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Mr Pavlo BAKUNETS (Ukraine, ECPA)

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Substitute
Deputy
Trust

Verkhovna Rada
UA - 01008 - Kyiv
Ukraine

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates since 03/02/2025
  • Member: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 23/01/2023 to 03/02/2025

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2023 Substitute - Ukraine

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

  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings (since 29/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People (from 11/03/2025 to 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People (from 15/03/2023 to 27/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO (Full Member): Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation (since 09/12/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Larysa BILOZIR (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 02/03/2023 to 21/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 22/01/2024 to 08/12/2025)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/04/2026 | 17:00:15 Thank you. Mister Chairman, Dear rapporteurs, Dear members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Our delegation here represents all Ukrainians. We brave Ukrainians stand on the front line defending our land and defending European values. Democracy is built not only with weapons, but also with social justice. It's true. Today's report is important for our country. It's important for Ukraine because we move towards membership in European Union. And from the start of the full... 28/01/2026 | 18:58:00 Thank you very much, Mister President. Dear members of the Assembly, dear rapporteur, thank you for this report. Education is a fundamental pillar of democracy. Schools are places for academic knowledge, and, what is more important, schools are places where young people can become members of community. Children learn subjects and improve their social skills, and it's very important. To tell the truth, the situation in my country, Ukraine, which I represent here, is unfortunately the opposite... 28/01/2026 | 11:20:05 Dear members of the Assembly, Dear rapporteur, thank you for this excellent report. Dear representatives of democratic countries, The fact that our Ukrainian delegation is working here in this hall today is thanks to Ukrainian youth. More than ten years ago, young people from Ukraine stood up for the European future of Ukraine. They became the first victims of Ukraine’s modern struggle for a European future. Later, young Ukrainians were among the first to join the Ukrainian army to stop the... 23/06/2025 | 17:20:58 Thank you, Madam Speaker. Dear members of Assembly, it's a great honour for me to be here in the place where democracy, rule of law, human rights are valued. I am here as a member of the Ukrainian delegation to remind you that Russia is a terrorist and their government must have responsibility for the aggression against Ukraine, for air attacks and for brutal full-scale war which Russia continues in Ukraine for more than 12 years, especially the last three years. Unfortunately, last night... 09/04/2025 | 18:10:00 Dear Mister President, dear rapporteur, dear members of the Assembly, I am here today because of brave Ukrainian soldiers. Our Ukrainian delegation are here because of brave Ukrainians. The Ukrainian army has been stopping the biggest aggressor in the continent for the last 12 years. Every day our brave soldiers are fighting. We can live, we can work. We can say the truth about the Russian aggressor, about Russian terrorists here because of brave Ukrainian people. Last year our Ukrainian army...

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