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Mr Markus WIECHEL (Sweden, ECPA)

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Representative
Member of the Riksdag
Sweden Democrats

Sveriges Riksdag
SE - 100 12 - Stockholm
Sweden

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates since 03/02/2025
  • Member: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 05/10/2019 to 03/02/2025
  • Member: European Conservatives Group from 29/06/2018 to 04/10/2019
  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group from 18/04/2016 to 28/06/2018

In the Assembly

  • since 21/01/2019 Representative - Sweden
  • from 18/04/2016 to 20/01/2019 Substitute - Sweden

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 23/01/2023)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 23/01/2023 to 26/01/2025)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 23/01/2023 to 26/01/2025)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 25/11/2022)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 19/04/2021 to 26/01/2023)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 30/09/2019 to 26/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 21/01/2019 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 18/04/2016 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Jessica STEGRUD (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2023 to 29/09/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 21/01/2019 to 24/11/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Michael SVENSSON (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Boriana ÅBERG (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 24/04/2017 to 21/01/2018)
  • Alternate of Ms Tina GHASEMI (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 18/04/2016 to 23/04/2017)

Interventions

Last speeches

10/04/2025 | 18:16:18 It's an honour for me to address you on behalf of my group on the highly topical subject of Council of Europe, Latin American Relations, and our joint wish to see them strengthened further. In doing so, we have a long shared history on which we build, as our rapporteur points out in his report. To this should be added our linguistically and culturally connected two countries, in the form of Spanish and Portuguese, which never ceases to add dynamism and context across the Atlantic. We... 09/04/2025 | 20:07:03 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   Madam President I wish to begin by extending my heartfelt gratitude to the Ukrainian delegation present here in the Council of Europe. Your dedication, cooperation, and contributions to humanity are invaluable. You embody the spirit of resilience and collaboration that serves as a beacon of hope for us all. Thank you for your unwavering commitment and the sacrifices you have made, which indeed remind us of the strength found in unity and... 09/04/2025 | 16:56:59 Mister President, I’m glad that our Assembly decided to hold this special debate on the recent worrying developments in Türkiye. They involve the arrest of Mr Ekrem İMAMOĞLU and many of his followers as well as independent journalists, and on the implications that these arrests may have for Turkish democracy. To date the accusations by the judiciary against the popular mayor of Istanbul have been utterly vague, talking about alleged corruption and contacts with Kurdish politicians. But the... 09/04/2025 | 10:32:47 Thank you, Mister President. Following a review of the report presented, I am reminded of the timeless proverb "trust but verify", which gained prominence during the Cold War disarmament dialogues. This phrase encapsulates a fundamental principle that is particularly relevant to our discussion today. Our Assembly has evolved significantly from a position of naive trust to one characterised by diligent verification and accountability. This transformation was necessitated by serious corruption... 30/01/2025 | 18:06:45 Mister President, Upon examining our rapporteur Ms Valentina GRIPPO's report titled “Regulating content moderation on social media to safeguard freedom of expression,” I am struck by the challenges faced in managing digital platforms compared to traditional newspapers. In the world of print, journalists produce articles based on specific assignments from an editor, who reviews and publishes these pieces in a straightforward and well-defined process. This structured approach seems relatively...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions