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Declaration of interests

Pursuant to paragraph 18 of the Code of conduct for members of the Parliament Assembly

I, the undersigned, on my honour and in full knowledge of the Code of conduct for members of the Parliamentary Assembly, hereby declare:

Mr Michael Georg LINK

Representative
Deputy
FDP

Deutscher Bundestag
DE - 11011 - Berlin
Germany

Photo member
A

Remunerated professional activities, offices and positions, in the public or private sector, regular or occasional, whether as an employee, liberal professional or as a self-employed person, including the parliamentary mandate and local elective offices, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

Professionnal activity, office, position Frequency Amount of income
A1 Member of Parliament, Deutscher Bundestag, Jan-Dec 2019 Permanent 118855 EUR
A2 Member of Parliament, Deutscher Bundestag, Jan-Dec 2020 Permanent 190000 EUR
A3 Member of Parliament, Deutscher Bundestag, Jan-Dec 2021 Permanent 120247 EUR
A4 Member of Parliament, Deutscher Bundestag, Jan-Dec 2022 121682 EUR
A5 Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, March-Dec 2022 2583 EUR
B

Activities, employment positions and offices in corporations, institutions or enterprises, public or private, domestic or foreign, as a director, manager, senior executive, shareholder, including notably on boards of directors, administrative boards or supervisory boards, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

Activity, employment position, office Frequency Amount of income
B1 Gemeinderat/Municipal Council, City of Heilbronn, unremunerated Permanent
C

Participation, whether remunerated or unremunerated, as a member of a management or advisory body (management, supervisory, advisory or administrative board) of institutions or non-commercial enterprises such as NGOs, associations, charities, foundations, clubs, public or private, domestic or foreign, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

Name of the institution or enterprise, and position held Amount of income (if remunerated) Expenses covered
C1 Deutsch-Französisches Institut DFI, Ludwigsburg, Member of the Board
C2 Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung FNF, Potsdam, Member of the Board (since September 2018 until June 2022)
C3 Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung RMS, Stuttgart, Member of the Supervisory Board (until September 2022)
C4 Bundesstiftung Bundespräsident-Theodor-Heuss-Haus, Stuttgart (since August 2018), Deputy Member of the Board
C5 Theodor-Heuss-Freundeskreis Baden-Württemberg, Heilbronn, Co-Chair
C6 Deutsche Parlamentarische Gesellschaft DPG, Berlin, Vice-President (since March 2018)
C7 Walther Rathenau Institut, Stiftung für Internationale Politik, Board Member (until May 2022)
C8 Gesellschaft für Südosteuropakunde e.V., München, Vice-President (since March 2020 until Feb 2022)
C9 Friedrich-Neumann-Stiftung FNF, Potsdam, Member of the Board of Trustees (since Dec 2022)
C10 Humanity in Action e.V., Berlin, Member of the Board
C11 1014, Inc. New York, New York USA, Member of the Board (since March 2022)
C12 RIAS Berlin Kommission, Berlin, Member of the Commission (since March 2022)
C13 Allied Museum, Berlin, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (since March 2022)
D

Occasional activities, mandates, missions and positions, whether remunerated or unremunerated, as consultant, advisor, expert, lobbyist, lecturer, etc. performed at present and during the last two calendar years, including abroad.

E

Membership of friendship groups or interparliamentary relations groups.

Friendship groups and position held (chair, vice-chair or member)
E1 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Vice-President
E2 German-Russian Parliamentary Friendship Group Deutscher Bundestag, Vice-Chair
E3 Germany-Switzerland, Parliamentary Friendship Group, Member
E4 German-USA, Parliamentary Assembly, Board Member
F

Support, whether financial or in terms of staff or material, donations, including sponsorships and money gifts granted by third parties (additional to that provided by the national parliament and the national political party), accepted during the previous calendar year.

G

Gifts, of a value in excess of 200 €, and other benefits and hospitality (such as meals, travel, transportation, accommodation, sporting or cultural events, etc.), offered by a legal or natural person, including when they are bestowed abroad, accepted during the previous calendar year.

H

Trips and visits abroad and sponsored travels, where the travel, accommodation or subsistence expenses were covered in full or in part by a third party, whether a legal or natural person (other than your national parliament, your national government, or the Parliamentary Assembly), either by public or private funds, during the previous calendar year.

Type and description of the expenses covered, date and place Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
H1 Washington D.C. + New Orleans / USA, March 2022, flight and hotel FNF Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, Potsdam, Germany
H2 Buenos Aires + Porto Allegre, May 2022, flight and hotel FNF Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, Potsdam, Germany
I

Miscellaneous – any other relevant interests which do not fall into the other categories mentioned which might influence the performance of my duties in the Parliamentary Assembly, in particular as rapporteur or member of an election observation mission.

J

Declaration of any relevant economic, commercial, financial or other interests, whether professional or personal, of the spouse and other family members, as well as paid or voluntary staff, which might influence the performance of my duties in the Parliamentary Assembly, in particular as rapporteur or member of an election observation mission (Those persons named in this section acknowledge that they have been informed and give their consent).

K

Comments or explanatory statement in connection with this declaration.