EUROPE: BARROSO (EU COMMISSION) MEETING THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE YUSHCHENKO IN BRUSSELS TODAY

The political scenario in Ukraine in the spotlight of the EU agencies. The president of the EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, is meeting the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, in Brussels today, while the head of Kiev’s government, Viktor Yanukovych, has been asked to take the floor at the Parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, gathered in Strasbourg since yesterday until Friday 20th April. In addition, in the Alsatian city they will talk of the Belarusian case, with a report on "Strategies for democratisation», before the opposition politicians of the country. Fiorenzo Stolfi, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of San Marino and president on duty of the CoE, will submit to the Palais de l’Europe the report of the Committee of the Ministers and will answer the questions of the MEPs. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe "will also address – explains a note from the Council of Europe – the following subjects: the respect of the obligations and commitments undertaken by Azerbaijan, the fairness of judicial proceedings in cases of espionage or disclosure of state secrets, the fight for the elimination of forgery, and the quality of pharmaceuticals in Europe".