiego dla portalu platformanawiejskiej.pl

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21.10.2009 r.

Wystąpienie na Dorocznej Konferencji Forum Niemiecko-Rosyjskiego (DRF)

Ladies and Gentlemen, at the beginning I would like to express my gratitude to the organisers of this brilliant event, to which I have been invited. I have been asked to say some comments about the Polish vision of the Eastern Partnership. Simultaneously I am going to share with you some general remarks concerning the relations between the EU and the Eastern neighbours of the European Union, including Russia as a part of this space. This vision is quite popular among the Polish experts, as well as among the politicians of my party - Civic Platform, the party of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Definitely among the EU states Poland is one of the strongest promoters of the strengthening the EU relations with the Eastern neighbours. By this term “Eastern neighbours”, I understand countries located in the region of Eastern Europe, which not only speak but will also practise the Union’s common principles and objectives like: democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity. From the other side countries of the eastern neighbourhood should no longer be treated as unstable “troublemakers” or “laggards” at the gates of the Union, but as potentially vibrant and self-confident partners. In the period of the last few years, the European Neighbourhood Policy has become one of the EU’s most established flagship projects. I hope in a short time after initiation of the Eastern Partnership, it will become a trademark for the EU’s engagement with its Eastern neighbours. The EU needs to make a determined effort to place relations with its Eastern neighbours on the all possible level, in the form of deepened bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Obviously the cooperation with our Eastern neighbours is important for the EU not only for the democratic values and human rights. The European and also the Polish interests in Eastern Partnership are the same - particular are easy to understand: closer, regional, political and economical cooperation and need for security. Poland have developed unique know-how and experience that can be useful for our Eastern neighbours in their transformation process. Besides Poland has many times expressed its wish to build the united Europe without borders. In practice it means promoting the idea of the EU perspectives for the Eastern neighbours states and the support for their wish to join the EU and every kind of assistance, which the EU can give them. The situation in the Eastern Partnership countries could be summed up with such words as: deficit of political and economic reforms, unsatisfactory state of democracy, pure standards concerning rule of law and good governance. Therefore Poland together with Sweden and with the support of Czech Republic put forward the idea of the Eastern Partnership. In practice we need to realize: intensive institutionalized political dialogue, cooperation on the broader migration agenda - moving towards a visa-free regime, creating a deep Free Trade Area, enlarge assistance in introducing new European standards, people to people contacts, access to knowledge and information. However, if we want the Eastern Partnership to be effective, we need as much financial means as possible to implement the concrete projects connected with this initiative. As you know, until 2013 the EU is going to spend 600 mln Euro for the execution of the programme. This money does not seem sufficient, therefore we need to think about the new EU’s financial perspective and significantly increase these funds. What should be achieved by the Eastern Partnership? First of all it is the institution which can help to modernise the Eastern Partners. It is clear that every country – Eastern Partner needs an all-sided modernisation and it is clear that each of these countries due to the different reasons has not performed this modernisation until now. The EU should exert pressure on the ruling elites in the Partnership countries themselves to conduct modernisation process. But this task is often very hard to fulfil. Therefore we should also work directly with Eastern European societies. We ought to teach them how to modernise their countries. I am convinced that nothing can exert bigger influence on the way, how the Eastern European societies think, than showing them, how people in the EU countries live and think. Therefore the EU should cancel visa obligation entirely or at least make the visa obtaining process easy, transparent and free of charge. We also need much more visits of students, scholars, administration representatives from the Eastern states than now. Therefore the corresponding programmes enabling them to conduct these visits should be elaborated. I see for example no reason, why an Ukrainian or Moldovan student cannot take part in the EU Erasmus-Socrates exchange programme. The Eastern Partnership should also be able to place other programmes under its umbrella, which could be financed from other sources, for example non-states actors, or other states. The European law should accept such a solution. We should also keep close ties with the biggest Eastern European state - Russia. Although this country is not included in the Eastern Partnership, since it did not want also to participate in the European Neighbourhood Policy, many solutions, which are predicted by the Eastern Partnership, can be applied also to the relations with Russia. I personally wish Russia become a close partner, not rival, but namely partner of the EU. I wish also the EU develops political, economical and cultural ties with Russia. The EU with Russia as its closest partner will be definitely able to become a stronger economic and politic power in the world. The next part of my speech will concern Russia and I would like to begin it with an argument that some of you may find provocative. This German - Russian Forum should probably be one of the last conferences organised on such conditions. I mean here the outcome of the Lisbon Treaty, the treaty, which contrary to appearances is a milestone in deepening European integration. Because, what does it entail in practice? It means not only the beginning of the common foreign and security policy of the EU, creating new functions and giving more power to the European Parliament. What is rarely mentioned is that the treaty turns many areas of the economic cooperation into an EU issue, the issue that will depend on the co-decision of the whole union and not separate Member States. For example, the regulations on foreign direct investment (FDI) will no longer be in the hands of the national legislators, but it will be one of the new EU responsibilities. More specifically and in reference to this forum, German investment in Russia and Russian investment in Germany will be subject to EU control and regulations, and not only to the bilateral agreements as it has been so far. Moreover, it will not be this way because it concerns relations with Russia, a third country. All EU member states will be involved. Such regulations will be imposed on all European companies FDI abroad as well as all FDI received by the member states' firms. Again some may say that again EU officials want to regulate and control everyone and everything. However, these particular articles in the treaty are due to ensure an extremely important matter - indiscriminate, fair treatment of all Member States and the EU partners. Russian, American or Chinese companies will be obliged to comply with the same rules regardless of the origin of their EU business partners, if they are German, Italian or Lithuanian. But on the other hand, their interests and transactions will also be secured in a uniform manner in the whole EU. The EU law will be the same for all. And here I would like to touch on the issue of law and the rule of law in the context of Russia. There is no secret that this issue is now one of the major problems in economic relations with Russia, not domestic policy issues such as democracy, human rights and freedom of expression as it seems to many. It occurs to me that this particular issue of promoting the rule of law in Russia is a major challenge for Russian politicians and Russian elites. There were regrettably many examples of foreign companies investing in Russia astonished by unfavourable administrative decisions, which questioned the interest of doing business in Russia. Unfortunately such administrative obstacles as well as problems of broken commitments have not been rare in Russia. These situations made the investors feel they did not have any institution to turn to in case of the problems. Furthermore, they could not rely on the courts or tax-collecting authorities and legislators as they freely interpret the law. A stable legal system is, after all the cornerstone of the country. I hope that the words of President Medvedev about the necessity for a "dictatorship of law" are the presage of change. If it happens, the future EU-Russia relations can be anticipated with optimism. In the regional scale, Poland and Russia evidently have enough economic interests to give the center stage to diplomats and entrepreneurs, and not to generals. In the global scale and the strategic perspective, Poland, Russia and European Union should find an area of common interests that is big enough to make them search for a language of dialogue, not confrontation. Good Polish-Russian relations is in the interest of Poland and Russia. The only condition is good will. Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you very much for your attention.

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02.10.2009 r.