MEPs expresses their deep concern about the conviction of Ayman Nour, a prominent liberal opposition leader, who has been recently sentenced to five years' hard labour by an Egyptian court for supposedly forging signatures on petitions used to create his political party; regards this as a seriously retrograde step and calls on the Egyptian authorities to make every effort to ensure that this case is correctly dealt with.
Deputāti pauž nožēlu par Krievijas rīcību, 1. janvārī pārtraucot gāzes piegādi Ukrainai, un aicina ES veidot koordinētu politiku energoapgādes drošībai.