There are more people
in Europe who are dissatisfied with current policy, Valentina Matviyenko
believes.
MOSCOW, May 29.
/TASS/. Russia is not expecting any drastic change in the European Parliament’s
political course, but hopes that the voices of sober-minded politicians calling
for improving ties with Moscow will be heard, Russian Federation Council (upper
house of parliament) Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said in an interview with TASS.
"Today it is
evident that the European Parliament’s political landscape has changed: for the
first time in history two leading factions have lost their joint majority,
which enabled them to make any decisions. Now they will have to come to terms
and search for a compromise with political forces, which have strengthened
their positions, most notably with nationalist MPs, euroskeptics, green and
other parties," Matviyenko said. The appointment of the European
Commission’s chief should demonstrate whether this compromise is possible.
This political
environment shows that "there are more people in Europe who are
dissatisfied with current policy," Matviyenko noted. More people believe
that the Old World countries should become focused on its national interests.
"The number of people is growing who call for improving relations with
Russia and oppose the sanctions policy," she explained.
However, the number
of these voices is not enough now to change the political course in the
European Parliament’s work. "One should not expect that soon the situation
may drastically change here," the upper house speaker said. Meanwhile
sober-minded voices are becoming louder. "We expect that these politicians
will be heard and they will get more supporters," she noted.
"The Europeans
understand that cooperation with Russia is beneficial for Europe and it should
not be neglected, especially taking into account the ongoing negative processes
in global economy," Matviyenko said.
The elections to the
European Parliament were held on May 23-26.
Source: ITAR-TASS
29-05-2019
