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Mr David SMOLJAK (Czechia, EPP/CD)

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Representative
Senator
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Senát Parlamentu
CZ - 118 01 - Praha 1
Czechia

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2024 , 2023

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party since 23/01/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2023 Representative - Czechia

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 23/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (since 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 23/03/2023 to 26/04/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Jan LACINA (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 23/01/2023 to 25/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Miroslava NĚMCOVÁ (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 26/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Jan LACINA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 27/04/2023 to 22/01/2024)

Interventions

Last speeches

30/01/2025 | 18:04:34 Thank you for the floor. Ladies and gentlemen. First of all, let me emphasise that freedom of speech or expression is protected and granted by the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UN, and other countries too. What we are talking about is freedom of reach. And this is more complicated because it's adjusted by algorithms which slow down or speed up the content. And we are definitely not familiar with how it works. But the most important thing is another: we lost the data diversity. The... 11/10/2023 | 20:02:58 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) We stand by Izrael. But not only these days after the horrible terorist attack against civilian people, but all the time. Czechoslovakia was the first country to help Israel with military support in 1948. And by the way our minister of Foreign Affairs was the first politician to visit Israel, after the barbarian attack of Hammas. We have had a great stable relationship with the state of Israel throughout our existence. What is the reason for...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

03/07/2024 | Doc. 16022 | Motion for a resolution Georgian law on "foreign influence" 30/01/2023 | Doc. 15699 | Motion for a resolution Urgent call on transferring Mikheil Saakashvili, the third President of Georgia for treatment abroad

Votes on adopted texts

27/01/2026 | Doc. 16297, vote on the draft text for recommendation Elections in times of crisis 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16297, vote on the draft text for resolution Elections in times of crisis 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16311, vote on the draft text for resolution Supporting the commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the security of the European continent 26/01/2026 | Doc. 16316, vote on the draft text for resolution Progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure (January – December 2025) 30/01/2025 | Doc. 16106, vote on the draft text for resolution European commitment to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine