Representative
Member of the National Council
Les Libéraux-Radicaux
Conseil national
CH-3003 - Berne
Switzerland
Working language: French
10/05/2023 - Election observation At Bern conference, speakers stress need for core democratic standards even in times of crisis 09/05/2023 - Election observation Conference on ‘elections in times of crisis’ opens in Bern 27/01/2023 - Session PACE highlights need for international regulation of lethal autonomous weapons systems 26/01/2023 - Session PACE unanimously demands an international tribunal to prosecute Russian and Belarusian leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine 13/12/2022 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights Compensation mechanisms for Ukraine the focus of a PACE hearing in Paris
21/06/2023 | 19:56:26 Yes, that's right, Madam President, thank you. Madam Chair, The Committee has given its unanimous support to the rapporteur's precise and balanced work. As we have seen today, the issues dealt with in this report are the subject of lively discussion in the United Kingdom, which we know to be an ancient, vibrant and exemplary democracy. These discussions relate as much to the draft Charter of Fundamental Rights, which it seems may not be adopted, as to the Illegal Immigration Bill. It is... 19/06/2023 | 15:37:53 Thank you, Mister Chairman. When I arrived at the Council of Europe, people who had been there longer than I had said to me: "Observing elections is one of the best things we do in this institution, one of the most useful things." "One of", I emphasise, of course; there are many others. It was true. The Council of Europe was wondering about the impact of the current crises in our world. On the subject of election observation, and as chairman of the Swiss delegation, I would like to thank the... 25/04/2023 | 18:36:51 The rapporteur said it clearly and subtly in his report: there is no hierarchy between the different texts. It is a Swiss person who is telling you this, one of the few countries in which, in reality, there is a hierarchy, since we place the convention above our own constitution, but this is an exception. There are few of them and, in most countries, there is not a system of hierarchy but rather of co-habitation between the national constitution or the constitutional texts, the convention and... 24/04/2023 | 15:58:03 Thank you, Mister President. You are right, Mister President: this is the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, but it is true that it is also special for me, as a representative of Switzerland, to speak here in this house which is the house of the European Parliament. I believe that this shows, finally, that all the countries represented here are fighting for the same values: the values of the rule of law, democracy and human rights which are the foundation of our institution. The... 27/01/2023 | 10:46:39 Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I would like to thank all those from the political groups who support this report and who have made compliments. Mr FRIDEZ, you said "thank you, Damien COTTIER", but you should say "thank you, Fabien GOUTTEFARDE", and you should say "thank you, Günter SCHIRMER" to thank the secretariat support. This is really where the work has been done. I believe that Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN is right when he says that we will not be able to stop this technology and that...
24/01/2023 | Doc. 15689 | Report Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 09/01/2023 | Doc. 15683 | Report Emergence of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and their necessary apprehension through European human rights law 07/06/2021 | Doc. 15309 | Report Covid passes or certificates: protection of fundamental rights and legal implications
27/06/2023 | Doc. 15766 | Written declaration Call on the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe to give strong political support to the creation of a special international criminal tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine 05/05/2023 | Doc. 15766 | Written declaration Call on the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe to give strong political support to the creation of a special international criminal tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine 22/04/2023 | Doc. 15747 | Written declaration Nuclear safety in Europe is again being called into question: time for decisive action 13/03/2023 | Doc. 15727 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening the protection of biodiversity in Europe through sustainable and fair financing of the Bern Convention 14/10/2022 | Doc. 15636 | Motion for a resolution Risks and opportunities of the Metaverse
21/06/2023 | Doc. 15780, vote on the draft text for opinion Budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the period 2024-2027 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15781, vote on the draft text for resolution Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2024-2025 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15782, vote on the draft text for resolution UK reform of its human rights legislation: consequences for domestic and European Human Rights protection 27/04/2023 | Doc. 15748, vote on the draft text for resolution Deportations and forcible transfers of Ukrainian children and other civilians to Russian Federation or to Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied: create conditions for their safe return, stop these crimes and punish the perpetrators 27/04/2023 | Doc. 15748, vote on the draft text for recommendation Deportations and forcible transfers of Ukrainian children and other civilians to Russian Federation or to Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied: create conditions for their safe return, stop these crimes and punish the perpetrators