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Mr Franz Leonhard ESSL (Austria, EPP/CD)

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Representative
Deputy
ÖVP

Parlament
AT - 1017 - Wien
Austria

Working language: English

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

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 27/01/2014 to 26/01/2025

In the Assembly

  • from 27/01/2014 to 26/01/2025 Representative - Austria

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 29/01/2014 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALER (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Monika MÜHLWERTH (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Andreas SCHIEDER (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 29/01/2014 to 21/01/2018)

Interventions

Last speeches

03/10/2024 | 17:43:58 Yes, ladies and gentlemen, There is a basic need for food. We humans need food to live. That is why we must do everything we can to ensure that there is enough food available for the population, for each and every one of us. The right to food is a fundamental human right that is already enshrined in Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which has been ratified by all member states of the Council of Europe. This right includes the basic guarantee of... 25/06/2024 | 18:44:26 The rule of law and human rights are values that we strongly represent in this Assembly and are irrefutable principles for the work and decisions in this Assembly. This applies to all areas and, of course, also to guaranteeing asylum procedures that comply with human rights. For me, these are self-evident. However, the debate as it is being conducted now seems to imply that every asylum seeker automatically has the right to be granted asylum. The fact is, however, that the reasons have to be... 21/06/2023 | 17:59:39 Thank you, Madam Chair Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to comment on the report Integration of migrants and refugees: benefits for all parties involved. In the first moment, I would like to say, I feel, like the previous speaker, this is plausible and worthy of support. However, on closer examination of the report, I will explain why I will still not agree. From my point of view, there has to be a separate approach and a separate assessment, depending on whether it is a legal influx, where... 27/04/2023 | 18:51:24 Trade takes place everywhere and at all times around the world. Trade does not only mean economic performance; it also means jobs and prosperity. International trade, in particular, can also have negative effects. For example, when rainforests are cut down in these areas, food is produced cheaply and exported all over the world. This damages the environment and has a negative impact on the climate. It creates unnecessary competition for agriculture in other countries and harms small family... 15/03/2022 | 15:53:26 Dear Mr President, Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, a message to our Ukrainian delegation and especially to the Ukrainian people; you have our support. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, It is true – in the Council of Europe we have been discussing the relationship with Russia for eight years now, because at that time Russia already violated international law with the occupation of Crimea. I was and still am of the opinion that the Council of Europe should be that body, that place, where we can...

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