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Mr Denis BEGIC (Sweden, SOC)

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Substitute
Member of the Riksdag
Social Democratic Party

Sveriges Riksdag
SE - 100 12 - Stockholm
Sweden

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 30/09/2024

In the Assembly

  • since 30/09/2024 Substitute - Sweden

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation (since 09/12/2025)
  • Full Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 30/09/2024 to 08/12/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans (since 10/04/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Mattias JONSSON (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 07/04/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Sofia AMLOH (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 30/09/2024 to 06/04/2025)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/04/2026 | 15:45:04 Thank you Chair. Let me start saying that crime should not pay. Not for organised crime networks. Not for money launderers. And certainly not for those who are financing terrorism. If we are serious about security in Europe, we must go after the money. Because that is where power lies. That is how criminal networks grow, recruit and destabilise our societies. This protocol is therefore an important step forward. It strengthens financial investigations. It improves co-operation across borders... 23/04/2026 | 10:31:56 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, The agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is not just a legal development. It is a moral necessity. Because without accountability, there is no justice. And without justice, there is no lasting peace. This tribunal sends a clear message: those who plan and wage wars of aggression cannot hide behind power or position. They will be held responsible. Not someday, but through institutions we build today... 22/04/2026 | 17:59:47 Chair, Dear colleagues, Let me be clear. The death penalty has no place in any society that respects human rights. Not in any circumstances. And it must never be applied differently depending on who you are. Because when the law treats people differently, it is no longer justice, it is discrimination. This is why I am deeply concerned about proposals in Israel that risk expanding the death penalty in a way that would, in practice, apply mainly to Palestinians. That is not rule of law. That is... 22/04/2026 | 13:34:51 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Chair, dear colleagues, The Istanbul Convention is not controversial. Violence against women is. And yet, instead of focusing on the women and girls who need protection, too many political forces have chosen to attack the Convention itself. They spread disinformation, distort its purpose, and try to turn a human rights instrument into an ideological battlefield. When you attack the Istanbul Convention, you are not defending families. You are... 21/04/2026 | 16:41:29 Thank you, Chair. Dear colleagues, As a Social Democrat from Sweden, I came from a political tradition that has seen the worst consequences of political hate. Our Prime Minister, Olof PALME, was murdered. Our Foreign Minister, Anna LINDH, was killed. "You and your family should be two metres underground, not in Parliament." That is a message I have received. So this debate is not abstract for me. I know what it means to receive threats and hate, not only as a politician, but also as someone...

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