Representative
Member of the National Council
Union démocratique du centre
Conseil national
CH-3003 - Berne
Switzerland
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
, 2023
, 2022
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
22/05/2025 - Culture, Science, Education and Media PACE delegation visits FIFA HQ to discuss human rights and sport governance 12/10/2020 - Standing Committee PACE urges EU to end ‘Malta deadlock’ which is undermining the fight against manipulation in sport 15/05/2020 - Culture, Science, Education and Media Fighting the manipulation of sports competitions must be a political priority
26/06/2026 | 11:06:59 Thank you very much, Madam President. My topic is freedom – and the freedom that cash gives people. Banknotes and coins are far more than just a means of payment. They represent a significant measure of freedom. Cash enables us to participate in economic life without being dependent on technical systems, the electricity supply or internet connections. In times of rapid technological change, we must be more aware than ever that progress is only sustainable if it strengthens people’s freedom... 25/06/2026 | 12:55:39 Mister Vice-President Ladies and gentlemen, Sport inspires people all over the world. It conveys values such as fairness, respect, achievement and, yes, humility and modesty too. As luck would have it, I am speaking after Mr Achim VOGT, the four-time Olympian. He could also have mentioned that on 3 December 1994 in Tignes in France, he won the Ski World Cup giant slalom race, finishing ahead of Switzerland’s Mike von GRÜNIGEN, Norway’s Kjetil André AAMODT and Alberto TOMBA from Italy. It’s... 24/06/2026 | 12:03:58 Madam President, Colleagues, As a politician, figuratively speaking, I am probably one of the last of my kind. I am 100% inactive on social media, and I most likely use artificial intelligence (AI) less than the vast majority of people here in this Chamber. Now to the report: it certainly contains some good points, but it is based on an assumption which has, I am afraid to say, become the political consensus today, namely that artificial intelligence is a threat to democracy from which we... 24/04/2026 | 10:49:07 Honourable Madam President, Dear colleagues, My topic is the protection of citizens in our countries, in the countries of the Council of Europe. We have had an intensive week. We are now all heading back home and returning to the core tasks for which we were elected in our countries. The various institutions in our home countries have to ensure that decent people are doing as well as possible and that criminal organisations and criminals are doing as badly as possible, so that they can't get... 22/04/2026 | 19:21:02 Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, I am not a party to this legal dispute, nor am I an expert or pseudo-expert on the subject. Nor am I a journalist who is spreading blatant untruths in various languages on the Swissinfo channel. In recent months, weeks and days, we have heard a great deal from such people in this story, not only in the media, but also in the meetings of the political groups and in the deliberations of the committees, the relevant committee of this Parliamentary...
15/06/2020 | Doc. 15116 | Report Time to act: Europe’s political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions
25/06/2026 | Doc. 16454 | Written declaration Constitutional referendum in Kazakhstan: a new stage of reforms 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16391 | Motion for a resolution The Parliamentary Assembly has to play an active role in the process launched by the Secretary General concerning migration, human rights and security 02/05/2023 | Doc. 15756 | Motion for a resolution The role of youth in revitalising democracy 14/10/2022 | Doc. 15636 | Motion for a resolution Risks and opportunities of the Metaverse 04/02/2020 | Doc. 15072 | Motion for a resolution Re-establishing sustainable living conditions for autochthonous communities in balance with their natural environments in member States
25/06/2026 | Doc. 16412, vote on the draft text for resolution Access of migrants and refugees to healthcare 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16415, vote on the draft text for resolution Media freedom in sport 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16421, vote on the draft text for recommendation Fighting back against transnational repression 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16421, vote on the draft text for resolution Fighting back against transnational repression 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16422, vote on the draft text for resolution Violent pornography: a test for human rights