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Ms Erika BENKŐ (Romania, EPP/CD)

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Deputy
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania

Camera Deputatilor
RO - 050563 - Bucarest
Romania

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2020 , 2019 , 2018

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 24/04/2017 to 24/01/2021

In the Assembly

  • from 24/04/2017 to 24/01/2021 Substitute - Romania

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

  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Mr Liviu Ioan Adrian PLEȘOIANU (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/04/2018 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Ms Adriana Diana TUȘA (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 24/04/2017 to 22/04/2018)
  • Alternate of Mr Viorel-Riceard BADEA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 26/06/2017 to 24/01/2021)

Interventions

Last speeches

10/04/2019 | 11:38:17 I congratulate the rapporteurs on these very relevant and important reports. Hate speech is a reality that happens all too often in various parts of Europe today, so it was timely to tackle these issues here at the Council of Europe. Minorities are vulnerable to hate speech of all kinds, and hate speech is present not just in the sports arenas, where political and historical frustration culminates in ethnic hatred and manifests itself in intolerable and intimidating verbal aggression towards...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

08/10/2019 | Doc. 14993 | Written declaration Call for the immediate lifting of a travel ban placed on Resit Ekinci from Recklinghausen, Germany 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14986 | Motion for a resolution Tackling discrimination based on social origins 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14987 | Motion for a resolution The fight for a level playing field – ending discrimination against women in the world of sport 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14989 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening the parliamentary dialogue with Turkey concerning the situation of Turkish academics 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14930 | Motion for a resolution Ukraine failed to live up to its commitments regarding the language rights of national minorities

Votes on adopted texts

02/10/2019 | Doc. 14953, vote on the draft text for resolution Ombudsman institutions in Europe - the need for a set of common standards 02/10/2019 | Doc. 14953, vote on the draft text for recommendation Ombudsman institutions in Europe - the need for a set of common standards 01/10/2019 | Doc. 14958, vote on the draft text for resolution Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe 01/10/2019 | Doc. 14958, vote on the draft text for recommendation Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14895, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach