The chairman of the British House of Lords EU Committee, Lord Grenfell, praised Slovenia's role in the EU as he held talks with Slovenian officials in Ljubljana on Thursday. "Slovenia is playing an important role in the EU, as it will be the first new member state to preside the EU and the first newcomer to adopt the euro," he said.
Lord Grenfell met Parliament Speaker France Cukjati and chair of the parliamentary EU Affairs Committee Anton Kokalj, the latter saying that the two committees could cooperate in preparations for Slovenia's EU presidency in the first half of the EU.
According to Lord Grenfell, the British delegation did not come to Slovenia only to help with the experience it gained as EU president in 2005. On the contrary, even a much older member state like the UK can learn much from Slovenia, he said.
Cukjati, Kokalj and Lord Grenfell also agreed it was necessary to strengthen the institutional role of national parliaments in the adoption of EU policies. A stronger role of national parliaments can help bridge the democratic gap between EU institutions and the people, Lord Grenfell said.
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