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Mr Jone BLIKRA (Norway, SOC)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 28/11/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 28/11/2023 Representative - Norway

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 28/11/2023)
  • Alternate of Ms Lise SELNES (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (since 28/11/2023)

Interventions

Last speeches

10/04/2025 | 11:24:12 Thank you, Mister President. The strength of the Council of Europe is that we, in all contexts, in all matters, are committed to working for human rights and the rule of law through dialogue and respect for the individual member states. A lot needs to happen before the issue of excluding member states and not approving credentials becomes an issue, precisely because we believe in dialogue, and the fundamental idea that human rights must always be the basis. We are now, dear friends, in the... 30/01/2025 | 17:58:54 Thank you. The way we communicate with each other and how we spread messages and forward statements from others is in constant change. Without rules and regulations – we will have anarchy. The activity on social media is regulated by the content moderation rules included in social media companies’ terms and conditions. It is a challenge that these rules can be different from company to company and users are bound by them on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. Another challenge, as the rapporteur... 27/01/2025 | 17:35:22 Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2 The elections in Georgia were taking place at a critical juncture in Georgia’s European integration process. The big question was: Will the will of the people be respected? I was one of the observes from PACE and we observed a strong level of political polarization. When we heard statement from the ruling parti who called for banning the opposition, the level of political polarization became visible and concrete. Legislation restricting freedom... 01/10/2024 | 20:37:31 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   Member States of the Council of Europe have undertaken to respect the standards of democracy. We should recall that in 2001 debate on Azerbaijan agreed to honor several specific commitments listed in the Assembly Opinion 222. As a member country we are all obligated to work for the principles of democracy and the rule og law as well as respect for human rights and fundamental freedom of all persons. After more than 20 years after joining... 24/06/2024 | 16:33:13 Thank you. The Report concerning the observations of the presidential and the parliamentary elections in North Macedonia on 24 April and 8 May is a well written, detailed and informative Report. Thank you to Mr Alfred HEER, the rapporteur and chairperson of the ad-hoc Committee, the two co-rapporteurs, the legal advisors, the representatives from the Venice Commission and all staff that made it possible to arrange this observation. And thank you to the North Macedonian authorities and to all...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions