Steny Hoyer (shown here in a 2014 conference) has been the US House majority leader since 2019, serving as a US Representative for Maryland since 1981.  Shutterstock

Steny Hoyer (shown here in a 2014 conference) has been the US House majority leader since 2019, serving as a US Representative for Maryland since 1981.  Shutterstock

This year’s four-day session, which focuses on the theme “Advancing Sustainable Development to Promote Security: The Role of Parliaments”, involves committee meetings as well as working sessions. 

The event will culminate in the signing of a Luxembourg declaration with recommendations to the international community, including national governments and parliaments, on topics related to economics, security, human rights and more. 

Among this year’s areas of focus are Crimea-- a topic recently under scrutiny in Luxembourg during Russian prime minister Dimitry Medvedev’s two-day visit in March--as well as policies related to migration and the relocation of foreign terrorist fighters. The session will also examine potential security issues linked to Brexit and how to combat nationalism and xenophobia. 

Other confirmed speakers include Fernand Etgen, president of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies; George Tsereteli, president of the OSCE PA; Liliane Maury Pasquier, president of the PA of the Council of Europe; Swiss diplomat Thomas Greminger, OSCE secretary general; and Roberto Montella, OSCE PA secretary general. 

The event brings in parliamentarians from across 57 nations; this year it takes place at the European Convention Center on the Kirchberg plateau.