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Ms Dzhema GROZDANOVA (Bulgaria, EPP/CD)

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Member of Parliament
GERB

National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
BG - 1169 - Sofia
Bulgaria

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2020 , 2019 , 2018

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

02/07/2019 - Monitoring Ukraine monitors call for effective investigation into the murder of Vadym Komarov 05/02/2019 - Monitoring Ukraine monitors pinpoint changes needed following Kyiv fact-finding visit 18/05/2018 - Monitoring Monitors deplore opening of bridge between Russia and illegally-annexed Crimea

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 28/09/2009 to 20/07/2020

In the Assembly

  • from 28/09/2009 to 20/07/2020 Representative - Bulgaria

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

  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 21/01/2019 to 20/07/2020)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 21/01/2019 to 20/07/2020)
  • Ex officio (Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Procedure): Bureau of the Assembly (from 26/01/2015 to 24/11/2016)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 26/01/2015 to 20/07/2020)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 26/01/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 26/01/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 30/09/2013 to 20/07/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 23/01/2012 to 29/09/2013)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 15/04/2011 to 20/07/2020)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 16/02/2011 to 29/09/2013)
  • Member: (Former) Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (from 28/09/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 28/09/2009 to 24/01/2011)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on Ukraine): Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 27/04/2018 to 20/07/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 28/01/2015 to 26/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Public Health (from 23/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 24/01/2012 to 29/09/2013)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Children (from 23/06/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Health (from 28/09/2009 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Irena SOKOLOVA (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 30/09/2013 to 25/01/2015)

Interventions

Last speeches

27/06/2019 | 16:46:32 Madam President. First I need to give some answers to Mr Stefan SCHENNACH, Mr Frédéric REISS and Mr Jokin BILDARRATZ. Mr Stefan SCHENNACH made two very incorrect accusations. First is that we didn't find who stands behind the murder of journalist Viktoria Marinova. We found it and this person is under an active verdict of 30 years in prison. Secondly,  we cannot now ratify the Istanbul Convention because we have a decision of the Constitutional Court. This is the Rule of law gentlemen. Mr... 24/01/2019 | 10:19:52 On behalf of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP), I congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Andreas NICK, and the Secretariat of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy on the promptly prepared report and the draft resolution, which our group will back firmly. Last November, I had the opportunity to visit Ukraine on a mission in my capacity as one of the two rapporteurs for the Monitoring Committee. Our Assembly has always unambiguously reiterated its support for Ukraine’s... 21/01/2019 | 17:59:25 Thank you. The debate is closed. The Bureau has proposed a number of references to committees for ratification by the Assembly, set out in Document 14796 and Addendum 1. Is there any objection to the proposed references to committees? There is no objection. The references are approved. I invite the Assembly to approve the other decisions of the Bureau, as set out in the progress report (Document 14796 and Addendum 1). The Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee is approved...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

26/06/2019 | Doc. 14925 | Motion for a resolution Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Geneva conventions: the contribution of the Council of Europe to the increasing synergy between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law 26/06/2018 | Doc. 14588 | Motion for a recommendation Reshaping the foundations of multilateralism 03/05/2017 | Doc. 14316 | Motion for a recommendation The Council of Europe in the European political architecture 26/04/2016 | Doc. 14042 | Motion for a resolution Reshaping the role of education for “digital citizens” 10/03/2016 | Doc. 14001 | Written question Sofia Declaration of 27 November 2015 adopted by the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly

Votes on adopted texts

27/06/2019 | Doc. 14894, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14894, vote on the draft text for recommendation Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14905, vote on the draft text for resolution Stop violence against, and exploitation of, migrant children 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14905, vote on the draft text for recommendation Stop violence against, and exploitation of, migrant children 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14904, vote on the draft text for resolution Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria