Deputy
Left-Green Movement
Althingi - Parliament of Iceland
IS - 150 - Reykjavik
Iceland
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2024
, 2023
, 2022
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
27/06/2024 | 10:26:31 Mister President, With the political crisis in Georgia intensifying, the urgency for constructive and open dialogue becomes more apparent. Following the recommendations of the rapporteurs, it is important that the Parliamentary Assembly strongly expresses its deep concern about the recent developments in Georgia. These developments raise questions about the country's commitment to international democratic norms and Euro-Atlantic integration, and put into question Georgia’s willingness to... 26/06/2024 | 12:31:53 I want to start by thanking all the rapporteurs for their valuable and important work. All three reports deserve further debate and attention. But given the limited time I have for this debate I would like to focus on the excellent report of my dear colleague Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK on "Countering the erasure of cultural identity in war and peace". Cultural cleansing is increasingly used by Russia as a weapon of war in Ukraine to deny the existence of a rich-tasting cultural identity and erase... 25/01/2024 | 12:07:33 Madam President, Madam Foreign Minister, No nations have more at stake in international organisations functioning successfully than their smaller members, and that was wisely said by the Icelandic Prime Minister in the spring of 1950, when Iceland became a member of the Council of Europe. Since then, we have further learned that smaller nations are often more successful in providing true leadership in challenging and trying times, gaining trust and unifying nations, small and large, behind... 25/01/2024 | 11:04:07 Mr President, It is of uttermost importance to facilitate and take effective action to help locate and secure the safe return of deported and forcibly transferred Ukrainian children to their families. Furthermore, we also need to put focus on the well-being of Ukrainian children hosted in our member states and provide them with necessary assistance, such as access to good healthcare and education, including within Ukraine itself. There is an urgent need to facilitate the co-ordination between... 24/01/2024 | 18:04:14 Mister President, Today this institution, the Council of Europe, our Assembly, is choosing between Azerbaijan's credentials and its own. Because if we allow ourselves to be separated from our rules, our obligations, our commitments to protecting human rights in our own member states, we collectively undermine and lose all credibility. Some say - and rightly - that we need to continue the dialogue. This is not the end of a dialogue with Azerbaijan. It is the beginning of a firm dialogue which...
26/06/2024 | Doc. 16020 | Motion for a resolution Journalists matter: the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation 25/06/2024 | Doc. 16015 | Motion for a resolution Bürgenstock summit on peace in Ukraine: paving the way 31/01/2024 | Doc. 15923 | Motion for a resolution Establishing a Register of companies that assist Russian entities in evading sanctions and combating circumvention of restrictive measures against Russian entities 29/01/2024 | Doc. 15918 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring full independence and respect for the separation of powers by Constitutional courts 27/06/2023 | Doc. 15766 | Written declaration Call on the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe to give strong political support to the creation of a special international criminal tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine
27/06/2024 | Doc. 16018, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenges to democracy in Georgia 27/06/2024 | Doc. 16002, vote on the draft text for resolution An urgent call to Europe and its partners: envisioning immediate and long-term policy solutions in support of the displaced people of Ukraine 27/06/2024 | Doc. 16004, vote on the draft text for resolution Call for Varosha’s return to its lawful inhabitants 26/06/2024 | Doc. 15998, vote on the draft text for resolution Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 26/06/2024 | Doc. 15998, vote on the draft text for recommendation Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine