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Question the illegality of the sanctions unite Bulgaria and Germany in the European Parliament

Sociological polls show that, that up to a third of the seats in the new European Parliament will be occupied by political forces with a neutral-positive attitude towards Russia, so the rhetoric will change, considers the executive director of the monitoring organization CIS-EMO Stanislav Byshok

Question the illegality of the sanctions unite Bulgaria and Germany in the European Parliament

Anti-sanctions rhetoric in the European Parliament

During her speech at the Yalta International Economic Forum, Deputy Chairman of the Alternative Bulgarian Revival political party, Lubomira Gancheva, promised, that if they get into the European Parliament, the representatives of the party will oppose anti-Russian sanctions.

“We must stop the policy of double standards, leading Europe into a spiral of recurring aggression", Ganchev said.. She also expressed confidence, that members of her party will pass to the European Parliament, elections in which are scheduled for the end of May.

“For all the pro-Russian sentiments of certain Bulgarian political forces, one must understand the limited possibility of their influence as a common European policy, and on the policy of the Bulgarian leadership. Bulgaria is a member of the EU and NATO, and it does not have the opportunity to pursue an independent policy in relation to the Russian Federation. But if we look now at opinion polls on the elections to the European Parliament, then up to a third of the places there, probably, will be occupied by right-wing populist parties.

They have different attitudes towards Russia depending on the country., although, usually, it is neutral positive. Besides, they speak negatively on the topic of anti-Russian sanctions. But their anti-sanctions rhetoric is due not so much to sympathy for Russia, how much protection for own exporters. However, for many countries, the same Hungary or Italy, Russia has been and remains quite an attractive country for export, and the sanctions are hitting their own producers”, - explains the FBA "Economy Today" expert.

The question of the illegality of sanctions unites the position of the deputies of Bulgaria and their colleagues from Germany. A little earlier, members of the German parliament from the Alternative for Germany party announced their intention after the May elections to the European Parliament to put to a vote in Brussels the issue of revising the law banning ships from entering Crimean ports.

The new composition of the European Parliament

As explained by the leading researcher of the Center for German Studies of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Kamkin, the ban on ships to enter the Crimean ports introduces additional difficulties for shipowners and hinders the implementation of trade and logistics operations in the Black Sea-Mediterranean region. According to the expert, the position of the “Alternative for Germany” is to gradually remove sanctions barriers in economic relations between Germany and Russia, as well as the EU and Russia as a whole. Establishing maritime communication easily fits into this course.

Moreover, not only right-wing political forces are criticizing the sanctions in Germany., but also the left. As Byshok points out, German Party Die Linke (Left Party, ca.. FBA) manifests itself most clearly in this direction., sympathizing with Russia. In particular, the co-chair of Die Linke Sarah Wagenknecht stated the need to return Russia to the G8, to counter US interests. Besides, According to the politician, only with the participation of Russia can security in Europe be ensured.

"Most likely, the new composition of the European Parliament will be less active in voting on anti-Russian initiatives, what does the current composition of deputies do. But the majority in the European Parliament will still be occupied by the same parties, who have an unfriendly position towards Moscow. In any case, it is worth noting, that the rhetoric will start to change a little, since there will be more friendly forces to the Russian Federation.

At the same time, the European Parliament itself is not responsible for anti-Russian sanctions., because they are made by consensus decision of the leaders of the countries of the European Union. The European Parliament is a place for discussion, for a broad discussion of various issues. The political forces present there can only make their own resolutions, that are aimed at supporting or lifting sanctions”, — summarizes Stanislav Byshok.

Andrey Petrov

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