Representative
Senator
Social Democratic Party
Senatul României
RO - 050711 - Bucarest
Romania
Working language: English
10/04/2025 - Session PACE sets out final steps which could lead to EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights 17/07/2024 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights PACE rapporteur commemorates the 10th anniversary of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 by Russian-controlled separatists in Ukraine 17/04/2023 - Monitoring PACE co-rapporteurs make periodic review visit to the Netherlands 17/11/2022 - President Downing of flight MH17: 'Finally justice has been done, no room for impunity', says PACE President 23/06/2022 - Session Flight MH17 shot down by a Russian-supplied Buk missile ‘most convincing scenario by far’, says PACE
10/04/2025 | 12:44:04 Just two brief comments on the merits. But I will start first by reminding colleagues that this Organisation, the Council of Europe, is at the origin of the European standards, the rule of law and the fundamental human rights standards. It is the Council of Europe. This is why we need to celebrate this year correctly. We are celebrating the anniversary of 75 years after the adoption of the European Convention of Human Rights that maintained the pre-eminence of our system established by the... 10/04/2025 | 12:07:28 Thank you very much, President. Dear colleagues, the purpose of this report was to follow the process of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe member states on the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, and to address any legal concerns from the Assembly's perspective. As you know, this is a very old story dating back more than 40 years. The EU Lisbon Treaty in 2007 finally created a legal obligation for the EU to accede to... 09/04/2025 | 18:02:02 Colleagues, the next day, after 24 February 2022, the Council of Europe started to define and to affirm its position. We have stated, first of all, an important package of fundamental principles such as multilateralism, international systems based on rules, accountability for the crimes committed by Russia. We have condemned Russia because for committing a crime of aggression and we have expelled Russia from the Council of Europe. We have also launched the project of establishing an... 08/04/2025 | 11:11:03 Colleagues, from the beginning I share and support the conclusions, the resolution and the recommendation drafted by our rapporteur. Foreign interference is indeed a fundamental and persistent threat to our European democracies and to democratic security. We should condemn and combat with democratic tools this threat, including those challenges, which are focused, inter alia, on undermining electoral and democratic processes and institutions. The Russian aggression is against Ukraine, the UK... 30/01/2025 | 10:40:28 President, distinguished guests, colleagues, On behalf of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group, I would like to express clear and substantial both political and legal support for the adoption of the convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer during the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, and of course, for the adoption of a very good opinion drafted by our colleague, rapporteur Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN. It's a good draft convention, that is true. It is a...
07/03/2025 | Doc. 16126 | Report Legal aspects of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights 03/06/2022 | Doc. 15543 | Report Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH17 08/04/2022 | Doc. 15495 | Report Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening the strategic partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Union 08/04/2022 | Doc. 15497 | Report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia 23/01/2018 | Doc. 14484 | Report The Israeli-Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe
19/05/2025 | Doc. 16178 | Motion for a resolution The promotion of democratic security in Europe through soft power 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16157 | Motion for a resolution Follow-up to the 4th round of GRECO recommendations relating to parliamentarians 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16156 | Written declaration The need to protect the rights of religious and ethnic minority groups in Syria 14/03/2025 | Doc. 16132 | Motion for a resolution Advancing a shared European vision through arts and leadership education 12/03/2025 | Doc. 16127 | Motion for a resolution Regulating social networks: a democratic imperative
10/04/2025 | Doc. 16150, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law 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. 16152, vote on the draft text for resolution Russian war of aggression against Ukraine: the need to ensure accountability and avoid impunity