Representative
Deputy
Labour Party
Stortinget
NO - 0026 - Oslo 1
Norway
Working language: English
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...
23/04/2025 | Doc. 16113 | Written declaration Kazakhstan: systematic violations of human rights and political freedoms through judicial, financial and transnational repression must end 12/03/2025 | Doc. 16127 | Motion for a resolution Regulating social networks: a democratic imperative 05/02/2025 | Doc. 16113 | Written declaration Kazakhstan: systematic violations of human rights and political freedoms through judicial, financial and transnational repression must end 30/01/2025 | Doc. 16110 | Motion for a resolution Protecting ethnic and religious diversity in Syria 14/11/2024 | Doc. 16073 | Written declaration The Parliamentary Assembly must support the Russian democratic opposition
10/04/2025 | Doc. 16150, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law 10/04/2025 | Doc. 16153, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in Georgia and follow up to Resolution 2585 (2025) “Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia” 10/04/2025 | Doc. 16126, vote on the draft text for resolution Legal aspects of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights 10/04/2025 | Doc. 16128, vote on the draft text for resolution Interconnections between the Council of Europe and the European Political Community 10/04/2025 | Doc. 16129, vote on the draft text for recommendation Strengthening relations between the Council of Europe and Latin America