Einhundert aktive und ehemalige europäische Politikerinnen und Politiker sowie Persönlichkeiten aus Wissenschaft, Publizistik und Literatur appellieren an den französischen Präsidenten Emmanuel Macron – in seiner Eigenschaft als Staatschef des Landes, das derzeit den Ratsvorsitz der Europäischen Union innehat -, unverzüglich formelle Verhandlungen zum Beitritt der Ukraine in die EU einzuleiten. Dies, so die Unterzeichner (die vollständige Liste am Ende des Textes, unter der deutschen Übersetzung), würde der Ukraine angesichts der dramatischen Bedrohung durch die russische Aggression eine konkrete politische und wirtschaftliche Reform- und Entwicklungsperspektiveperspektive eröffnen, und so entscheidend ihrer drohenden Destabilisierung entgegenwirken.
Eine Bemerkung von mir: Auch ich habe den Aufruf unterschrieben. Allerdings erachte ich als aktuell mindestens ebenso wichtig wie die Einleitung konkreter Schritte zum EU-Beitritt der Ukraine, das Land unverzüglich in den Mitgliedschafts-Aktionsplan (MAP) der NATO aufzunehmen. Dies wäre das ultimative, unmissverständliche Signal an Moskau, dass der Westen die Souveränität der Ukraine zu verteidigen entschlossen ist und ihr Recht, der Atlantischen Allianz anzugehören, niemals zur Disposition stellen wird. MAP beinhaltet zudem neben der Angleichung an die militärischen Standards des Bündnisses die Weiterentwicklung rechtsstaatlicher Standards der Beitrittskandidaten und ist somit ebenfalls ein Motor für die Festigung ihrer demokratischen Strukturen. Die Perspektive des Beitritts der Ukraine in die EU kann somit die ihrer Aufnahme in die NATO inicht ersetzen, beides gehört im Sinne der Westintegration der Ukraine vielmehr zusammen.
Der Wortlaut des Appells auf Englisch
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Mr, President of the Republic,
The threats to the security and integrity of Ukraine and, beyond, of the whole of Europe, are unprecedented since the end of the Second World War.
On the one hand, some EU Member States have already taken courageous decisions. Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, the Czech Republic, France and Poland have decided to provide civilian and military equipment to Ukraine, while Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain have committed themselves to strengthening the military presence in the region; France is preparing to do the same in Romania.
On the other hand, the European Union is working with the United States and other Nato members on a list of new sanctions to try to ward off a new invasion by the Russian Federation.
While these are steps in the right direction of strengthening deterrence, it may not be enough to ensure stability in Ukraine in the short to medium term.
For these reasons, we turn to you, particularly in your capacity as President of the country holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in the hope that you will promote among the other Heads of State and Government an initiative that would make the European Union a truly strategic player in this crisis. Since in 2015 the European Union recognised “Ukraine’s European aspirations” and welcomed “its European choice”, the time has come to give it a real prospect of integration by immediately opening negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, with the aim of its full integration within ten years.
Even if the current crisis does not turn into open conflict, Ukraine will continue to be subject to destabilisation operations. The precise and binding timetable of reforms that the accession process entails would be a powerful incentive to strengthen democracy and the rule of law in that country and thus a serious antidote to any future attempts at destabilisation. We very much hope that you will take this proposal into consideration.
Der Text in deutscher Übersetzung
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Herr Präsident der Republik,
Die Bedrohungen für die Sicherheit und Integrität der Ukraine und darüber hinaus ganz Europas sind seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs ohne Beispiel.
Einerseits haben einige EU-Mitgliedstaaten bereits mutige Entscheidungen getroffen. Estland, Litauen, Lettland, die Tschechische Republik, Frankreich und Polen haben beschlossen, der Ukraine zivile und militärische Ausrüstung zur Verfügung zu stellen, während Dänemark, die Niederlande und Spanien sich verpflichtet haben, die militärische Präsenz in der Region zu verstärken; Frankreich bereitet sich darauf vor, dasselbe in Rumänien zu tun.
Auf der anderen Seite arbeitet die Europäische Union mit den Vereinigten Staaten und anderen NATO-Mitgliedern an einer Liste neuer Sanktionen, um eine neue Invasion der Russischen Föderation abzuwehren.
Zwar sind dies Schritte in die richtige Richtung der Stärkung der Abschreckung, doch reichen sie möglicherweise nicht aus, um die Stabilität in der Ukraine kurz- bis mittelfristig zu gewährleisten.
