Representative
Senator
GreenLeft
Senate - Eerste Kamer der Staten Generaal
NL - 2500 EA - The Hague
Netherlands
Working language: English
13/10/2022 | 18:03:17 On behalf of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group, I congratulate Ms Edite ESTRELA for this important report. She states: sport engages, motivates and drives progress. It can be a factor in emancipation and in changing attitudes. This is true. In sports clubs, people of different backgrounds meet each other. The doctor stands along the field together with the plumber to support the children. Children who are not the best in school can excel in sports, and so be empowered. Sport is... 12/10/2022 | 19:28:02 I thank both rapporteurs for their important work. I have a few remarks and questions on safe third countries. We should not only focus on a definition of safety as the report does but also on the question – what can be regarded as a country of origin or third country? Can we really force an asylum seeker to return to a safe third country, in which they have, in fact, never lived before as it is a standard practice in many member states? Can you speak of a country of origin to which someone... 11/10/2022 | 18:40:01 Thank you. I want to thank Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW for initiating and delivering this important report. As the report states, Islamophobia or anti-Muslim racism is often overlooked and underestimated, and as we can hear here, also here, even denied. Whereas the existence of anti-Afro racism and anti-Semitism is widely acknowledged, the discrimination of Muslims or perceived Muslims often is not seen as a form of racism, which in fact it is. Ending Muslim racism does not just concern... 11/10/2022 | 11:09:43 Thank you. And I start with congratulations to the rapporteur for this important and balanced report. It is important for the International Community to show commitment to the Western Balkans and not forget the region, especially in light of the recent steps towards Ukraine and Moldova. Further, the war in Ukraine has underlined the importance of EU enlargement towards the Western Balkans to prevent instability in the heart of Europe, especially given the ongoing attempts by Russia, but also... 23/06/2022 | 11:40:19 Thank you. I will start with my sincere condolences to the relatives of the victims of the downing. And I would like to thank the rapporteur, not only for his excellent report but also for his sincere attention to and compassion for the next of kin, with whom he spoke, even this morning, I understood. On the role Russia played in the downing of MH17, as well as on its obstruction of the investigations and getting justice, the report is as clear as it can be at this point. More clarity will...
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25/10/2022 | Doc. 15646 | Motion for a resolution Growth in number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan 18/10/2022 | Doc. 15641 | Written declaration Albania, a recent example of the use of public authority for political purposes 12/10/2022 | Doc. 15632 | Motion for a resolution Sanctions of persons on the "Kara-Murza list" 11/10/2022 | Doc. 15630 | Motion for a resolution Protecting human rights and saving lives in the North Sea and the English Channel 11/10/2022 | Doc. 15629 | Motion for a resolution Immigration, one of the answers to Europe's demographic aging
14/10/2022 | Doc. 15620, vote on the draft text for resolution The future of work is here: revisiting labour rights 14/10/2022 | Doc. 15620, vote on the draft text for recommendation The future of work is here: revisiting labour rights 14/10/2022 | Doc. 15608, vote on the draft text for resolution Preventing vaccine discrimination 14/10/2022 | Doc. 15608, vote on the draft text for recommendation Preventing vaccine discrimination 13/10/2022 | Doc. 15631, vote on the draft text for resolution Further escalation in the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine