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Mr Christoph WENAWESER (Liechtenstein, ALDE)

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Representative
Deputy
Patriotic Union

Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein
LI - 9490 - Vaduz
Liechtenstein

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 23/05/2025
  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from 25/01/2021 to 18/04/2021
  • Auditor: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from 22/01/2018 to 25/01/2021
  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from 08/06/2017 to 21/01/2018
  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group from 24/04/2017 to 07/06/2017

In the Assembly

  • since 23/05/2025 Representative - Liechtenstein
  • from 24/04/2017 to 18/04/2021 Representative - Liechtenstein

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

  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 23/05/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 23/05/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 24/04/2017 to 18/04/2021)
  • Alternate of Ms Nadine VOGELSANG (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 23/05/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Günter VOGT (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 26/06/2017 to 18/04/2021)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/04/2026 | 16:01:00 Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, The additional protocol currently being drafted serves to modernise the Warsaw Convention. The gist is basically understandable. In the case of cross-border structures, convoluted asset transfers and virtual assets, there is a legitimate interest in making asset recovery more efficient and internationally compatible. The most sensitive point of the proposal is a possible reversal of the burden of proof in connection with non-conviction-based... 22/04/2026 | 19:37:18 Madam Chair, ladies and gentlemen. Liechtenstein has done its homework in terms of tax transparency, combating crime, terrorist financing, money laundering and predicate offences. The EU's Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive(5AMLD) has been implemented, but not in all EU member states. The-then OECD Secretary-General Mr José Ángel GURRIA has already said here in this Chamber to Liechtenstein: "Welcome back to the family". Liechtenstein knows the pillory to which Switzerland is being...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

07/10/2025 | Doc. 16202 | Written declaration Swift, transparent measures to legally finalise the electoral process and ensure full democratic legitimacy in Germany 24/01/2019 | Doc. 14818 | Motion for a resolution Transparency and regulation of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign donors 04/05/2018 | Doc. 14473 | Written declaration Iran protests 27/04/2018 | Doc. 14552 | Written declaration Justice and democracy for Iran 05/05/2017 | Doc. 14256 | Written declaration Parliamentary Assembly integrity

Votes on adopted texts

25/06/2026 | Doc. 16412, vote on the draft text for resolution Access of migrants and refugees to healthcare 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16415, vote on the draft text for resolution Media freedom in sport 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. 16385, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft additional protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism