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Mr George LOUCAIDES (Cyprus, UEL)

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Representative
Deputy
AKEL - Left-New Forces

House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
CY - 1402 - Nicosia
Cyprus

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020

Latest news

11/04/2023 - Election observation PACE observer delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Türkiye 23/06/2022 - Session Malta’s democratic consolidation requires well-functioning institutions 24/05/2022 - Monitoring Malta’s democratic consolidation requires well-functioning institutions 15/06/2020 - Political Affairs and Democracy Exchange of views with Israeli and Palestinian representatives at PACE sub-committee meeting 30/05/2017 - Standing Committee The Council of Europe must strengthen its action in the field of social rights

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Bureau: Group of the Unified European Left since 27/04/2023
  • Treasurer: Group of the Unified European Left since 23/01/2017
  • Member: Group of the Unified European Left from 23/01/2012 to 22/01/2017

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2012 Representative - Cyprus

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

  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 22/01/2024 to 14/04/2024)
  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 30/09/2019 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 24/01/2017 to 23/06/2019)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 23/01/2017 to 21/01/2018)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 23/01/2017 to 21/01/2018)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 26/01/2016 to 23/01/2017)
  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 25/01/2016 to 25/01/2016)
  • General Rapporteur on the budget and intergovernmental programme: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 29/09/2015 to 10/10/2018)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 27/01/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 27/06/2014)
  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 05/10/2012 to 26/01/2015)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 23/01/2012)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 22/01/2019 to 24/01/2021)
  • Member of the Monitoring Committee of the member States that are party to the conflicts under the terms of reference of the sub-committee: Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 02/03/2017 to 26/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (since 30/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 24/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 24/01/2013)
  • Alternate UEL: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2013 to 25/01/2015)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate UEL: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 20/06/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 23/01/2012 to 19/06/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (from 23/06/2016 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 23/06/2016 to 28/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2015 to 19/06/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/01/2013 to 19/06/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Crime Problems and the Fight against Terrorism (from 22/01/2013 to 26/01/2015)
  • Alternate of Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Crime Problems and the Fight against Terrorism (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)

Interventions

Last speeches

02/10/2024 | 10:44:37 Thank you, Madam Chairperson, dear colleagues, I want to extend my deep appreciation to our rapporteur for her important report addressing a matter that has sparked considerable concern both across Europe, the US, and beyond. I fully share the rapporteur's deep alarm over the profound implications that Mr Julian ASSANGE's previous continued detention and eventual conviction under the Espionage Act entails for the future of press freedom, human rights and investigative journalism. The findings... 01/10/2024 | 19:02:17 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Seventy-five years of Israeli illegal occupation of Palestine and continuous ethnic cleansing. Seventy-five years of violations of international law and human rights and the collective punishment of the Palestinian people. Decades of enforced apartheid regime in the West Bank and an open-air prison in Gaza. One year of continuous genocide in Gaza and the murder of tens of thousands of civilians, the majority of whom are women and children. One... 01/10/2024 | 10:27:11 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank Mr Stefan SCHENNACH for his diligent work on this matter of utmost importance. The report correctly underlines key concerns regarding the impact of propaganda on public opinion, democratic values and human dignity. States, including Council of Europe member states that we represent, are becoming much more adept at using propaganda techniques against their own population to undermine free and fair elections, state... 30/09/2024 | 16:45:39 Dear colleagues, I want to thank the rapporteur Ms Eka SEPASHVILI for this report and the resolution before us that clearly acknowledge the diversity of projects and the range of social areas in which the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is active. I also want to thank Mr Carlo MONTICELLI for his significant intervention. I keep many things from this. I kept many things, but the major one is that without social cohesion and inclusiveness, as we don't have growth, it's a prerequisite... 27/06/2024 | 19:11:58 Thank you, Mister Chair. I will continue in Greek, and I will continue from the point that my colleague Ms Thórhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR and her speech. Imagine for a minute that you have been a Palestinian living in Gaza. Imagine if what is happening in Gaza happened in your country. Your country is under occupation, a terrorist organisation violating international law, committing crimes of war, attacks the occupier, and then coming here and justifying, by blaming this terrorist organisation...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

26/06/2024 | Doc. 16019 | Committee Opinion Reparation and reconciliation processes to overcome past conflicts and build a common peaceful future – the question of just and equal redress 07/11/2022 | Doc. 15649 | Report Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan 03/06/2022 | Doc. 15546 | Report The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Malta 15/05/2017 | Doc. 14323 | Report Political transition in Tunisia 09/05/2017 | Doc. 14318 | Report Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2018-2019

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

08/10/2024 | Doc. 16062 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening freedom of expression: an imperative for the consolidation and development of democratic societies 03/10/2024 | Doc. 16060 | Motion for a resolution Safeguarding the rule of law in Tunisia 11/06/2024 | Doc. 16006 | Motion for a resolution Call for increased support for refugees in Lebanon 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15920 | Written declaration Systemic arbitrary deprivation of liberty in Türkiye may constitute crimes against humanity 31/01/2024 | Doc. 15920 | Written declaration Systemic arbitrary deprivation of liberty in Türkiye may constitute crimes against humanity

Votes on adopted texts

02/10/2024 | Doc. 16040, vote on the draft text for resolution The detention and conviction of Julian Assange and their chilling effects on human rights 30/09/2024 | Doc. 16042, vote on the draft text for resolution The Council of Europe Development Bank: implementing the Reykjavik Declaration 30/09/2024 | Doc. 16042, vote on the draft text for recommendation The Council of Europe Development Bank: implementing the Reykjavik Declaration 27/06/2024 | Doc. 16018, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenges to democracy in Georgia 27/06/2024 | Doc. 16004, vote on the draft text for resolution Call for Varosha’s return to its lawful inhabitants