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Mr Piero FASSINO (Italy, SOC)

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Representative
Deputy
PD-IDP

Camera dei deputati
IT - 00186 - Roma
Italy

Working language: French

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

23/04/2026 - Session Current affairs debate: the need for peace and stability in the broader Middle East 29/01/2026 - Session Prioritising the protection of civilians in the context of the political crisis in the broader Middle East 27/01/2026 - Session PACE denounces Russia’s ‘intensification of suffering’ in Ukraine 11/12/2025 - Political Affairs and Democracy Ukraine's security is now an ‘indivisible part’ of Europe's security, says PACE committee 29/08/2025 - Political Affairs and Democracy ‘There can be no surrender for Ukraine, which must be supported in defending its freedom and independence,’ says PACE rapporteur

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 24/01/2022
  • Vice-Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 25/01/2021 to 23/01/2022
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 08/10/2018 to 24/01/2021
  • Member: Socialist Group from 02/10/2006 to 03/10/2011

In the Assembly

  • since 27/01/2025 Representative - Italy
  • from 08/10/2018 to 26/01/2025 Substitute - Italy
  • from 02/10/2006 to 03/10/2011 Representative - Italy
  • from 28/06/1994 to 07/11/1996 Representative - Italy

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

  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 22/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 24/04/2023)
  • Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 24/01/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by member states of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Bureau of the Assembly (from 24/01/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by member states of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Standing Committee (from 24/01/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 24/05/2019 to 30/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/11/2018 to 22/01/2023)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 12/10/2018 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: (Former) Political Affairs Committee / Committee on General Affairs (from 02/10/2006 to 03/10/2011)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans (since 28/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans (since 28/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 05/03/2024 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/04/2023 to 27/01/2026)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 26/01/2023 to 21/01/2024)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 24/01/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 24/01/2019 to 22/01/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Marco DREOSTO (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Western Balkans (from 05/03/2024 to 27/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Deborah BERGAMINI (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (since 28/01/2026)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/06/2026 | 18:32:04 Thank you, Mr President. I shall speak in Italian. The world has welcomed the memorandum between the United States and Iran with satisfaction, yet at the very same time, hangings were continuing in Tehran. It is in this contradiction, I believe, that lies the tragedy currently being endured by the Iranian people. At the end of this war, Iran is emerging stronger. We have handed Iran the power to block shipping, which it is already exercising in the Strait of Hormuz. The memorandum provides... 23/06/2026 | 16:51:33 Thank you, Mr President. I speak Italian. Serbia, as we know, is not only the most populous country in the Western Balkans but has always played a central role in that region. What happens in Serbia influences everything that happens and affects the Balkan region as a whole. That is why our Assembly is paying such close attention to what is happening in that country. I would like to thank the rapporteurs for their efforts. In presenting the resolution to us, they have highlighted how Serbia... 23/06/2026 | 11:56:59 Thank you, I speak Italian. I believe we are all deeply concerned by what has been happening in Türkiye over recent weeks. Türkiye is a great country; we are well aware of the important contribution it makes to the work of the Council of Europe, but at the same time we cannot remain silent in the face of events that cause us concern and which constitute a violation of those fundamental rights that form the basis of our Council. In particular, the measures taken against mayors and against the... 23/04/2026 | 12:44:31 Thank you President. But I believe – I thank all those who have spoken – that they have all spoken with one voice. War does not create any solution; on the contrary, it aggravates a condition of chaos and international anarchy, and law is the only compass to give peace and stability to the continent and in the various theatres of conflict today. Rights are inalienable, non-negotiable. That is why we condemned Hamas and condemn the Iranian regime and, for the same reason, we denounce the... 23/04/2026 | 11:24:55 Thank you Mr. President, I will speak in Italian. The entire Middle East, from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, is, as we know, in the throes of a devastating fire, which is causing the entire world anguish over possible catastrophic events. And the lesson we must learn is that, without a political strategy, the unilateral use of force and weapons does not lead to solutions, but sows chaos and increases a condition of international anarchy, as Pope LEO XIV accurately reminded us of. We...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

27/01/2026 | Doc. 16336 | Report Political crisis in the broader Middle East: the need to protect human rights and the rights of all minority groups 19/12/2025 | Doc. 16311 | Report Supporting the commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the security of the European continent 10/06/2024 | Doc. 16004 | Report Call for Varosha’s return to its lawful inhabitants 08/01/2024 | Doc. 15893 | Report The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2023) 05/01/2024 | Doc. 15890 | Report Recent developments in the Middle East: Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel and Israel’s response

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

16/06/2026 | Doc. 16426 | Motion for a resolution “Sarajevo safari”: the need to combat impunity for transnational war crimes 16/06/2026 | Doc. 16427 | Motion for a resolution Europe, democratic Russian civil society in exile and a democratic future for post-Putin Russia 24/04/2026 | Doc. 16397 | Written declaration The Venice Biennale celebrates artistic freedom, not an aggressive regime’s art 23/04/2026 | Doc. 16395 | Motion for a resolution Human rights challenges in the North Caucasus 20/04/2026 | Doc. 16384 | Motion for a resolution Empowering youth in the digital age: towards creative, democratic and competence-based approaches to online participation

Votes on adopted texts

23/06/2026 | Doc. 16424, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Serbia 23/06/2026 | Doc. 16413, vote on the draft text for resolution Democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Iran 23/04/2026 | Doc. 16374, vote on the draft text for resolution Copyright enforcement in the artificial intelligence environment 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16370, vote on the draft text for resolution Paving the way for a culture of consent 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16372, vote on the draft text for resolution Promoting the Istanbul Convention and improving its implementation: building on lessons learnt