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Mr Francesco VERDUCCI (Italy, SOC)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 23/01/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 03/09/2018
  • Member: Socialist Group from 27/01/2014 to 31/07/2017
  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group from 28/06/2013 to 26/01/2014

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2023 Representative - Italy
  • from 28/06/2013 to 03/09/2018 Substitute - Italy

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

  • Full Member: Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (since 26/01/2026)
  • General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 03/10/2024)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 24/04/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 22/06/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Integration (from 27/04/2017 to 03/09/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People (from 25/01/2017 to 03/09/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Population (from 23/03/2015 to 25/01/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Maria Teresa BERTUZZI (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 28/06/2013 to 21/11/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr Vannino CHITI (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 28/06/2013 to 03/09/2018)

Interventions

Last speeches

25/06/2026 | 18:36:09 Thank you, Chair. Dear Ms Laura CASTEL, as your report states, violent pornography is not neutral, and that is the crux of the matter. The crux lies in the marks it leaves, the repercussions, the toxic elements – not just for adolescents, but for our entire society. It is a form of consumption which, more often than not, is not a free choice but is induced and imposed by the cut-throat market of platforms and algorithms; we must therefore demand regulations, without fail, where violence... 25/06/2026 | 12:00:37 Thank you, Madam President. We must reject provocations and hate speech – which we shamefully heard just a short while ago in this very chamber – and strongly reaffirm that all human beings, everyone, whatever their circumstances or status, must have the right to receive medical care. This is a universal human right, which under no circumstances can be called into question. If we were to do so, we would be betraying not only conventions and treaties, but also the age-old moral law of... 24/06/2026 | 10:45:27 Thank you, President. I would like to thank the rapporteur for this work. Gender stereotypes are one of the most serious factors contributing to inequality. The portrayal of women as subordinate is what continues to consign millions of girls and women to minority status in the workplace, in terms of income, in their right to education, and in romantic relationships, preventing them from expressing themselves and fulfilling their potential. This is a major political issue: stereotypes mislead... 23/04/2026 | 17:43:45 Let me also thank my colleague Mr Mogens JENSEN for this work. Mr President, We know how devastating the impact of artificial intelligence can be for creative arts workers in the absence of rules. We have an obligation to prevent Big Tech from disposing of other people's labour in order to accumulate capital that only remains in private hands. I am thinking first of all of the imbalance that exists between the weakness of those who produce content and the overwhelming power of the platforms... 21/04/2026 | 19:18:21 Thank you Mister President. As you said, and for the sake of greater understanding of colleagues, we only approved part of the amendment by Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO and Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO, who I thank, citing Resolution 2540 to which they refer, and citing the issue precisely of the use of hybrid war propaganda, and expunging the final part of the amendment due to the fact that we have already included references to Ukraine and Russian oppression regarding religious discrimination...

Activities