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Mr Ľuboš BLAHA (Slovak Republic, SOC)

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Deputy
SMER

Kancelária Národnej rady SR
SK - 812 80 - Bratislava
Slovak Republic

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2020 , 2018

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 27/01/2020 to 24/01/2021
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 21/01/2019 to 26/01/2020
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019
  • Member: Socialist Group from 25/06/2012 to 19/06/2016

In the Assembly

  • from 22/01/2018 to 24/01/2021 Representative - Slovak Republic
  • from 25/06/2012 to 19/06/2016 Representative - Slovak Republic

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 22/01/2018 to 25/06/2020)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 22/01/2018 to 25/06/2020)
  • 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)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 25/06/2012 to 19/06/2016)
  • Alternate of Ms Darina GABÁNIOVÁ (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 25/06/2012 to 19/06/2016)

Interventions

Last speeches

24/01/2019 | 10:29:26 I have only four short remarks. First, I find it absurd to have a debate on the Russian Federation without ensuring full membership for Russian Federation members. This is not what democratic debate looks like; this is what a lynch mob looks like. I have demanded repeatedly that all rights be returned to the Russian Federation because, as a democrat, I am interested in the opinion of the accused party. Secondly, I had the honour of speaking with the former Foreign Minister of Ukraine and the... 23/01/2019 | 11:17:45 It should be stressed much more in our debate that in capitalist societies the main threat to media freedom comes from private corporations. One of the most famous living intellectuals, Noam Chomsky, warns us that the media are owned by the big corporations and financial groups, which, logically, tend to spread pro-business values. In my country, Slovakia, the mainstream media are mostly owned by dirty financial groups, transnational corporations or mafia-connected oligarchs. The information...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

15/02/2021 | Doc. 15058 | Written declaration Condemnation of attempts at Second World War revisionism 31/01/2020 | Doc. 15061 | Written declaration Defend the rights of Julian Assange and the freedom of the press 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15058 | Written declaration Condemnation of attempts at Second World War revisionism 09/05/2018 | Doc. 14488 | Written declaration Turkey must restore the right to freedom of expression and assembly to LGBTI persons 29/01/2018 | Doc. 14498 | Written declaration The invasion of Afrin by Turkey, a member State of the Council of Europe and a NATO ally

Votes on adopted texts

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 24/06/2019 | Doc. 14900, vote on the draft text for resolution Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting 24/01/2019 | Doc. 14811, vote on the draft text for resolution The escalation of tensions around the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and threats to European security 24/04/2018 | Doc. 14521, vote on the draft text for resolution Climate change and implementation of the Paris Agreement