Aus diesen Gründen wenden wir uns an Sie, insbesondere in Ihrer Eigenschaft als Präsident des Landes, das den Ratsvorsitz der Europäischen Union innehat, in der Hoffnung, dass Sie unter den anderen Staats- und Regierungschefs eine Initiative fördern werden, die die Europäische Union zu einem wirklich strategischen Akteur in dieser Krise machen würde. Nachdem die Europäische Union im Jahr 2015 „die europäischen Bestrebungen der Ukraine“ anerkannt und „ihre europäische Entscheidung“ begrüßt hat, ist es an der Zeit, ihr eine echte Integrationsperspektive zu geben, indem sie unverzüglich Verhandlungen über den Beitritt der Ukraine zur Europäischen Union aufnimmt, mit dem Ziel ihrer vollständigen Integration innerhalb von zehn Jahren.
Selbst wenn die aktuelle Krise nicht zu einem offenen Konflikt wird, wird die Ukraine weiterhin Zielscheibe von Destabilisierungsoperationen sein. Der genaue und verbindliche Zeitplan für die Reformen, den der Beitrittsprozess mit sich bringt, wäre ein starker Anreiz zur Stärkung der Demokratie und der Rechtsstaatlichkeit in diesem Land und damit ein ernstzunehmendes Gegenmittel gegen künftige Destabilisierungsversuche. Wir hoffen sehr, dass Sie diesen Vorschlag berücksichtigen werden.
Die 100 Erstunterzeichner (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge):
Bernhard Altermatt, Senior Research Fellow (Institute of Federalism), Freiburg/Fribourg University
Filippos Andrianos, Commodore in the Hellenic Navy (ret.), Greece
Antoine Arjakovsky, Co-director of the research department Politics and Religions,
Collège des Bernardins, France
Mauro Arnò, Brigadier General (ret.), Italian Army
Marek Pawel Balt, Member of the European Parliament, Poland
Sophie Bilderling-Shihab, journalist, former correspondent of Le Monde in Moscow
Annick Bilobran, President of Advule, France
Bohdan Bilohotzky, President of the Union of Ukrainians in France
Hélène Blanc, political scientist and criminologist specialising in contemporary Russia and the Slavic world, Deputy Mayor
Emil Brix, director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria
Susanna Cafaro, Professor of European Union law at the Salento University, Jean Monnet Chair, Italy
Vincenzo Camporini, General (ret.), former Chief of Defence, Italy
Paulo Casaca, former Member of the Portuguese Parliament, former Member of the European Parliament
George Christainas, Major General (ret.), Greece
Natalia Czajkowska, Director of the European Academy of Diplomacy, Warsaw, Poland
Georges Dallemagne, Member of the Belgian Parliament, President of the friendship group with the Ukrainian Parliament
Christophe D’Aloisio, Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, Director of the Institute of Orthodox Theology in Brussels, Belgium
Francesco D’Arrigo, Founder and Director of the Italian Institute of Strategic Studies « Niccolo Machiavelli »
Mark Demesmaeker, Senator, member of the friendship group with the Ukrainian Parliament, Belgium
Philippe de Lara, Philosopher, Emeritus Professor at Paris 2 University, France
Philippe de Suremain, Former French Ambassador to Ukraine. Senior Minister Plenipotentiary, France
Martin Dietze, Chief architect, knowledge activist, communicator, Germany
Massimiliano Di Pasquale, research associate at the Gino Germani Foundation, Italy
Olivier Dupuis, former Member of the European Parliament, Belgium
Anne Ferreira, former Member of the European Parliament, France
Andrej Findor, Associate Professor at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Vanessa Frangville, Senior Lecturer and Chair holder in Chinese studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
Francisco José Gan, Lieutenant General of the Spanish Army (ret). Doctor Honoris Causa by the Catholic University of Valencia.
