{"id":12384,"date":"2020-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/first-meeting-for-european-parliaments-tibet-interest-group-since-elections\/"},"modified":"2020-01-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T23:00:00","slug":"first-meeting-for-european-parliaments-tibet-interest-group-since-elections","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/first-meeting-for-european-parliaments-tibet-interest-group-since-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"First meeting for European Parliament\u2019s Tibet Interest Group since elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/TIG-meeting-22-January-2020-890x496.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9943\" width=\"754\" height=\"420\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first meeting of the European Parliament\u2019s Tibet Interest Group \nsince a new Parliament was elected took place today in Brussels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting brought together about 15 Members of the European  Parliament or their assistants, as well as the International Campaign  for Tibet\u2019s Brussels team and Tashi Phuntsok, head of the Office of  Tibet in Brussels. The Office of Tibet is an official agency of the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration, which provides democratic governance for the Tibetan exile community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MEP Molly Scott Cato, a long-term member of the TIG who generously \ntook over leadership of the group during the transition period, welcomed\n the participants. She presented some of the TIG\u2019s activities over the \nyears before encouraging the members to continue pursuing its work. \nCato, a British MEP, will soon leave the Parliament, as her mandate will\n end on Jan. 31 due to Brexit, the United Kingdom\u2019s withdrawal from the \nEuropean Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cato then gave the floor to MEP Mikulas Peksa, who was unanimously  nominated as the new president of the group. Peksa, a Greens\/European  Free Alliance MEP from the Czech Pirate Party, explained that in the  face of the threats currently posed by the Chinese authoritarian regime,  the Tibetan struggle for human rights  and freedom is more relevant than ever and that the support of  policymakers worldwide for Tibet remains deeply needed. He suggested  that in addition to the usual activities of the group (such as  initiating resolutions or hearings on Tibet and organizing conferences),  the TIG could also aim at raising more awareness and understanding of  the Tibetan people and culture through events like exhibitions and film  screenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of MEPs then reaffirmed their support for the Tibetan people\n and their readiness to actively contribute to the group\u2019s activities, \nand Tashi Phuntsok of the Office of Tibet suggested some events the \ngroup could organize this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Campaign for Tibet\u2019s Vincent Metten also welcomed \nthe new members of the group and its president and underlined the \nimportance of the upcoming year for EU-China relations. Metten mentioned\n the many events planned for the year, such as the EU-China Human Rights\n dialogue, the EU-China Summit and the meetings between EU Member States\n and Chinese heads of states and governments in Leipzig, Germany in \nSeptember. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metten also <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:https%253A\/\/www.savetibet.eu\/tibet-lobby-day-joint-us-eu-efforts-this-spring\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> that ICT\u2019s Tibet Lobby Day would take place in Brussels in March and encouraged the MEPs to meet with the participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quote<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICT EU Policy Director Vincent Metten: <br> \u201c<em>ICT applauds the reestablishment of the Tibet Interest Group in this  new parliamentary term. Although many friends of Tibet in the European  Parliament have left following last year\u2019s election, many new MEPs are  showing serious motivation to be active supporters of the Tibetan people  within the European Parliament. ICT will continue to assist the group  in its activities, including by suggesting speakers for its meetings,  parliamentary questions its members could table, as well as draft  statements or motion for resolutions.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first meeting of the European Parliament\u2019s Tibet Interest Group since a new Parliament was elected took place today in Brussels. 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