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Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: Group of the European People's Party since 15/06/2021
  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 27/01/2020 to 14/06/2021

In the Assembly

  • since 27/01/2020 Representative - Ukraine

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

  • Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 23/01/2023)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Bureau of the Assembly (since 23/01/2023)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Standing Committee (since 23/01/2023)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (since 23/01/2023)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 11/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (since 27/01/2020)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (since 23/01/2023)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 23/01/2023)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (since 23/01/2023)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 28/04/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (since 30/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Ms Maryna BARDINA (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 27/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

26/01/2023 | 17:38:28 Thank you, dear Madam SCHOU. Dear president, colleagues, this report is extremely important even though there are not many colleagues remaining in the hall and we understand that monitoring some of the Members States during the international armed conflict is also challenging, even though the rapporteurs, the delegates from Sweden, Switzerland and Iceland, did make contacts with the Ukrainian delegation – I can reconfirm that, even though I would like to point out that the latest contacts... 26/01/2023 | 11:36:18 Dear President, Thank you very much. I would like to start my speech with a very important citation. "A true soldier does not fight for something in front of him or her which he or she fears; he or she fights for something behind him or her which he or she loves". And colleagues, As a representative of the Ukrainian delegation, I would love to tell you that it's not the infrastructure we're fighting for daily; it's not for the buildings; it's not for the roads: it's our heritage, our genetic... 25/01/2023 | 20:00:46 Yes, I think I must, dear President! Colleagues, I'd like to cheer you up with small stories as some inspiration from Ukraine. First of all, I want to congratulate all three amazing rapporteurs on their tremendous work and of course the Secretariat. This brings a new era of gender equality and women's rights - our golden rights - which are human rights of course. Who would ever think that a man would be the first, the leaders of this movement - like one person who is celebrating his birthday... 24/01/2023 | 18:52:56 Dear Chair, thank you Madam Elvira KOVÁCS. I would like to extend my largest words of gratitude to our dear colleague Ms Fiona O'LOUGHLIN. I remember our meeting back in Ireland and look how unimaginable this all went from one small meeting which then enlarged to our vote in the plenary asking the Committee of the Ministers, the government, and states to go ahead with the 4th historical Summit in our joint 70+ European history of co-existence. This co-existence was debatable, challenged by... 24/01/2023 | 11:36:48  Teşekkürler, Chair. Thank you very much. Dear colleagues, It's a big and huge privilege and a very important role which I have taken just yesterday as a Chairwoman of the Committee. But you know, back in March, when we were getting rid of those who started, restarted, the aggression against all of us, who have brought us to the terrible figures of the war crimes within which a high number is rape, within which rape is used as not only a weapon but also a damage to the long lasting causes and...

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