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Mr Pieter OMTZIGT (Netherlands, EPP/CD)

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In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party since 12/11/2010

In the Assembly

  • since 15/04/2024 Representative - Netherlands
  • from 21/06/2021 to 14/04/2024 Substitute - Netherlands
  • from 30/09/2019 to 20/06/2021 Representative - Netherlands
  • from 12/11/2010 to 29/09/2019 Substitute - Netherlands
  • from 25/01/2010 to 12/11/2010 Representative - Netherlands
  • from 23/11/2004 to 25/01/2010 Substitute - Netherlands

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 09/10/2023)
  • General Rapporteur for the protection of whistleblowers: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 29/06/2020 to 20/06/2021)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 30/09/2019 to 20/06/2021)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 28/09/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 25/04/2017 to 08/10/2017)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 27/01/2014)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 21/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 23/01/2012 to 20/06/2021)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: (Former) Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (from 25/11/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: (Former) Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (from 12/11/2010 to 21/11/2011)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 12/11/2010 to 23/01/2012)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 22/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 21/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 21/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 24/01/2017 to 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/11/2015 to 24/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 27/01/2015 to 25/01/2017)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 27/01/2015 to 24/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 08/03/2013 to 22/04/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Rule of Law (from 22/01/2013 to 10/12/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 22/01/2013 to 28/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Rule of Law (from 12/03/2012 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 Health (from 27/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 12/11/2010 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Children (from 12/11/2010 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter and Employment (from 12/11/2010 to 27/01/2011)
  • Alternate of Ms Kati PIRI (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 27/09/2021 to 24/06/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Wybren van HAGA (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 21/01/2019 to 29/09/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Sven KOOPMANS (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 09/10/2017 to 27/09/2018)
  • Alternate of Ms Reina de BRUIJN-WEZEMAN (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 22/01/2018 to 29/09/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Mart van de VEN (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 25/01/2016 to 17/04/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Paul SCHNABEL (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 27/11/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Paul SCHNABEL (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 18/04/2016 to 25/06/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Marit MAIJ (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 30/09/2013 to 24/04/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Khadija ARIB (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2012 to 22/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Michiel SERVAES (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2012 to 29/09/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Tuur ELZINGA (Member): (Former) Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (from 23/11/2007 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Mr Klaas de VRIES (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2015 to 26/11/2015)
  • Alternate of Ms Ankie BROEKERS-KNOL (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 23/04/2013 to 29/09/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Klaas DIJKHOFF (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/01/2013 to 07/03/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Tuur ELZINGA (Chairperson): Sub-Committee on International Economic Relations (from 27/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Mr Klaas de VRIES (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Crime Problems and the Fight against Terrorism (from 21/01/2008 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Mr Tuur ELZINGA (Chairperson): Sub-Committee on International Economic Relations (from 23/11/2007 to 24/01/2011)

Interventions

Last speeches

13/10/2023 | 10:51:13 Thank you. This is not much of a debate, because it seems that we all seem to agree on a few basic tenants. I would like to underline the words of Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV. This is not just about Putin, this is happening in more parts of Europe. There are more parts of Europe where dictatorships do exist and where we as an organisation of democratic nations have looked away for too long. Mr Paul GAVAN pointed to Mr Aliyev. That dictatorship even seems to run in the family. There we have the same... 13/10/2023 | 10:06:26 Dear members, Dear Chairperson,  What is the essence of democracy? The essence of democracy is that every now and then you change your elected official. The most important elected official in a presidential republic is the president. Today, we are discussing two items on that, the particular item on why Mr Putin can be president in Russia for more than 30 years, and thereby flout the Russian Constitution, and more in general, why you would need to, every now and then, change your president... 12/10/2023 | 18:25:47 Thank you, Madam Chair. Can we look at what's going on here? More than 100 000 people have been driven from their homes. The complete ethnic minority in Azerbaijan is no longer living in Nagorno-Karabakh. This was exactly what we wanted to prevent when both Armenia and Azerbaijan were admitted to the Council of Europe. They promised to use only peaceful means, and now the whole minority was forced to leave. Let's not make a mistake. This way they will not return. This, we treat it today, as... 11/10/2023 | 18:19:56 Thank you dear colleagues, Thank you for the comments on this work, and also thank you for the co-operation. Let me start with Mr Koloman BRENNER because that was the most interesting speech, because he doesn't know whether he's been spied on. It's exactly that chilling effect where you know that your government is using it, but you don't know whether the government is using it against you, which is the dangerous thing of this spyware being used. If we don't realise that here, then we are in... 11/10/2023 | 17:05:47 Thank you. Imagine you have your mobile phone, and imagine someone takes it over without you noticing it. So, there is no link you have to click on. And your mobile phone turns into a spyware of your own government or another government. It can actually listen in to what you do, can use your camera and knows what you're doing, it can search all your messages and all your emails, it can look at all your pictures. And if you use a little bit of AI, that spy can actually figure out that you're...

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