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Ms Edite ESTRELA (Portugal, SOC)

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Representative
Deputy
PS

Assembleia da República
PT - 1249-068 - Lisboa cedex
Portugal

Working language: French

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

24/06/2026 - Session Georgia’s willingness to meet Council of Europe standards in question, says PACE 21/05/2026 - Monitoring Georgia: democratic backsliding and crackdown on opposition and civil society continue, says PACE committee 19/11/2025 - Monitoring PACE monitors for Georgia call for an immediate end to politically motivated legal actions against opposition parties and their leadership 29/10/2025 - Monitoring PACE Georgia monitors deeply concerned by the ruling majority's appeal to the Constitutional Court to ban three key opposition parties 03/10/2025 - Session PACE sees a ‘breakdown of democracy’ in Georgia, urging its reversal

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Auditor: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 29/09/2025
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 03/02/2025
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2024 to 02/02/2025
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 23/01/2023 to 21/01/2024
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 20/06/2022 to 22/01/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 21/01/2019 to 19/06/2022
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 21/01/2018
  • Member: Socialist Group from 25/01/2016 to 31/07/2017

In the Assembly

  • since 23/04/2018 Representative - Portugal
  • from 25/01/2016 to 22/04/2018 Substitute - Portugal

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

  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 20/06/2022)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 20/06/2022)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 20/06/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 20/06/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 19/03/2021)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 22/01/2018 to 19/06/2022)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 18/11/2025 to 27/01/2026)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on Georgia): Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 26/01/2023 to 26/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 23/01/2023 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 13/10/2022 to 02/10/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 13/10/2022 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 21/04/2021 to 04/12/2022)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development (from 28/01/2020 to 19/06/2022)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 10/04/2019 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 24/01/2019 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Children (from 24/01/2018 to 19/06/2022)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development (from 24/01/2018 to 23/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Jamila MADEIRA (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 30/09/2024 to 17/11/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Catarina ROCHA FERREIRA (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 23/01/2023 to 29/09/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Nuno FAZENDA (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 20/06/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Alternate of Ms Helena ROSETA (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 24/04/2017 to 21/01/2018)
  • Alternate of Mr Luís LEITE RAMOS (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 22/01/2018 to 19/06/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Ricardo CARVALHO (Full Member): Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 03/10/2024 to 27/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Jamila MADEIRA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 03/10/2024 to 17/11/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Nuno FAZENDA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 05/12/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Luís LEITE RAMOS (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development (from 24/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

24/06/2026 | 18:11:26 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, First of all, I thank colleagues who participated in this important and useful discussion. And I thank as well the strong support for the resolution that we presented and for our proposals. Yes, I would very much like the Georgian delegation to return to our Assembly. But as our colleague Mr Mogens JENSEN states, being a member of the Council of Europe is a privilege with obligations. It's why I call on the government, the authorities, to restore... 24/06/2026 | 17:16:20 Thank you, Mister President. Dear Colleagues, This is the third report on Georgia that we have presented in the last one and a half years. This demonstrates the importance and urgency that we attach to the unprecedented democratic breakdown in Georgia. The previous two reports were presented under urgent procedure. We therefore felt it was important to provide you with a report on the functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia containing an explanatory memorandum outlining our findings... 24/06/2026 | 12:18:41 Dear President, Dear colleagues, I welcome this report and congratulate the rapporteur for addressing one of the defining challenges of our time. Artificial intelligence (AI) should not be deemed as an enemy of democracy, but without effective democratic governance and regulation, it could be a dangerous tool. Democracies must, therefore, ensure that AI is developed and deployed in ways that strengthen, not weaken, democratic institutions and fundamental rights. Artificial intelligence offers... 23/06/2026 | 18:49:50 Dear President, Dear colleagues, First of all, I congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Max LUCKS, on this timely report that calls for solidarity with the Iranian people, not for war, not for policies that risk making their situation even more precarious. The Iranian people have repeatedly demonstrated their desire for greater freedom, dignity and democratic participation. So, the crucial message is that democracy can't be imposed through war. It should be supported by civil society, human rights... 23/04/2026 | 12:01:36 Thank you, dear President. Sorry. There are moments in history when a single image says everything. An image that shocks us, that forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth. The image of a minister celebrating with champagne the discriminatory and irreversible approval of the death penalty against Palestinians. What does that say about the path we are on? This war is not just a conflict; it is a collapse of humanity and of international law. Yes, Israel has the right to defend itself, but...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

03/06/2026 | Doc. 16420 | Report The functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia 30/09/2025 | Doc. 16271 | Report Uphold democracy and the rule of law in Georgia 08/04/2025 | Doc. 16153 | Report The situation in Georgia and follow up to Resolution 2585 (2025) “Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia” 25/06/2024 | Doc. 16018 | Report Challenges to democracy in Georgia 22/05/2023 | Doc. 15776 | Report Closing the digital divide: promoting equal access to digital technologies

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

26/06/2026 | Doc. 16455 | Motion for a resolution Quantum technologies and artificial intelligence: the need for a European anticipation and governance strategy 26/06/2026 | Doc. 16456 | Motion for a resolution Supporting the establishment of a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Democracy 23/06/2026 | Doc. 16438 | Motion for a resolution Territorial cohesion: a strategic imperative for a sustainable Europe 15/05/2026 | Doc. 16405 | Motion for a resolution Reported cases of political prisoners in Europe 23/04/2026 | Doc. 16395 | Motion for a resolution Human rights challenges in the North Caucasus

Votes on adopted texts

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 recommendation Media freedom in sport 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16415, vote on the draft text for resolution Media freedom in sport 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16446, vote on the draft text for resolution Women’s access to justice 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16421, vote on the draft text for recommendation Fighting back against transnational repression