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Petr Ježek
Born in Prague in 1965. A graduate of Prague’s University of Economics, Petr Ježek joined his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as a diplomat. For some ten years, he held relatively high posts related to the country’s ties with the EU, e.g. heading the Foreign Ministry’s European Integration Department and serving as Deputy State Secretary for European Affairs. He also worked as chief of staff of then Czech Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla. In 2014, Petr Ježek was elected Member of the European Parliament on the ballot of the ANO 2011 party.
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In February, Petr Ježek sent a letter to EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini, co-signed by cross party members of the European Parliament, calling for the publication of the African Union Commission of Inquiry’s report on South Sudan.
In her reply, High Representative Mogherini says she shares Petr Ježek’s view and believes as well that the publication of the AU Commission of Inquiry’s findings and its recommendations on accountability are necessary to ensure that such violence against civilians cannot be committed with impunity.
The European Union will therefore keep calling on the African Union’s Peace and Security Council to consider the report of and to follow up on its findings without further delay. This answer, although late, is a good signal and shows that the EU remains actively engaged in South Sudan.
In the meantime, Petr Ježek has sent another letter to HR Mogherini, urging for the European Union to participate in a new mediation process for South Sudan.