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Mr Arminas LYDEKA (Lithuania, ALDE)

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Representative
Deputy
Liberals movement

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
LT - 01109 - Vilnius-2
Lithuania

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2023 , 2022 , 2021

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 25/01/2021
  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from 26/01/2009 to 20/01/2013

In the Assembly

  • since 25/01/2021 Representative - Lithuania
  • from 26/01/2009 to 20/01/2013 Substitute - Lithuania
  • from 27/01/2003 to 26/01/2004 Substitute - Lithuania

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 23/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 25/01/2021 to 22/01/2023)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 23/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Democracy (since 23/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 26/01/2021 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 26/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Detention (from 25/04/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Refugees (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Migration (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Aušrinė NORKIENĖ (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 25/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS (Member): (Former) Political Affairs Committee / Committee on General Affairs (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)

Interventions

Last speeches

20/06/2023 | 16:09:03 Dear President, dear colleagues, distinguished guests and especially the persecuted politicians of Belarus. We liberals send a real thank you for your self-sacrificing work in exile. I bow my heart before your efforts to make Belarus a country that respects the values of liberal democracy. Colleagues, I want to draw your attention to the great work Ms Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA is doing. With children and an imprisoned husband, she took on the burden of being the candidate of the people of...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

27/06/2023 | Doc. 15766 | Written declaration Call on the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe to give strong political support to the creation of a special international criminal tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine 23/06/2023 | Doc. 15812 | Motion for a resolution The role of sanctions as a protective measure for human rights and democracy 20/06/2023 | Doc. 15799 | Written declaration Protection of children and of European fundamental rights 11/05/2023 | Doc. 15770 | Motion for a resolution Establishment of an Order of the European solidarities 05/05/2023 | Doc. 15766 | Written declaration Call on the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe to give strong political support to the creation of a special international criminal tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine

Votes on adopted texts

22/06/2023 | Doc. 15797, vote on the draft text for resolution Political consequences of the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine 22/06/2023 | Doc. 15795, vote on the draft text for resolution War of aggression against Ukraine – Participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics? 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15780, vote on the draft text for opinion Budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the period 2024-2027 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15781, vote on the draft text for resolution Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2024-2025 20/06/2023 | Doc. 15783, vote on the draft text for resolution Addressing the specific challenges faced by the Belarusians in exile