Substitute
Deputy
SPD
Deutscher Bundestag
DE - 11011 - Berlin
Germany
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
, 2023
, 2022
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
30/09/2025 | 11:37:04 Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to counter the fake news from my far-right colleague from Germany. Precisely because we have learnt from history, our constitutional state stands on granite, it is unshakeable. And unlike him, I would like to talk about Türkiye. When we talk about Türkiye, we are no longer talking about a constitutional state, but about a distorted image of it. Ekrem IMAMOĞLU, an elected mayor, a beacon of hope for millions of people and a social democrat, has... 09/04/2025 | 17:09:52 Thank you very much, Mister President, Ladies and gentlemen, Democracy means voting - not imprisonment. A political opponent belongs on a ballot paper - not behind bars. Anyone who fears political competition at the ballot box has long since lost touch with their own people. The imprisonment of Ekrem İmamoğlu and the numerous other mayors and journalists from the opposition parties is a direct attack on the fundamental democratic values to which Turkey has committed itself not only through... 02/10/2024 | 10:16:42 Thank you, Madam Chair, I'm gonna speak in German. Madam President, Dear colleagues, "If freedom means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don't want to hear," said George ORWELL. And that is precisely why it is important to stand up for the fact that the press has the freedom to say everything, so that certain people do not have the freedom to do everything. On behalf of the Socialist Group, I would like to thank my colleague Ms Thórhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR for this... 01/10/2024 | 20:09:53 Dear Mister President, Dear colleagues, The actions of the unjust state of Iran do not only affect the people living in Iran. The people of Iranian origin who live here in the member states of the Council of Europe, who stand up for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, who also demonstrate in our streets against the oppression of women, are not safe from the long arms of the Iranian regime. We must talk about this. I would therefore like to thank my colleague Mr Max LUCKS for his... 16/04/2024 | 16:26:47 Thank you very much, Mr President, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank my colleague, Mr Lulzim BASHA, for this important motion and his analysis, as well as the supportive words of my colleague, Mr Davor Ivo STIER, on an issue that we as the Council of Europe must address with great determination and with even greater vigour in our respective member states. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, which is contrary to international law, is spreading death, misery and suffering...
27/10/2025 | Doc. 16290 | Motion for a resolution Protecting the freedom of expression of members of parliaments 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16276 | Written declaration The planned destruction of more than US $9.7 million worth of contraceptives has to be halted immediately 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16277 | Written question Situation of human rights defenders, journalists and academics in Azerbaijan 16/09/2025 | Doc. 16256 | Motion for a resolution On the road to parity: supporting young women in politics 05/05/2025 | Doc. 16165 | Motion for a resolution Upholding our diverse culture, freedom of expression and information by effective enforcement of copyright
01/10/2025 | Doc. 16247, vote on the draft text for resolution Russian democratic forces 30/09/2025 | Doc. 16245, vote on the draft text for resolution The Parliamentary Assembly should support Kazakhstan to continue its democratic reforms 30/09/2025 | Doc. 16249, vote on the draft text for resolution The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Hungary 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for recommendation Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for resolution Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe