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Ms Petra BAYR

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Substitute
Deputy
SPÖ

Parlament
AT - 1017 - Wien
Austria

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018

Latest news

10/03/2021 - Equality and Non-Discrimination Violence against women in the public and private spheres 08/03/2021 - President 8 March: men and women need to push together more forcefully for change 04/02/2021 - Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development How to overcome vaccine hesitancy? 25/11/2020 - Equality and Non-Discrimination International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Petra Bayr and Evelyn Regner speak out to halt gender-based violence 05/06/2020 - Equality and Non-Discrimination COVID-19: access to contraception is 'an essential health service to be maintained during the crisis'

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 22/01/2018

In the Assembly

  • since 22/01/2018 Substitute - Austria

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

  • Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 27/01/2020)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Bureau of the Assembly (since 27/01/2020)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Standing Committee (since 27/01/2020)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 27/01/2020)
  • Member: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (since 24/06/2019)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 30/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (since 22/03/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (since 22/03/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (since 27/01/2020)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 27/01/2020)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (since 27/01/2020)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 07/03/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 01/03/2018 to 29/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 25/01/2018 to 22/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Mr Michel REIMON (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 27/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Andreas SCHIEDER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

24/06/2021 | 17:22:04 There are about 15 million people of African descent living in Europe. It is the very first report in 72 years where our Assembly really has a focus on these people, one year after the murder of George Floyd. Even if the report comes very late, I am really grateful that the report comes and I am very grateful to you, that you really made it happen, and that you put this important focus onto this issue. Racism is quite often a topic. Anti-Black racism is not so often a topic and, it was... 23/06/2021 | 19:14:04 Thank you very much, Madam President. I will not start to list all the human rights violations which are included in the report. We all hear that we can read it, it was debated throughout the last hour. I want to draw your attention to the fact that almost every article of the European Convention on Human Rights is at stake, from torture to freedom of press, to freedom of religion, to personal liberty and security. I should underline that the targets of these violations are very often Crimean... 22/06/2021 | 09:55:42 Thank you very much. Question time with ministers has the structural flaw that it is no longer possible to respond in any way to ministers' answers, however unsatisfactory, incorrect or inadequate they may have been. Yesterday, I used my 30 seconds with the Hungarian Foreign Minister to present a case. I want to use today's discussion on media freedom to do so and to have a little more time to do so – a case where two Austrian journalists are researching the political situation in Austria's... 21/06/2021 | 16:39:38 Yes I do. Thank you very much. I would like to respond to some selected issues. When Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK from Ukraine applauds Liechtenstein for ratification of the Istanbul Convention I very much hope that we can be the next to congratulate Ukraine for the ratification. We very much appreciate the steps forward you are doing in the signing and ratification of the Convention. The GREVIO was mentioned as a the body who monitors the implementation. I also can inform you that GREVIO will do a... 21/06/2021 | 12:04:27 Thank you very much, Ms President. Dear colleagues, this progress report covers the time span from 26 April to 18 June. From my point of view it's really two months of concern. The pandemic is not over yet and the distribution of treatment and care is very uneven even globally. The policies of some countries, especially richer European countries, prove that there is a priority for profits of the pharmaceutical industry over global health. That's the opposite of solidarity. That's the opposite...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

19/02/2020 | Doc. 15084 | Report Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe 08/04/2019 | Doc. 14861 | Committee Opinion Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

22/07/2021 | Doc. 15344 | Written declaration Hungary’s adoption of legislation akin to the Russian law against "LGBT propaganda" must be condemned 01/07/2021 | Doc. 15280 | Written declaration The urgent repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and other captives of Azerbaijani authorities reportedly treated in violation of international law 29/06/2021 | Doc. 15338 | Written declaration For a firm condemnation of the repression in Egypt 28/06/2021 | Doc. 15337 | Motion for a resolution The challenge of far-right ideology to democracy and human rights in Europe 25/06/2021 | Doc. 15335 | Motion for a resolution Integration of migrants and refugees: benefits for all parties involved

Votes on adopted texts

24/06/2021 | Doc. 15250, vote on the draft text for resolution For a European policy on diasporas 24/06/2021 | Doc. 15250, vote on the draft text for recommendation For a European policy on diasporas 24/06/2021 | Doc. 15306, vote on the draft text for resolution Combating Afrophobia, or anti-Black racism, in Europe 23/06/2021 | Doc. 15301, vote on the draft text for resolution Enhancing participation of women from under-represented groups in political and public decision making 23/06/2021 | Doc. 15305, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation of Crimean Tatars