Representative
Deputy
Conservative Party
Stortinget
NO - 0026 - Oslo 1
Norway
Working language: English
29/01/2020 | 17:00:03 Thank you Chair. Dear colleagues, After years of internal difficulties which have prevented us from focusing on our mandate, monitoring and safeguarding the human rights of 800 million citizens in the Council of Europe's member states, it has been reassuring to follow the Assembly's good work on this complementary joint procedure. The discussions and deliberations have been held in a constructive tone. I encourage everybody to continue along this line, also in today's debate. I am equally... 24/06/2019 | 18:33:32 Thank you Madam Chair. First, a big thank you to our Rapporteur Ms Petra De Sutter. You have done a tremendous job with this report and I think we all know how demanding it has been. It has required the utmost of political skill and patience. Thank you. Dear colleagues, in its 70 years, the Council of Europe has found itself in deeply challenging situations. It has suffered from internal divisive conflicts. At the same time, there is a rise in nationalism, populism and repression in Europe... 10/04/2019 | 17:12:16 I thank Mr Tiny KOX for his report and the work he has done on it. For 70 years, the Council of Europe has been an arena for pan-European dialogue and a watchdog for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Today this position is both challenged and weakened. This is due to growing nationalistic and populist trends in Europe, but it is also a result of our own internal difficulties. These internal difficulties have for too long prevented us from focusing our time and energy on the mandate... 10/04/2019 | 10:48:33 I thank the two rapporteurs for bringing the issue of hate speech, which continues to rise in Europe, to our agenda today. Hate speech not only happens among extremist groups; it has become a part of the political discourse. Hate has a chilling effect on speech. It stifles public debate, and it leads to the alienation and possible radicalisation of those who are targeted. Well-functioning democracies depend on societies in which every individual feels welcome and has an active role to play... 09/04/2019 | 11:31:54 Time is running out fast. We have only 11 years left to implement history’s most ambitious set of goals, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs hold the promise of putting the world on to a sustainable course by 2030. It might seem overwhelming but if we all pull together in the same direction, I believe we can make the necessary changes. In June 2017 I tabled a motion for a resolution, “The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – how parliaments and Member States...
01/09/2020 | Doc. 15130 | Motion for a resolution Call for an inclusive national political process in Belarus 04/07/2019 | Doc. 14946 | Motion for a resolution Best interests of the child and policies to ensure a work-life balance 03/07/2019 | Doc. 14870 | Written declaration Concerns about reports of crackdown on members of the LGBTI community in Azerbaijan 10/04/2019 | Doc. 14870 | Written declaration Concerns about reports of crackdown on members of the LGBTI community in Azerbaijan 09/04/2019 | Doc. 14866 | Motion for a resolution Ten years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe and European Union co-operation
30/01/2020 | Doc. 15055, vote on the draft text for resolution International obligations concerning the repatriation of children from war and conflict zones 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15055, vote on the draft text for recommendation International obligations concerning the repatriation of children from war and conflict zones 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15023, vote on the draft text for resolution Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15023, vote on the draft text for recommendation Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15026, vote on the draft text for resolution Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe