Representative
Member of the National Council
Union démocratique du centre
Conseil national
CH-3003 - Berne
Switzerland
Working language: English
15/11/2021 - Election observation Bulgaria: statement by the PACE delegation observing the presidential and early parliamentary elections 12/07/2021 - Election observation Fundamental freedoms generally respected in competitive Bulgarian elections, but shortcomings in media environment, lack of issue-driven campaign fail to engage voters, international observers say 09/07/2021 - Monitoring PACE Ukraine monitors: marked progress in many areas, but considerable challenges remain 21/06/2021 - Session PACE reviews the work of its subsidiary bodies since the last session 29/03/2021 - Election observation PACE to observe the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria
26/04/2022 | 11:18:54 Dear President, and thank you, Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, for your very good report. Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, but a member of the Council of Europe and of course for us it is important that we can uphold the values that we share here in this house and in our institution. I was a little bit afraid that because the majority of member states is now a member of the European Union in the Council of Europe, there was a sort of danger that we would adhere to the European Union and... 24/01/2022 | 15:48:26 Thank you Mr President, and also congratulations for your election and good success for the coming two years. As you know, we've been in Bulgaria for the third time this year. The reason was that during the two previous elections parties were not able to form a government. Now, after the elections, we were observing on November 14 that the government was formed. We had a new party that won the elections. We Continue the Change with 25.67%. The former ruling party, GERB-SDS, they came in... 27/09/2021 | 12:20:21 Thank you very much, Madame Chair. These were the second elections in Bulgaria that took place, because in April Bulgaria was not able to form a government. The elections were held in a competitive and fundamental freedoms were generally respected. The campaign environment was dominated by mutual accusations of corruption between the former ruling party and the provisional government, as well as by efforts by law enforcement to curb vote buying. The elections were conducted under the legal... 21/06/2021 | 12:13:41 Sorry I forgot to press the right button. I want to report to you, Ms Vice-President, dear colleagues, about our mission in Bulgaria. We found that the elections were held in in a proper manner. They were well organised. Of course we had this pandemic also in Bulgaria which made a bit difficult to organise it as normal. A limited number of polling stations were opening late. We had some overcrowding in polling stations but this was mainly due to the pandemic situation and keeping of the... 30/01/2020 | 16:07:20 Yes, thank you, Mister Chair. Unfortunately the Arab Spring that began ended in an Arab winter. Not only in Libya we have a complete war zone, also in Egypt we have a military dictatorship, we have in Syria still Hafez al-Assad in power. We didn't see any democratic evolvement that we hoped for when the Arab Spring was starting. What concerns Libya we have to say that member states of the Council of Europe have a responsibility for the situation as it is today. I'm not an advocate of Gaddafi...
20/09/2017 | Doc. 14401 | Report The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2016-2017
12/10/2023 | Doc. 15847 | Motion for a resolution Tools to prevent and address transnational repression 20/06/2023 | Doc. 15799 | Written declaration Protection of children and of European fundamental rights 14/02/2023 | Doc. 15634 | Written declaration Support Iranian people's protests 12/10/2022 | Doc. 15634 | Written declaration Support Iranian people's protests 20/05/2022 | Doc. 15476 | Written declaration Ukraine: human rights and humanitarian law must be respected
23/06/2022 | Doc. 15526, vote on the draft text for resolution Review of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic 23/06/2022 | Doc. 15537, vote on the draft text for resolution The control of online communication: a threat to media pluralism, freedom of information and human dignity 28/04/2022 | Doc. 15510, vote on the draft text for resolution The Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine: ensuring accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law and other international crimes 28/04/2022 | Doc. 15510, vote on the draft text for recommendation The Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine: ensuring accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law and other international crimes 28/04/2022 | Doc. 15486, vote on the draft text for resolution Safeguarding and promoting genuine democracy in Europe