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Mr Alfred HEER (Switzerland, ALDE)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 25/01/2016
  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from 23/01/2012 to 24/01/2016

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2012 Representative - Switzerland

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

  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 14/11/2017 to 22/01/2018)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 14/10/2016)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 25/01/2016)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 25/01/2016 to 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2012 to 24/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Democracy (since 27/01/2022)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (since 26/01/2021)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on Ukraine): Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (since 11/10/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 27/01/2016 to 22/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion (from 05/03/2014 to 27/01/2016)
  • Alternate of Ms Ada MARRA (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (since 25/04/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Damien COTTIER (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 27/01/2020 to 24/04/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Manuel TORNARE (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 25/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Ms Doris FIALA (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 23/01/2012 to 24/01/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Ms Sibel ARSLAN (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (since 28/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Manuel TORNARE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 26/01/2017 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Filippo LOMBARDI (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion (from 28/01/2016 to 23/01/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Doris FIALA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Gerhard PFISTER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Integration (from 22/01/2013 to 24/01/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Gerhard PFISTER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Integration (from 30/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)

Interventions

Last speeches

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...

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