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Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS (Lithuania, EPP/CD)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: Group of the European People's Party since 10/10/2016
  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 26/01/2009 to 09/10/2016

In the Assembly

  • since 26/01/2009 Representative - Lithuania
  • from 22/01/2007 to 21/01/2008 Substitute - Lithuania
  • from 23/01/2006 to 22/01/2007 Representative - Lithuania
  • from 24/01/2005 to 23/01/2006 Substitute - Lithuania
  • from 27/01/1997 to 09/11/2000 Representative - Lithuania
  • from 24/01/1994 to 27/01/1997 Substitute - Lithuania

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

  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 22/01/2024 to 26/01/2025)
  • General Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and whistleblowers: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 20/06/2023)
  • Ex officio (Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Procedure): Bureau of the Assembly (from 18/05/2023 to 26/01/2025)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2023 to 22/01/2024)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 25/01/2021 to 26/01/2025)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 21/01/2019 to 24/01/2021)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 12/10/2018)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 11/10/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 27/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2012 to 26/01/2014)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 24/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: (Former) Political Affairs Committee / Committee on General Affairs (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 05/03/2024 to 28/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 22/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 22/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 25/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/01/2016 to 24/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 30/01/2014 to 27/01/2015)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 24/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 24/01/2013 to 29/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 03/10/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Birutė VĖSAITĖ (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 27/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Arminas LYDEKA (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2023 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 25/01/2021 to 25/11/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Algirdas BUTKEVIČIUS (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2017 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Ms Birutė VĖSAITĖ (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 27/01/2014 to 22/01/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Dalia KUODYTĖ (Member): (Former) Committee on Culture, Science and Education (from 26/01/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Mr Arminas LYDEKA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 05/03/2024 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Arminas LYDEKA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 23/01/2023 to 24/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 25/01/2021 to 25/11/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Algirdas BUTKEVIČIUS (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Mr Algirdas BUTKEVIČIUS (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 25/01/2018 to 23/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 26/01/2017 to 24/01/2018)
  • Alternate of Ms Birutė VĖSAITĖ (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 30/01/2014 to 27/01/2015)

Interventions

Last speeches

10/04/2025 | 11:34:56 Dear President, I'm so glad today to have the privilege to overview Georgian affairs and the shape of democracy, which was so downgraded during the last years in Georgia under the leadership of former Russian oligarch Ivanishvili. From my point of view, we should face a dramatic fight from the European side, helping Georgians - helping Georgians who are dedicated, probably a leading nation in the Caucasus which would like to be members of NATO and the European Union. That is a tragedy and we... 09/04/2025 | 17:35:38 But not taking decisive action in Ukraine. Supporting Ukraine, especially comprehensive military support and assistance. We are approaching a major war between the West and the neo-Soviet Russian regime. A war in which all European countries could become involved. Because Russian history, after the Bolshevik communist coup in 1917, represents only a single showcase of testing Western democracies in terms of their weaknesses and vulnerability. After cementing his dictatorship at the cost of... 30/01/2025 | 11:55:24 "Thank you, Madam President" (spoken in French). First, we have real fighting democrats on the balcony. I remember in 1993, when I was started to be, but we have them here. That is a huge step forward that we agree, friends, with the structural changes. And they have their office here, they will be observing our work. And I invite to structuralise until the end and to have them in the committees. So welcome, welcome. Secondly, we have just [had a] hybrid attack from Mr Alexander LUKASHENKO's... 29/01/2025 | 17:21:02 Dear President, Georgia was a key. Georgian society was a key power in the 1990s. In my time, when I remember when they were supporting us in Lithuania to destroy the evil empire, the Soviet Union. I remember all of them. I remember Mr Zviad GAMSAKHURDIA. I remember other friends from 1989. I remember printed anti Soviet, anti communist democratic newspapers in Vilnius for Georgia in the Georgian language. It was our common goal to destroy the evil empire, to destroy the ruins of Mr Josef... 28/01/2025 | 17:06:29 Thank you, dear friends. It is good that we are coming back to issues related to the Middle East. It will be good to have a report about Aleppo too. It will be good to have reports about the Syrian government's crimes and other issues. But probably it will follow. From my point of view, this matter is related to the essence of what happened on 7 October. After 2005, when Prime Minister Sharon ordered to withdraw all Israelis from the Gaza Strip, we have the following development that the...

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