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Ms Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICA (Latvia, EPP/CD)

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In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: Group of the European People's Party since 22/01/2024
  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 23/01/2023 to 21/01/2024

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2023 Representative - Latvia

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

  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (since 26/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 06/03/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by member states of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Bureau of the Assembly (from 06/03/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by member states of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Standing Committee (from 06/03/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 03/03/2023 to 05/03/2024)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 23/01/2023)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 23/01/2023)
  • Ex officio (Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Procedure): Bureau of the Assembly (from 23/01/2023 to 17/05/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 18/04/2024)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on the Republic of Moldova): Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 20/06/2023 to 26/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 23/01/2023 to 24/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Aiva VĪKSNA (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 09/10/2023)
  • Alternate of Ms Ieva BRANTE (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 23/01/2023 to 08/10/2023)

Interventions

Last speeches

27/01/2026 | 17:49:17 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, First, let me thank Mr Piero FASSINO and the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy team for this excellent report. I strongly support the resolution. This war is not only about Ukraine, it is about the future of Europe. Let us be clear about the facts: peace cannot be built on denial or ambiguity. This resolution rightly affirms that a just and lasting peace must respect Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and internationally recognised borders... 27/01/2026 | 16:40:03 Thank you, Madam President. And thank you, Mr Damien COTTIER, for your excellent report on this highly relevant and pressing topic. Elections are truly the cornerstone of democracy, and elections are our democratic jewel. At the same time, elections have become a primary target of our adversaries, across Europe and even across the Atlantic. Several referring trends can be observed repeating themselves from country to country. First, malicious usage of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is now... 27/01/2026 | 10:47:19 Thank you, President. And Madam President, thank you so much for your speech today and for your leadership that inspires us continuously. Moldova has shown incredible democratic resilience in the face of foreign interference. And Moldova's institutions and civil society and citizens indeed demonstrated their capacity to protect the integrity of the electoral process. I planned to ask you if, based on your experience, you could share with the Assembly which factors were most decisive in... 26/01/2026 | 17:28:29 Thank you. Three brief points from my side. Indeed, Ukraine continues to be the focus of our work in many committees, including in the Monitoring Committee. And let me underline and inform you that our Monitoring Committee rapporteurs went to Ukraine for a monitoring visit last October, and actually, they also witnessed one of the major attacks on Kyiv, but continued their work by also providing support to Ukraine. And also, I think we will be able to acknowledge soon how much progress... 26/01/2026 | 16:54:24 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, dear friends, This is the second time I present you the report on the 'Progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure'. In a time when the international rules-based order is being questioned and countries are openly rejecting not only the supremacy, but also the importance of international law, adherence to the principles enshrined in the statutes of the Council of Europe and to the membership obligations of this organisation are needed more than ever...

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