Deputy
"Development/For!"
Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
LV - 1811 - Rīga
Latvia
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2021
, 2020
, 2019
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
19/04/2021 | 19:17:11 The Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities is a highly important document of the Council of Europe. It is very important for the Assembly to maintain it. I'd like to make a few points on the protection of national minority languages in the education system of my own country, Latvia. Latvia is successfully balancing the maintenance of the mother tongue of national minorities in the education system with support for better proficiency of all students in the national... 28/01/2020 | 11:47:43 Ladies and gentlemen. Democracy is not a dictatorship of the majority. The discussion here is about the decision to set up new procedures and disciplinary tools, possibly to ensure control of the judiciary by governing majority. I think this assembly is right to be concerned, as its role is to uphold democracy and human rights, and I do not see this concern as confrontational. On the contrary, I think we should take regard of the concerns of many Polish citizens who are protesting against... 27/01/2020 | 11:56:12 Thank you Mr President. I challenge the credentials of the Russian delegation on procedural grounds under Rule 7. The election of parliamentarians from nationwide party lists in Russia includes votes from the illegally occupied and annexed territory of Crimea. In international law individuals residing in this territory are entitled to continue to participate in elections in the state to which the territory lawfully belongs. Instead the votes are illegally counted in the elections of the... 26/06/2019 | 16:56:37 Ladies and gentlemen. We have challenged the credentials of the Russian delegation on both procedural and substantial grounds because we believe that ratifying these credentials unconditionally will not bring us closer to achieving the goals of the Council of Europe: peace and protection of Human rights. On the contrary, it will be a major setback for the very values which we in this Assembly claim to uphold. The reasons for this are clear. Russia has not followed the resolutions of this... 24/06/2019 | 18:51:32 Ladies and gentlemen, I have heard many arguments today in favour of supporting this report because, as many of my colleagues have said, they think that if we support this report then Russian citizens will still be able to have recourse to the Court when human rights violations happen, and we will be in this way able to protect them. I'm skeptical about this given the fact that the Russian Constitutional Court has basically passed a statement saying that only if in the Court's opinion those...
01/07/2021 | Doc. 15275 | Written declaration Permanent provocations and recent military escalation by the Russian Federation 01/07/2021 | Doc. 15286 | Written declaration Сondemnation of the recent sanctions imposed by the Russian Federation 17/05/2021 | Doc. 15286 | Written declaration Сondemnation of the recent sanctions imposed by the Russian Federation 22/04/2021 | Doc. 15275 | Written declaration Permanent provocations and recent military escalation by the Russian Federation 15/02/2021 | Doc. 15063 | Written declaration The members of national delegations signing this declaration regret the approval, by the Assembly, of the credentials submitted by the Russian Federation
19/04/2021 | Doc. 15231, vote on the draft text for resolution Preserving national minorities in Europe 26/01/2021 | Doc. 15123, vote on the draft text for recommendation Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15020, vote on the draft text for resolution Reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15020, vote on the draft text for recommendation Reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan 29/01/2020 | Doc. 15024, vote on the draft text for resolution Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations