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Ms Elisabetta GARDINI (Italy, ECPA)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates since 03/02/2025
  • Vice-Chairperson: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 08/10/2023 to 03/02/2025
  • Member: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 23/01/2023 to 07/10/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2023 Representative - Italy

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

  • Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 26/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: Bureau of the Assembly (since 26/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: Standing Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 26/01/2026)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 24/04/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (since 24/04/2023)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (since 24/04/2023)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 24/04/2023)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 24/04/2023)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 26/01/2026)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (since 26/01/2026)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans (since 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 25/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans (from 25/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Democracy (from 11/05/2023 to 31/12/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Marco DREOSTO (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Democracy (from 27/04/2023 to 10/05/2023)

Interventions

Last speeches

24/06/2026 | 16:11:36 Thank you. Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, I would like to thank our rapporteur, Ms Deborah BERGAMINI, for her excellent work on a subject that is becoming one of the defining challenges of our time. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our societies at extraordinary speed. It offers enormous opportunities for innovation, economic growth and better public services. But it also raises profound questions for democracy. The issue before us... 23/06/2026 | 19:26:26 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, I congratulate our rapporteur, Mr Max LUCKS, on this report. This is his second report on human rights concerns related to Iran, and this continued attention is necessary. His work ensures that the plight of the Iranian people remains firmly on our agenda. It ensures that the Assembly raises its voice in favour of democracy, the right to demand change and, importantly, to ensure that the... 21/04/2026 | 17:01:27 Yes, thank you, Mister President. I really want to pause to thank all the colleagues who spoke, even those who did not speak but who participated in the work, but it was particularly good to listen to them today, because there was a kind of idem sentire from all sides of the hemicycle. We heard the same words, the same shared experiences. A series of personal testimonies, even painful ones, many also brought data, which confirmed that the problem is there, the phenomenon exists, it is growing... 21/04/2026 | 10:04:50 Yes, thank you, President. Ladies and gentlemen, today we are dealing with an issue that does not only concern those who hold public office: it affects the quality of our democracy more deeply. When intimidation, threats, campaigns of hatred and violence spread in public confrontation, it is not just a person who is affected, it is the very principle of democratic representation that is affected, the space of political freedom is restricted, the relationship of trust between citizens and... 29/01/2026 | 12:37:52 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, As we bring this debate to a close, I would like first to thank the rapporteur, Mr Piero FASSINO, for his careful, principled and constructive work on this report and for his long-standing attention to the region. Today's discussion has reminded us that behind the language of resolutions lie human realities of extreme suffering. In Iran, we are confronted with the most brutal violence against the peaceful protests. A chilling shift from the...

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