Think Tanks and academics to give evidence on implications of Russian invasion of Ukraine on UK EU relations
Monday 16 October 2023
The House of Lords European Affairs Committee, chaired by Lord Ricketts, will continue taking evidence into the implications for UK-EU relations of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday 17 October.
At 4:00pm the Committee will hear from:
- Dr Stefan Meister, Head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, German Council on Foreign Relations
- James Rogers, Co-founder and Director of Research, Council on Geostrategy
- Georgina Wright, Senior Fellow and Director, Europe Programme, Institut Montaigne.
At 5:00pm the Committee will hear from:
- Susi Dennison, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
- Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King’s College London and Director, UK in a Changing Europe
- Richard G. Whitman, Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent.
The evidence session will be available to watch live or on demand on Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster.
Questions will focus on the following themes:
- The EU’s overall foreign and security policy response.
- UK-EU cooperation on sanctions, including enforcement and effectiveness.
- Implications of the EU’s developing defence policy and approach to resilience for the UK
- Future reconstruction of Ukraine
- Prospects for EU enlargement and any implications for the UK.
The Committee invites interested individuals and organisations to submit written evidence to this inquiry by 27 October 2023.
Read the call for evidence and find out how to make a submission.
