Representative
Senator
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)
Senate - Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal
NL - 2500 EA - The Hague
Netherlands
Working language: English
21/06/2021 - Session PACE elects two new Vice-Presidents 18/01/2021 - News PACE rapporteurs call for Navalny’s release 06/01/2021 - Monitoring Russia monitors urge the authorities to withdraw the designation of the Council of Europe Schools of Political Studies Association as an ‘undesirable organisation’ 02/09/2020 - Monitoring PACE co-rapporteurs urge the Russian authorities for immediate explanation on Alexey Navalny poisoning
25/01/2023 | 15:41:11 Dear Chairwoman, and also Mister HOWELL, I welcomed your question to held this debate. And as Group of the European People's Party we very much like to have this debate. Of course, we are holding this debate today because we are all deeply concerned about the turmoil and threats between Belgrade and Pristina, which instead of coming closer together, both sides –and you mentioned it– manage to create conflicts again and again, thereby undermine the peace and stability in the region. Dear... 12/10/2022 | 17:17:06 Thank you, President. Let me first thank our rapporteurs, Mr George PAPANDREOU and Mr Eerik-Niiles KROSS. Dear Colleagues, In 2003, I visited Budapest. A particular highlight was recommended to visit. I had to visit the House of Terror. Exhibited is the terror and repression from fascist and communist regimes against the Hungarian population. Impressive. Extensive attention was paid to a young brave freedom fighter who had deeply committed himself for freedom, for democracy, for rule of law... 21/06/2022 | 18:11:51 Thank you very much, Mr Zsolt NÉMETH. It was perfect in time. I close now the debate and we go to the consideration of the amendments. The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft resolution to which three amendments have been tabled and also draft recommendation to which no amendments have been tabled. I remind that speeches on amendments are limited strictly to 30 seconds. We will start with consideration of the draft resolution and then we will consider the draft... 26/04/2022 | 10:30:33 Thank you very much, Mister President, Colleagues, and also Rapporteur. I appreciate that today we can discuss this report. It's a turbulent time where a member State is affected by an aggressive attack toward citizens in the neighbourhood of the Member states of Ukraine. They live in fear. Turbulent times, and I put it mildly. Therefore it's more than ever needed that the EU and the Council of Europe co‑operate, because an intense co‑operation is in the interest not only from both... 15/03/2022 | 18:18:43 Thank you, President, dear colleagues, We are all, in the civilised world, shocked and horrified by the daily images of Ukrainian civilians, young and old, who are trying to escape the war of aggression. The images of bombed hospitals, destroyed houses and blocks, families in basement shelters, in metro stations searching for protection but also bombed, as happened today. We see Russians surrounding cities and citizens trying to survive, even when they are deprived from basic needs - from...
24/03/2023 | Doc. 15732 | Motion for a resolution Support for the reconstruction of Ukraine 14/02/2023 | Doc. 15634 | Written declaration Support Iranian people's protests 30/01/2023 | Doc. 15699 | Motion for a resolution Urgent call on transferring Mikheil Saakashvili, the third President of Georgia for treatment abroad 25/01/2023 | Doc. 15691 | Motion for a resolution Promoting the revised Code of Good Practice on Referendums 12/10/2022 | Doc. 15633 | Motion for a resolution Europe should stand in solidarity with the Russian and Belarusian anti-war movement
26/01/2023 | Doc. 15689, vote on the draft text for resolution Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 12/10/2022 | Doc. 15618, vote on the draft text for resolution The honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye 12/10/2022 | Doc. 15619, vote on the draft text for resolution The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Hungary 26/04/2022 | Doc. 15495, vote on the draft text for resolution Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening the strategic partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Union 26/04/2022 | Doc. 15495, vote on the draft text for recommendation Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening the strategic partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Union