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Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU

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Substitute
Deputy
EDEK- Movement of Social Democrats

House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
CY - 1402 - Nicosia
Cyprus

conefst@cytanet.com.cy

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2020 , 2019 , 2018

Latest news

05/06/2020 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights 'Increasing legal and political difficulties’ with implementing judgments of the Strasbourg Court, warns committee 29/11/2019 - Standing Committee Redesigning schools for ‘digital citizens’

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 27/01/2020
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 21/01/2019 to 26/01/2020
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 01/08/2017 to 20/01/2019
  • Member: Socialist Group from 23/01/2017 to 31/07/2017
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialist Group from 20/06/2016 to 22/01/2017

In the Assembly

  • since 20/06/2016 Substitute-Cyprus

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

  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (since 31/01/2020)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 27/01/2020)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2019 to 28/01/2020)
  • Alternate SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 16/03/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 23/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 20/06/2016)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 20/06/2016)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (since 30/01/2020)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 27/05/2019 to 29/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (since 21/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (since 21/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 26/01/2017 to 24/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 26/01/2017 to 24/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (since 23/06/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (since 23/06/2016)
  • Alternate of Ms Christiana EROTOKRITOU (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 27/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Ms Christiana EROTOKRITOU (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 27/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

22/01/2019 | 18:30:14 The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media welcomes and endorses the rapporteur’s report and would like to add the following. As Plato said, there is no point in talking about law or justice unless you place it in the context of a society. The protection of human rights and the prevalence of the rule of law are the pillars of our European society, which embraces all Europeans and is based on democracy and freedom. This is, in our opinion, the correct and meaningful interpretation...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

15/07/2020 | Doc. 15123 | Report The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 21/10/2019 | Doc. 15000 | Report Role of education in the digital era: from “digital natives” to “digital citizens” 21/01/2019 | Doc. 14804 | Committee Opinion Compatibility of Sharia law with the European Convention on Human Rights: can States Parties to the Convention be signatories to the “Cairo Declaration”?

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

08/12/2020 | Doc. 15193 | Motion for a resolution Finding solutions for marital captivity 04/12/2020 | Doc. 15190 | Written declaration Members of the Parliamentary Assembly ask Iran not to carry out the death penalty of Ahmadreza Djalali 26/11/2020 | Doc. 15189 | Motion for a resolution Sports policies in times of crisis 02/11/2020 | Doc. 15175 | Motion for a resolution Which measures can States legally take under the European Convention on Human Rights in order to crack down on Islamic extremism? 09/10/2020 | Doc. 15165 | Motion for a resolution Track and trace applications: ethical, cultural and educational challenges

Votes on adopted texts

04/10/2019 | Doc. 14960, vote on the draft text for resolution Jewish cultural heritage preservation 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14960, vote on the draft text for recommendation Jewish cultural heritage preservation 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14956, vote on the draft text for resolution Labour migration from Eastern Europe and its impact on socio-demographic processes in these countries 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14894, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14894, vote on the draft text for recommendation Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals