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Mr Tuur ELZINGA (Netherlands, UEL)

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Senator
Socialist Party (SP)

Senate - Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal
NL - 2500 EA - The Hague
Netherlands

Working language: English

Latest news

18/03/2016 - Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Income inequalities in Europe "shocking" 04/09/2015 - Political Affairs and Democracy Domestic income inequality is 'at its highest level for the past half century' 26/06/2014 - Session Call for increased co-operation between the Development Bank and the '47' 13/05/2014 - Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Call for increased co-operation between the Development Bank and the '47'

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the Unified European Left from 23/11/2007 to 26/09/2016

In the Assembly

  • from 23/11/2007 to 26/09/2016 Substitute - Netherlands

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 22/05/2015 to 21/06/2015)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 08/03/2013 to 21/04/2013)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 23/01/2012 to 26/09/2016)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (from 23/11/2007 to 24/01/2011)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (from 23/11/2007 to 23/01/2012)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter (from 29/01/2015 to 26/09/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter (from 29/01/2015 to 26/09/2016)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 28/01/2015 to 29/01/2015)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 28/01/2015 to 26/01/2016)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 28/01/2014 to 27/01/2015)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 24/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter (from 24/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 24/01/2013 to 26/09/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 23/01/2013 to 29/01/2014)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Social and Economic Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on International Economic Relations (from 27/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 23/11/2007 to 23/01/2012)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on International Economic Relations (from 23/11/2007 to 24/01/2011)
  • Alternate of Ms Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 27/11/2015 to 26/09/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Bas van 't WOUT (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 22/06/2015 to 26/11/2015)
  • Alternate of Mr Mark VERHEIJEN (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 22/04/2013 to 21/05/2015)
  • Alternate of Mr Klaas DIJKHOFF (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2012 to 07/03/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Hans FRANKEN (Member): (Former) Political Affairs Committee / Committee on General Affairs (from 25/01/2010 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Mr Hans FRANKEN (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

09/09/2015 | Doc. 13865 | Report The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2014-2015 26/05/2014 | Doc. 13513 | Report Challenges for the Council of Europe Development Bank 07/01/2013 | Doc. 13089 | Report The activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in 2010-2012 05/10/2010 | Doc. 12384 | Committee Opinion Human rights and business 27/07/2010 | Doc. 12352 | Report The strategy, governance and functioning of the Council of Europe Development Bank

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

30/06/2016 | Doc. 14116 | Motion for a resolution Effectively combating negative impacts of European companies operating abroad 23/06/2016 | Doc. 14102 | Written declaration Stop the abuse of the state of emergency in France against the right to assembly and the right to strike 23/06/2016 | Doc. 14103 | Written declaration Defend the freedom of Ruslan Kotsaba imprisoned in Ukraine 21/06/2016 | Doc. 14108 | Written declaration Lifting of the immunity of 138 members of the Turkish Parliament 21/06/2016 | Doc. 14094 | Motion for a resolution Addressing the massive curtailment of democratic rights and freedoms in Israel, especially the “Transparency Law”/”NGO Law”

Votes on adopted texts

29/09/2015 | Doc. 13869, vote on the draft text for resolution Public health and the interests of the pharmaceutical industry: how to guarantee the primacy of public health interests? 29/09/2015 | Doc. 13862, vote on the draft text for resolution 4th part of the 2015 Ordinary Session (28 September‑2 October 2015) 29/09/2015 | Doc. 13867, vote on the draft text for resolution Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges 29/09/2015 | Doc. 13867, vote on the draft text for recommendation Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges 23/06/2015 | Doc. 13801, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan