Declaration of interests (2018)

Pursuant to paragraph 17 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

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Mr BÜCHEL, Roland Rino

Switzerland

Published on: 02/10/2018 09:48:48Pdf version

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, exercised or held alongside the exercise of the parliamentary mandate and during the two calendar years preceding the current year of office in the PACE.

Professionnal activity, office, position Frequency Amount of income
A1 Member of Parliament, Member oft the Bureau of the National Council, President of the Foreign Affairs Committe and Member of PACE - taxable 2016: CHF 93'417, taxable 2017: 93'004 Permanent 93211 CHF
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 alongside the exercise of the parliamentary mandate and during the two calendar years preceding the current year of office in the PACE.

Activity, employment position, office Frequency Amount of income
B1 0 EUR
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 alongside the exercise of the parliamentary mandate and during the two calendar years preceding the current year of office in the PACE.

Name of the institution or enterprise, and position held Amount of income (if remunerated) Expenses covered
C1 Auslandschweizerorganisation, Mitglied Auslandschweizerrat (Organisation of the Swiss abroad), Member of the council 0 EUR 0 EUR
C2 Hauseigentümerverband Oberes Rheintal (Home Owners' Association), Member of the board 150 CHF
D

Occasional activities, mandates, missions and positions, whether remunerated or unremunerated, as consultant, advisor, expert, lobbyist, lecturer, etc performed alongside the exercise of the parliamentary mandate and during the two calendar years preceding the current year of office in the PACE, including abroad.

Activity, mandate, mission, position Start date End date Amount of income (if remunerated)
D1 None 0 EUR
E

Membership of friendship groups or interparliamentary relations groups.

Friendship groups and position held (chair, vice-chair or member)
E1 Switzerland - Liechtenstein (Parliamentary Delegation)
E2 Switzerland - Japan (Member)
E3 Switzerland - Taiwan (Member)
E4 Switzerland - India (Member of the Core Team since September 2018)
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.

Type of support Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
F1 None
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.

Type and description, date Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
G1 None
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 None
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.

I1 None
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.

J1 None
K

Comments or explanatory statement in connection with this declaration.

K1 The taxman pretends (without any proof) that I have a six figure net income from business activities (yearly)

In the year 2015, I paid more than CHF 60'000 for my election campaign from my own pocket - this is not tax deductible (according to the same taxman)

I pay roughly CHF 8'000 to my party (SVP Schweiz, SVP Kanton St. Gallen, SVP Oberriet, SVP Bundeshausfraktion) per year

All declarations for 2018

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