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Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN

Photo member

Representative
Senator
Social Democratic Party

Senatul României
RO - 050711 - Bucarest
Romania

titus.corlatean@psd.ro

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2020 , 2019 , 2018

Latest news

09/10/2020 - Monitoring Crucial issues still need addressing over the appointment of Supreme Court judges in Georgia 28/09/2020 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights PACE rapporteur welcomes Kazakhstan's decision to abolish the death penalty 29/06/2020 - Monitoring Georgia monitors welcome adoption of Constitutional amendments by the Georgian Parliament 30/03/2020 - Monitoring PACE monitors react to so-called ‘elections’ in the Georgian region of Abkhazia 24/03/2020 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights General Rapporteur welcomes Colorado’s decision to abolish the death penalty

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 27/01/2020
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 21/01/2019 to 26/01/2020
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 21/01/2018
  • Member: Socialist Group from 23/01/2017 to 31/07/2017
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialist Group from 25/01/2016 to 22/01/2017
  • Member: Socialist Group from 20/04/2015 to 24/01/2016
  • Member: Socialist Group from 27/04/2009 to 07/08/2012

In the Assembly

  • since 24/04/2017 Representative-Romania
  • from 20/04/2015 to 23/04/2017 Substitute-Romania
  • from 27/04/2009 to 07/08/2012 Representative-Romania

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

  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 29/01/2020)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 24/01/2019)
  • General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 13/12/2018)
  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 22/01/2018 to 23/06/2019)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 24/04/2017)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 24/04/2017)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 24/04/2017 to 20/01/2019)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 24/04/2017 to 20/01/2019)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 10/03/2017 to 20/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2017 to 23/04/2017)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 25/11/2016 to 20/01/2019)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 25/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2012 to 07/08/2012)
  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 23/01/2012 to 07/08/2012)
  • Member: (Former) Political Affairs Committee / Committee on General Affairs (from 27/04/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (from 27/04/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (since 21/01/2019)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on Georgia): Sub-Committee on Conflicts between Council of Europe Member States (since 27/06/2017)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/01/2016 to 24/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (since 27/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/06/2012 to 07/08/2012)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 26/01/2012 to 27/06/2012)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 14/04/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Migration (from 25/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/04/2009 to 14/04/2011)
  • Alternate of Mr Ben-Oni ARDELEAN (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 20/04/2015 to 21/06/2015)
  • Alternate of Mr Ben-Oni ARDELEAN (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/06/2015 to 22/01/2017)
  • Alternate of Mr Attila KORODI (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 20/04/2015 to 23/04/2017)
  • Alternate of Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 28/01/2016 to 23/04/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Alina Ștefania GORGHIU (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (since 27/06/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Alina Ștefania GORGHIU (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/04/2017 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Cezar Florin PREDA (Member): Sub-Committee on Migration (from 18/03/2005 to 25/01/2011)
  • Alternate of Mr György FRUNDA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 04/11/1993 to 23/01/2012)

Interventions

Last speeches

10/04/2019 | 18:03:36 Honestly, after listening to the colleagues who have spoken previously, I have decided to change my contribution slightly. The title of the report is “Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future”. I think there is a slight mistake in that title. It should read, “main challenges for the present and the future”. That is because if we are honest about ourselves, this Organisation is not in the best shape, both within the Organisation itself and at the European... 10/04/2019 | 11:10:42 I welcome the initiative taken by both rapporteurs, Ms Elvira KOVÁCS and Mr Goran BEUS RICHEMBERGH, to address in detail the issue of hate speech in society and acts of hatred in sport. Hate speech is a growing scourge, which is poisoning the public debate and fuelling deeper divisions in our societies. Political discourse based on divisive propaganda, especially when promoted during electoral campaigns, is spreading all over Europe like a Trojan horse for overcoming our social cohesion. The... 09/04/2019 | 16:50:30 The report is timely and more than necessary to clarify a number of issues deriving from a future establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights. I thank the rapporteur for her wonderful contribution, and I definitely support the proposed recommendations. As mentioned in the draft resolution, the existing co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Union institutions and agencies, starting with the Fundamental Rights Agency... 08/04/2019 | 12:41:33 First, I would like to thank our rapporteurs, Ms Boriana ÅBERG and Mr Claude KERN, for their reports. I will concentrate on the elections in the Republic of Moldova because I was part of the Parliamentary Assembly’s observation mission, and what I will say is based on our conclusions. I was part of a team with one of our Polish colleagues from the EPP. We monitored 12 polling stations, including some of those that were offering the right to vote to people from Transnistria. Our conclusion is...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

23/01/2018 | Doc. 14484 | Report The Israeli-Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe 19/04/2016 | Doc. 14023 | Committee Opinion Renewed commitment in the fight against antisemitism in Europe 05/10/2011 | Doc. 12756 | Committee Opinion Human rights and the fight against terrorism

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

15/10/2019 | Doc. 14918 | Written declaration Investigating and preventing corruption at the Council of Europe 03/07/2019 | Doc. 14870 | Written declaration Concerns about reports of crackdown on members of the LGBTI community in Azerbaijan 03/07/2019 | Doc. 14872 | Written declaration The Armenian authorities must take action to protect LGBTI persons from violence and discrimination 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14930 | Motion for a resolution Ukraine failed to live up to its commitments regarding the language rights of national minorities 24/06/2019 | Doc. 14918 | Written declaration Investigating and preventing corruption at the Council of Europe

Votes on adopted texts

28/01/2020 | Doc. 15025, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14895, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14895, vote on the draft text for recommendation Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14906, vote on the draft text for resolution Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges 25/06/2019 | Doc. 14903, vote on the draft text for opinion Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2020-2021