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Ms Petra BAYR (Austria, SOC)

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Representative
Deputy
SPÖ

Parlament
AT - 1017 - Wien
Austria

Working language: English

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

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

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Mandates

In the political groups

  • Women’s Group Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 09/10/2023 to 19/04/2026
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 08/10/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 22/01/2018

In the Assembly

  • since 26/01/2026 Representative - Austria
  • from 22/01/2018 to 25/01/2026 Substitute - Austria

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

  • President of the Assembly: Presidential Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (since 26/01/2026)
  • President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • Member: Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities (from 12/04/2025 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Bureau of the Assembly (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Standing Committee (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 25/01/2022 to 18/03/2024)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2022 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Bureau of the Assembly (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Standing Committee (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 24/06/2019 to 11/04/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 30/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 23/01/2024 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 25/01/2022 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 25/01/2022 to 22/01/2024)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Ethics (from 24/01/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 07/03/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 01/03/2018 to 29/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 25/01/2018 to 22/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Agnes Sirkka PRAMMER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 26/05/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Michel REIMON (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 10/05/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Andreas SCHIEDER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

30/09/2026 | 20:21:53 Thank you. I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. I close the vote and call for the results to be displayed. Amendment 9 is agreed on. We now come to the draft recommendation. We will now proceed to the vote on the draft recommendation contained in Document 16478 as amended. I remind you that a two-thirds majority is required and the vote is open. I close the vote and I call for the results to be displayed.  That means that the draft recommendation in Document 16478 is... 30/09/2026 | 20:12:33 And the opinion of the Committee is the same as I understand it's the same. Okay. I shall now put the sub-amendment to the vote. The vote is open. I close the vote and I call for the results to be displayed. It is carried unanimously. Now we come to the main Amendment 1, as just amended. Does anybody wish to speak against Amendment 1 as amended? I do not see anybody. The opinion of the Committee is also in favour. You support it? Then I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is... 30/09/2026 | 20:07:17 That was on Amendment 4, just for clarification. Does anybody wish to speak against this amendment? That is not the case. Then I will put it on vote. The Committee unanimously accepted this amendment and I open the vote now. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. It is unanimously agreed on. That means that Amendment 4, which is agreed on now, and Amendment 14 falls. We come to the draft resolution. We will now proceed to the vote on the draft resolution contained in... 30/09/2026 | 20:02:25 You are complete. The next report. Wait a little bit. We will come back to you. Now back to the number 16498. So there is no objection? There is no objection. So that means that Amendments 5, 6, 1, 2, 7, 8, 3, 9, 10, 11 and 13 to the draft resolution are therefore approved and will not be called. I understand that the Committee wishes to propose to the Assembly that Amendment 12 to the draft resolution, which was rejected by the Committee with a two-thirds majority, be declared as definitely... 30/09/2026 | 20:00:28 Thank you, Ms Marietta KARAMANLI. The debate is closed. We now come to the draft resolution presented by the Committee on Political affairs and Democracy on Fake 'elections' in Russia and its destabilising attacks on Europe (Document 16498), to which 14 amendments have been tabled. They will be taken in the order in which they appear in the Compendium. I remind you that speeches on amendments are limited to 30 seconds. I understand that the Committee wishes to propose to the Assembly that...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

17/03/2026 | Doc. 16361 | Report Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights 05/11/2025 | Doc. 16293 | Report Increasing members’ active participation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly 24/06/2025 | Doc. 16211 | Report Women's rights in Europe – Progress and challenges 28/01/2025 | Doc. 16107 | Committee Opinion Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia 31/05/2024 | Doc. 15993 | Report Protecting women human rights defenders in Europe

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

26/01/2026 | Doc. 16333 | Motion for a resolution Democratising the economy: a new frontier for democratic governance 26/01/2026 | Doc. 16331 | Motion for a resolution The convergence of extremist, autocratic and oligarchic threats to democracy in Europe 09/01/2026 | Doc. 16318 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening the affective and emotional dimension of comprehensive sexuality education to prevent and combat discrimination, hate crime and gender-based violence 23/12/2025 | Doc. 16313 | Written declaration The detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov 17/12/2025 | Doc. 16307 | Written declaration The detention of Rached Ghannouchi

Votes on adopted texts

03/10/2025 | Doc. 16240, vote on the draft text for recommendation Artificial intelligence and migration 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16252, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring Parliamentary Assembly members can travel freely to carry out their work 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16250, vote on the draft text for resolution Sexual violence against men and boys 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16240, vote on the draft text for resolution Artificial intelligence and migration 02/10/2025 | Doc. 16272, vote on the draft text for resolution Russia: new threats to European democracies