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Ms Birutė VĖSAITĖ (Lithuania, SOC)

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Representative
Deputy
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania

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

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2025

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 27/01/2025
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialist Group from 25/01/2016 to 22/01/2017
  • Member: Socialist Group from 27/01/2014 to 24/01/2016
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialist Group from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2012
  • Member: Socialist Group from 28/09/2009 to 23/01/2012

In the Assembly

  • since 27/01/2025 Representative - Lithuania
  • from 27/01/2014 to 22/01/2017 Representative - Lithuania
  • from 28/09/2009 to 20/01/2012 Substitute - Lithuania
  • from 22/01/2007 to 26/01/2009 Substitute - Lithuania
  • from 23/01/2006 to 22/01/2007 Representative - Lithuania
  • from 24/01/2005 to 23/01/2006 Substitute - Lithuania

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 27/01/2025)
  • Ex officio (Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Procedure): Bureau of the Assembly (from 27/01/2025 to 14/05/2025)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 27/01/2025)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 26/01/2015 to 22/01/2017)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 27/01/2014 to 22/01/2017)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 27/01/2014 to 22/01/2017)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2012)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (from 28/09/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 07/12/2015 to 22/01/2017)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 16/03/2015 to 22/01/2017)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 30/01/2014 to 27/01/2015)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 30/01/2014 to 27/01/2015)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Social and Economic Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Environment and Energy (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Development Issues (from 27/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on International Economic Relations (from 28/09/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Arūnė STIRBLYTĖ (Member): (Former) Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)

Interventions

Last speeches

09/04/2025 | 20:01:11 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   1. A Strategic Ally Under Scrutiny Radicalization of the democratic states is going everywhere in Europe, America and Asia. Erdogan is acting this way too. Lithuania is deeply concerned by the deterioration of democratic standards and rule of law in Türkiye, especially the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent opposition figure. Just 4 days before he was nominated as the candidate of the main opposition party CHP for...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

06/07/2011 | Doc. 12683 | Report The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2010-2011

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

14/05/2025 | Doc. 16176 | Written declaration Kazakhstan: the way forward democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law 18/10/2016 | Doc. 14189 | Motion for a resolution Implementation of OECD recommendations 13/10/2016 | Doc. 14177 | Motion for a resolution Moratorium on arms sales in the Middle East 11/07/2016 | Doc. 14035 | Written declaration Reproductive health and women's rights in Poland 30/05/2016 | Doc. 14072 | Motion for a resolution Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections

Votes on adopted texts

10/04/2025 | Doc. 16153, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in Georgia and follow up to Resolution 2585 (2025) “Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia” 10/04/2025 | Doc. 16126, vote on the draft text for resolution Legal aspects of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for recommendation Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for resolution Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16151, vote on the draft text for resolution The arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul and the state of democracy and human rights in Türkiye