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Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE

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Substitute
Deputy
New Unity

Saeima of the Republic of Latvia
LV - 1811 - Rīga
Latvia

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party since 23/01/2012

In the Assembly

  • since 21/01/2019 Substitute - Latvia
  • from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2019 Representative - Latvia

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

  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 28/01/2020)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 13/03/2019)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 21/01/2019 to 24/01/2021)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 21/01/2019 to 24/01/2021)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 29/01/2016 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member EPP/CD: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 26/06/2015)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 26/01/2015)
  • Alternate EPP/CD: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 26/01/2015 to 25/06/2015)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2012 to 25/01/2015)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (since 22/03/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (since 22/03/2021)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on the Republic of Moldova): Sub-Committee on Conflicts between Council of Europe Member States (since 03/02/2021)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 26/01/2016 to 23/01/2017)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 27/01/2015 to 25/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2015 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member EPP/CD: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 10/10/2013 to 25/01/2015)
  • Alternate EPP/CD: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/04/2013 to 09/10/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/01/2013 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Rule of Law (from 22/01/2013 to 10/12/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Rule of Law (from 12/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 12/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Artuss KAIMIŅŠ (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (since 08/04/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Nellija KLEINBERGA (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 26/01/2015 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Boriss CILEVIČS (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 21/01/2019 to 07/04/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Boriss CILEVIČS (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 25/01/2015)

Interventions

Last speeches

28/01/2021 | 09:34:06 Honorable Mr President, Dear Colleagues, This week my country Latvia celebrated the 100th anniversary of the international recognition of Latvia. It was another important victory that was won together with our allies in Paris at that time, to quote Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, the first Foreign Affairs minister of Latvia, “using a quill-pen and brains” instead of deadly weapons. Today not only do we enjoy an unprecedented level of trust on the part of our allies, but we also contribute to the...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

08/10/2021 | Doc. 15344 | Written declaration Hungary’s adoption of legislation akin to the Russian law against "LGBT propaganda" must be condemned 22/07/2021 | Doc. 15344 | Written declaration Hungary’s adoption of legislation akin to the Russian law against "LGBT propaganda" must be condemned 01/07/2021 | Doc. 15275 | Written declaration Permanent provocations and recent military escalation by the Russian Federation 01/07/2021 | Doc. 15286 | Written declaration Сondemnation of the recent sanctions imposed by the Russian Federation 16/06/2021 | Doc. 15319 | Motion for a resolution Belarus state terrorism as a threat to the whole European continent

Votes on adopted texts

30/09/2021 | Doc. 15381, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in Afghanistan: consequences for Europe and the region 28/01/2021 | Doc. 15216, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation 29/01/2020 | Doc. 15024, vote on the draft text for resolution Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations 29/01/2020 | Doc. 15050, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation 26/04/2018 | Doc. 14540, vote on the draft text for resolution Follow-up to the report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly