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Rik DAEMS

Rik DAEMS

Senator
Sénat
Natieplein 1
BE - 1009
Brussels
Belgium

News

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23/04/2020 | President | COVID-19: 'Let’s not normalise the abnormal'.
14/04/2020 | President | COVID-19: Assembly President launches #PACEvoices.
07/04/2020 | President | COVID-19 / World Health Day: President calls on member States to better protect those who protect us.
06/03/2020 | Standing Committee | President calls on members to raise the humanitarian issues related to the situation at the Turkish-Greek and Turkish-Syrian border .
27/02/2020 | President | Rik Daems calls for ‘the right to a healthy environment’.
29/01/2020 | President | A convention for the people: Council of Europe marks the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.
27/01/2020 | President | Rik Daems elected PACE President.
09/12/2019 | Political Affairs and Democracy | Setting minimum standards for electoral systems to ensure free and fair elections.
01/03/2019 | Standing Committee | Is the EBRD’s model of promoting democracy through investment having any effect?.

Reports and committee opinions

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28/01/2022 | Doc. 15439 | Progress report Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (28 January 2022).
22/01/2022 | Doc. 15439 | Progress report Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (21 January 2022).
20/01/2022 | Doc. 15439 | Progress report Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (30 September 2021-21 January 2022).
20/01/2022 | Doc. 15439 | Progress report Gender equality in the functioning of the Assembly.
08/01/2020 | Doc. 15027 | Report Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections .
11/02/2019 | Doc. 14827 | Report Promoting democracy by developing market economy: does the EBRD model work?.
04/06/2010 | Doc. 12278 | Report Extra-institutional actors in the democratic system.
11/01/2010 | Doc. 12107 | Report Thresholds and other features of electoral systems which have an impact on representativity of parliaments in Council of Europe member states .
12/09/2008 | Doc. 11697 | Contribution The OECD and the world economy.

Motions, Written Declarations or Questions

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16/04/2024 | Doc. 15970 | Written declaration For the release of the hostages held in Gaza

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

11/05/2023 | Doc. 15770 | Motion for a resolution Establishment of an Order of the European solidarities

13/03/2023 | Doc. 15727 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening the protection of biodiversity in Europe through sustainable and fair financing of the Bern Convention

30/01/2023 | Doc. 15699 | Motion for a resolution Urgent call on transferring Mikheil Saakashvili, the third President of Georgia for treatment abroad

27/06/2022 | Doc. 15580 | Motion for a resolution Healthy and sustainable food

23/06/2022 | Doc. 15569 | Motion for a resolution The Parliamentary Assembly should support Kazakhstan to continue its democratic reforms

15/10/2019 | Doc. 14918 | Written declaration Investigating and preventing corruption at the Council of Europe

04/10/2019 | Doc. 14992 | Motion for a resolution The Parliamentary Assembly must contribute to restoring peace in Ukraine

04/07/2019 | Doc. 14944 | Motion for a resolution Acting for the health of all through healthy and sustainable food and agriculture

27/06/2019 | Doc. 14929 | Motion for a resolution Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH 17

24/06/2019 | Doc. 14918 | Written declaration Investigating and preventing corruption at the Council of Europe

09/04/2019 | Doc. 14866 | Motion for a resolution Ten years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe and European Union co-operation

24/01/2019 | Doc. 14818 | Motion for a resolution Transparency and regulation of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign donors

23/01/2019 | Doc. 14814 | Motion for a resolution The human being-machine connection: new rights or new threats to fundamental freedoms?

22/01/2019 | Doc. 14808 | Motion for a resolution Preventing discrimination caused by the use of artificial intelligence

26/09/2018 | Doc. 14628 | Motion for a recommendation Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems

26/04/2018 | Doc. 14549 | Written declaration Members of the Parliamentary Assembly ask Iran not to carry out the death penalty of Ahmadeza Djalali

23/01/2018 | Doc. 14479 | Motion for a resolution Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges

23/01/2018 | Doc. 14483 | Motion for a resolution Improving the protection of whistle-blowers all over Europe

13/10/2017 | Doc. 14428 | Written declaration Calling for a fast implementation of the principles of Resolution 2140 (2016)

12/10/2017 | Doc. 14419 | Motion for a resolution Anonymous donation of gametes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and offspring

12/10/2017 | Doc. 14420 | Written declaration Mass arrests and abuse of LGBTI people in Azerbaijan

30/06/2017 | Doc. 14383 | Motion for dismissal Dismissal of Mr Pedro Agramunt, President of the Parliamentary Assembly

02/05/2017 | Doc. 14311 | Motion for a resolution Enhancing co-operation between Council of Europe member States to meet new challenges in the fight against organised crime and money laundering

30/01/2017 | Doc. 14261 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations

13/10/2016 | Doc. 14183 | Motion for a resolution State of emergency: proportionality issues concerning derogations under Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights

13/10/2016 | Doc. 14180 | Motion for a resolution Assessing political consequences of foreign funding of Islam in Europe

12/10/2016 | Doc. 14171 | Motion for a resolution Fighting organised crime by facilitating the confiscation of illegal assets

11/07/2016 | Doc. 14035 | Written declaration Reproductive health and women's rights in Poland

11/07/2016 | Doc. 14036 | Written declaration Justice for Giulio Regeni

30/05/2016 | Doc. 14072 | Motion for a resolution Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections

21/04/2016 | Doc. 14036 | Written declaration Justice for Giulio Regeni

21/04/2016 | Doc. 14040 | Motion for a resolution Protecting children from racism and hate speech

20/04/2016 | Doc. 14035 | Written declaration Reproductive health and women's rights in Poland

28/01/2016 | Doc. 13967 | Motion for a resolution The need to shed light on the background of the murder of Boris Nemtsov

27/01/2015 | Doc. 13686 | Motion for a resolution The status of former presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly

26/02/2010 | Doc. 12177 | Motion for a recommendation Over-indebtedness of States: a danger for democracy and human rights

22/12/2009 | Doc. 12114 | Motion for a resolution The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the Council of Europe

13/10/2009 | Doc. 12065 | Motion for a resolution Fighting the global backlash against women’s human rights

Votes (from electronic voting system)

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16/04/2024 | Opinion 302 | Application by Kosovo* for membership of the Council of Europe

21/06/2023 | Opinion 301 | Budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the period 2024-2027

21/06/2023 | Resolution 2501 | Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2024-2025

24/01/2023 | Recommendation 2245 | The Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe – United around values in the face of extraordinary challenges

23/01/2023 | Recommendation 2244 | Addressing the issue of Daesh foreign fighters and their families returning from Syria and other countries to the member States of the Council of Europe

23/01/2023 | Resolution 2475 | Addressing the issue of Daesh foreign fighters and their families returning from Syria and other countries to the member States of the Council of Europe

23/06/2022 | Resolution 2452 | Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH17

22/06/2022 | Resolution 2450 | Justice and security for women in peace reconciliation

27/04/2022 | Recommendation 2228 | Consequences of the Russian Federation's continued aggression against Ukraine: role and response of the Council of Europe

27/04/2022 | Resolution 2433 | Consequences of the Russian Federation's continued aggression against Ukraine: role and response of the Council of Europe

15/03/2022 | Opinion 300 | Consequences of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine

26/01/2022 | Resolution 2422 | Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation

03/10/2019 | Resolution 2305 | Saving lives in the Mediterranean: the need for an urgent response

27/06/2019 | Resolution 2297 | Shedding light on the murder of Boris Nemtsov

26/06/2019 | Resolution 2292 | Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation

25/06/2019 | Recommendation 2157 | Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality

25/06/2019 | Resolution 2290 | Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality

25/06/2019 | Resolution 2289 | The Istanbul Convention on violence against women: achievements and challenges

24/06/2019 | Resolution 2287 | Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting

10/04/2019 | Resolution 2276 | Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport

10/04/2019 | Resolution 2275 | The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance

10/04/2019 | Recommendation 2153 | Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future

10/04/2019 | Resolution 2277 | Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future

22/01/2019 | Resolution 2251 | Updating guidelines to ensure fair referendums in Council of Europe member States

26/04/2018 | Recommendation 2129 | Copenhagen Declaration, appreciation and follow-up

25/01/2018 | Resolution 2202 | The Israeli-Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe

12/10/2017 | Recommendation 2115 | The use of new genetic technologies in human beings

12/10/2017 | Resolution 2190 | Prosecuting and punishing the crimes against humanity or even possible genocide committed by Daesh

12/10/2017 | Recommendation 2116 | Promoting the human rights of and eliminating discrimination against intersex people

12/10/2017 | Resolution 2191 | Promoting the human rights of and eliminating discrimination against intersex people

27/04/2017 | Resolution 2162 | Alarming developments in Hungary: draft NGO law restricting civil society and possible closure of the European Central University

25/01/2017 | Recommendation 2098 | Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate

25/01/2017 | Resolution 2144 | Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate

25/01/2017 | Resolution 2143 | Online media and journalism: challenges and accountability

21/04/2016 | Resolution 2113 | After the Brussels attacks, an urgent need to address security failures and step up counter-terrorism co-operation

21/04/2015 | Resolution 2045 | Mass surveillance

21/04/2015 | Recommendation 2067 | Mass surveillance

21/04/2015 | Opinion 288 | Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2016-2017

21/04/2015 | Resolution 2046 | Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2016-2017

28/01/2015 12:53:58 | Recommendation 2061 | Terrorist attacks in Paris: together for a democratic response

28/01/2015 12:53:02 | Resolution 2031 | Terrorist attacks in Paris: together for a democratic response

27/01/2015 16:27:44 | Resolution 2028 | The humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons

27/01/2010 | Resolution 1706 | Increasing women’s representation in politics through the electoral system

27/01/2010 | Recommendation 1899 | Increasing women’s representation in politics through the electoral system

27/01/2010 | Recommendation 1897 | Respect for media freedom

27/01/2010 | Resolution 1705 | Thresholds and other features of electoral systems which have an impact on representativity of parliaments in Council of Europe member states

27/01/2010 | Recommendation 1898 | Thresholds and other features of electoral systems which have an impact on representativity of parliaments in Council of Europe member states

01/10/2009 | Resolution 1688 | United Nations reform and the Council of Europe member states

01/10/2009 | Resolution 1687 | Reconsideration on substantive grounds of previously ratified credentials of the Russian delegation (Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly)

01/10/2008 | Resolution 1630 | Refreshing the youth agenda of the Council of Europe

01/10/2008 | Recommendation 1844 | Refreshing the youth agenda of the Council of Europe

01/10/2008 | Resolution 1631 | Reconsideration on substantial grounds of previously ratified credentials of the Russian delegation

16/04/2008 | Resolution 1607 | Access to safe and legal abortion in Europe

23/01/2008 | Resolution 1597 | United Nations Security Council and European Union blacklists

23/01/2008 | Recommendation 1824 | United Nations Security Council and European Union blacklists