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Daniel CASPARY MEP (EPP, Germany)
Angelika NIEBLER MEP (EPP, Germany)
Michael GAHLER MEP (EPP, Germany)
Romana TOMC MEP (EPP, Slovenia)
Antonio TAJANI MEP (EPP, Italy)
Radosław SIKORSKI MEP (EPP, Poland)
Tomas TOBÉ MEP (EPP, Sweden)
Dolors MONTSERRAT MEP (EPP, Spain)
Andrius KUBILIUS MEP (EPP, Lithuania)
Pernille WEISS MEP (EPP, Denmark)
Paulo RANGEL (EPP, Portugal)
Benoît LUTGEN (EPP, Belgium)
Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, Bulgaria)
Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, Latvia)
Riho TERRAS (EPP, Estonia)
Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, Slovakia)
Christophe HANSEN (EPP, Luxembourg)
Luděk NIEDERMAYER (EPP, Czech Republic)
Roberta METSOLA (EPP, Malta)
Evangelos-Vasileios MEIMARAKIS (EPP, Greece)
Esther DE LANGE (EPP, Netherlands)
The initiative comes from Daniel Caspary and Angelika Niebler MEPs, and co-signatories include Michael Gahler, foreign policy coordinator of the EPP group, Radosław Sikorski, former foreign minister of Poland, Antonio Tajani, former president of the European Parliament and EPP-Group vice-chairs Sandra Kalniete, Esther de Lange and Andrey Kovatchev. The complete 21 are:
Daniel CASPARY MEP (EPP, Germany)
Angelika NIEBLER MEP (EPP, Germany)
Michael GAHLER MEP (EPP, Germany)
Romana TOMC MEP (EPP, Slovenia)
Antonio TAJANI MEP (EPP, Italy)
Radosław SIKORSKI MEP (EPP, Poland)
Tomas TOBÉ MEP (EPP, Sweden)
Dolors MONTSERRAT MEP (EPP, Spain)
Andrius KUBILIUS MEP (EPP, Lithuania)
Pernille WEISS MEP (EPP, Denmark)
Paulo RANGEL (EPP, Portugal)
Benoît LUTGEN (EPP, Belgium)
Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, Bulgaria)
Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, Latvia)
Riho TERRAS (EPP, Estonia)
Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, Slovakia)
Christophe HANSEN (EPP, Luxembourg)
Luděk NIEDERMAYER (EPP, Czech Republic)
Roberta METSOLA (EPP, Malta)
Evangelos-Vasileios MEIMARAKIS (EPP, Greece)
Esther DE LANGE (EPP, Netherlands)