Jan Gavrila, Major General (ret.), former Under Secretary of State, Romania
Aleksandar Georgiev, Colonel (ret), former Senior Bulgarian National Representative to USCENTCOM, Bulgaria
Roberto Giachetti, member of the Italian Parliament
Anke Giesen, Member of the Boards of Memorial International and Memorial Germany, Germany
Thorniké Gordadzé, Former Minister of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia, Senior Fellow à International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
Anne-Marie Goussard, Honorary Consul of Lithuania, France
Jarosław Gryz, Professor at the War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland
Pär Gustafsson, Senior Analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden
Andrzej Halicki, Member of the European Parliament, Poland
Olexiy Haran, Professor, Head of Board of the School for Policy Analysis, Kyiv Mohyla Academy; Research Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation
Rebecca Harms, former Member of the European Parliament and Co-chair of the Green Group, Germany
Oleksandr Havrylenko, Professor at the V. N. Karazin National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Dr. Richard Herzinger, Columnist, Berlin, Germany
Vit Hlousek, Professor of European Politics, Masaryk University, Czechia
Marie Holzman, Sinologist, President of Solidarité Chine
Ulrich Huygevelde, Coordinateur du centre Géopolis (Bruxelles)
Antonino Inturri, General (ret.), former Army Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Berlin, Italy
Rasa Jukneviciené, Vice-President of European Parliament, former Defence Minister, Lithuania
Radan Kanev, Member of the European Parliament, Bulgaria
Laurynas Kasciunas, Chairman of National Security and Defence Committee, Lithuanian Parliament
Christian Kaunert, Professor of International Security @DCU & Professor of Policing and Security @USW & Jean Monnet Director (Chair, Centre, Network), UK
Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska, Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm), Poland
Eerik-Niiles Kross, Member of the Estonian Parliament, former Intelligence director, Estonia
Tarmo Kruusimäe, Member of the Estonian Parliament
Andrius Kubilius, Member of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister, Lithuania
Vincent Laborderie, Lecturer at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Vytautas Landsbergis, former President of the Republic of Lithuania
Jonathan Littell, writer, Prix Goncourt, France
Jaak Madison, Member of the European Parliament, Estonia
Pandeli Majko, former Prime Minister, Albania
Spyros Manolakis, Commodore (ret.) Hellenic Navy, Greece
Myroslav Marynovych, University Professor, Vice-rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University of Lviv, Ukraine
Khatuna Maisashvili, Associate Professor of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Marian Jean Marinescu, Member of the European Parliament, Romania
Aude Merlin, Lecturer at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Alvydas Medalinskas, Political Analyst, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Lithuania
Dace Melbārde, Member of the European Parliament, former Minister, Latvia
Pierre Minonzio, Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Lyon
Emilio Moffa, Admiral (ret.), Italy
Lydia Obolensky, Professor of Russian language and literature, Belgium
Carmelo Palma, columnist, Italy
Žygimantas Pavilionis, International Secretary of Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, Member of the Lithuanian Parliament
Filipe Papança, Professor at the Military Academy (Amadora), Portugal
César Pintado, Defence Analyst and Professor in the International Campus for Security and Defence (CISDE), Spain
Gianni Pittella, Senator, Italy
Elena Poptodorova, Vice President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria; former Ambassador to the US; former Member of the Bulgarian Parliament
Andrzej Podraza, Professor, Head of the Chair of International Relations and Security, Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
Paolo Puri, General (ret.), Former Military adviser to the Prime Minister, Italy
Bronis Ropė, Member of the European Parliament, Lithuania
Pedro Roque Oliveira, Chair of the Labour Committee of the Portuguese Parliament
Thornike Sharashenidze, Professor, Head of International Relations MA program at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
Vasile Simileanu, Director – Senior Editor, GeoPolitica Magazine, Romania
Edvīns Šnore, member of the Latvian Parliament (Saeima), Latvia
Gianfranco Spadaccia, former Member of the Chamber of deputies, former Senator, Italy
Céline Spector, Professeur des Universités, UFR de Philosophie, Sorbonne Université, France
Ivan Stefanec, Member of the European Parliament, Slovakia
Lorenzo Strik Lievers, former Member of the Chamber of deputies, former Senator, Italy
Michael Struve, Maître de conferences en Sciences Politiques, Paris
David Stulík, Senior Analyst, European Values Centre for Security Policy, Czechia
Marcin Święcicki, President of the European Movement Forum, former minister, Poland
Todor Tagarev, Head, Centre for Security and Defence Management, former minister of defence of Bulgaria
Dmitri Teperik, Chief Executive at International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS), Estonia
Andreas Umland, Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for East European Studies, Utrikespolitiska institutet, Germany
Maïrbel Vatchagaev, Chechen historian and political analyst on the North Caucasus at the Jamestown Foundation, co-editor in chief of the journal “Caucasus Survey”
Sofia Ventura, Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna, Italy
Gianni Vernetti, former Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Italy
Hartwig von Schubert, private lecturer at the University of Hamburg, Germany
Nikos Votsios, Brigadier General (ret.), former International Relations Director of the Greek Ministry of Defence
Vo Van Ai, écrivain, Président du Comité Vietnam pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (VCHR)
Witold Waszczykowski, Member of the European Parliament, former Foreign Affairs Minister, Poland
Emanuelis Zingeris, Member of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas)
Milan Zver, Member of the European Parliament, former Minister, Slovenia
Ladislav Ilčić, Member of the European Parliament, Croatia
Aleksandrs Kirsteins, Member of the Estonian Parliament
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