Representative
Senator
Social Democratic Party
Senatul României
RO - 050711 - Bucarest
Romania
Working language: English
10/12/2020 - Political Affairs and Democracy On Human Rights Day, top officials discuss how to deepen the relationship between the Council of Europe and the EU 07/12/2020 - Political Affairs and Democracy What’s the future of the relationship between the Council of Europe and the EU? 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
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...
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
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
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