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Ms Petra BAYR (Austria, SOC)

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Substitute
Deputy
SPÖ

Parlament
AT - 1017 - Wien
Austria

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020

Latest news

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Mandates

In the political groups

  • Women’s Group President: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 09/10/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 08/10/2023
  • 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 the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 24/01/2024)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Bureau of the Assembly (since 24/01/2024)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Standing Committee (since 24/01/2024)
  • General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 25/01/2022 to 18/03/2024)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 24/01/2022)
  • Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Bureau of the Assembly (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Standing Committee (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • 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 Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (since 23/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (since 25/01/2022)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 25/01/2022 to 22/01/2024)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Ethics (from 24/01/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • 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 (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • 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 Ms Agnes Sirkka PRAMMER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 26/05/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Michel REIMON (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 10/05/2023)
  • 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

03/10/2024 | 18:18:42 Many thanks firstly to Simon for the great report, thanks to Aurora for presenting it, and thirdly to the young activists for the impressive presentation of their important project today. I would like to talk about something that is not very exotic, namely free school meals from small-scale farmers. I believe that it can be a real win-win situation. Both for the transformation of food systems and for the right to food. We know that child labor is on the rise. In our region, in Europe, around... 02/10/2024 | 10:41:20 Yes, thank you very much. I would also like to start by thanking Ms Thórhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR for this important report, but of course, also Mr Julian ASSANGE, not only for his courage over all these years, but also for finding his first way here to us in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe three months after his release. I think this is also important because it is a sign of the relevance of the Council of Europe when it comes to fighting for press freedom, which is... 01/10/2024 | 20:13:16 Thank you very much. I also would like to congratulate Max and Mariia for the report and the opinion. I think both are very well done. I would like to focus on two aspects or two amendments that came from the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, namely, on the one hand, it was originally Amendment 11 and Amendment 14. Amendment 11 calls for considering a Vienna process-type dialogue with all relevant human rights interlocutors in Iran and abroad. So what is the Vienna process? That's... 28/06/2024 | 10:55:33 Thank you very much, Mr President, Mr Simon MOUTQUIN quite rightly mentioned in his introduction that the Council of Europe is part of a larger multilateral system. And I would like to mention the United Nations in two different ways. Firstly, you probably know that the Summit of the Future will take place in New York in September this year, which of course also has future generations specifically in mind in the document that has been presented so far. And what I found very interesting is... 27/06/2024 | 18:26:47 The Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group condemns the atrocities committed by Hamas on the 7 October and afterwards, and it calls for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages. Our group also welcomes calls for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas given the thousands of innocent victims and the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Our group shares the vision of lasting peace for Israelis and Palestinians. We recognise that Hamas is the catalyst for the...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

31/05/2024 | Doc. 15993 | Report Protecting women human rights defenders in Europe 10/10/2023 | Doc. 15841 | Report Call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala 05/01/2023 | Doc. 15677 | Report Conflict-related sexual violence 23/05/2022 | Doc. 15539 | Report Preventing and combating antisemitism in Europe 22/09/2021 | Doc. 15376 | Committee Opinion Gender representation in the Parliamentary Assembly

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

08/10/2024 | Doc. 16062 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening freedom of expression: an imperative for the consolidation and development of democratic societies 02/07/2024 | Doc. 15969 | Written declaration Democratic remembrance in Spain and respect for the victims of Franco’s regime 11/06/2024 | Doc. 16006 | Motion for a resolution Call for increased support for refugees in Lebanon 14/05/2024 | Doc. 15986 | Motion for a resolution Artificial intelligence and gender equality: risks and challenges 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15900 | Written declaration Armenia must act to prevent discrimination against LGBTI people

Votes on adopted texts

04/10/2024 | Doc. 16031, vote on the draft text for resolution Risks and opportunities of the metaverse 03/10/2024 | Doc. 16043, vote on the draft text for resolution Preventing and combating violence and discrimination against lesbian, bisexual and queer women in Europe 03/10/2024 | Doc. 16041, vote on the draft text for recommendation Guaranteeing the human right to food 03/10/2024 | Doc. 16041, vote on the draft text for resolution Guaranteeing the human right to food 02/10/2024 | Doc. 16040, vote on the draft text for resolution The detention and conviction of Julian Assange and their chilling effects on human rights