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Ms Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA (Ukraine, ALDE)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 27/01/2020

In the Assembly

  • since 27/01/2020 Representative - Ukraine

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 27/01/2026)
  • General Rapporteur on local and regional authorities: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 27/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Culture, Education and Democratic Values (since 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future (since 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (since 07/03/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development (from 18/04/2024 to 27/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 25/03/2024 to 27/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 26/01/2023 to 22/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 30/01/2020 to 24/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (from 29/01/2020 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 29/01/2020 to 22/01/2023)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/04/2026 | 16:57:50 Thank you very much, Mister President. Dear colleagues, First, I would like to thank our rapporteur for this timely and principled report and, of course, the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for bringing the issue of a fair employment rights to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. So, social dumping is not an economic strategy. It is a failure of our system to protect people. It turns work into insecurity, mobility into vulnerability and... 28/01/2026 | 19:01:08 Thank you very much, Mister President. First of all, thank you very much, Madam rapporteur, for your excellent work. Dear colleagues, Today's report reminds us that schools are not only places of academic learning, they are pillars of democratic life, where young people learn co-operation, empathy, critical thinking and respect for diversity. When we say that schools must be places where democracies live, I think of more than 1 600 damaged or destroyed schools in Ukraine. Classrooms, some... 28/01/2026 | 11:15:32 Thank you very much. Dear Mister President, dear colleagues, Ms Sona GHAZARYAN, my congratulations. Thank you for your wonderful work. And today I'm honoured to speak about the role of young people in strengthening democracy. This topic is deeply personal for me as well as I'm sure every one of you. My professional journey began in inclusive and encouraged spaces of youth activism. And I started as a youth activist with the clear belief that young people must not only be heard, but must have... 02/10/2025 | 19:19:08 Madam President, Dear colleagues, First of all, thank you very much for your wonderful work, Ms Aurora FLORIDIA and Mr Stefan SCHENNACH and the Committee. My speech will be about housing. This report is very important and reminds us that a home is not just a roof; it is safety and the foundation of a life lived in peace. Housing is not a privilege or luxury, it is a human right, guaranteed by the European Social Charter and rooted in our shared values of dignity, equality, solidarity and... 01/10/2025 | 15:59:41 Dear Madam President, dear Minister, dear colleagues, First of all, my congratulations to the rapporteur, Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, you really put a lot of effort into preparing this report and thank you for this really urgently needed document. Today, I am deeply honoured to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group on the youth role in democracy. This topic is a part of my personal story. My professional journey began in the brave, determined and inclusive...

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