Leonidas Donskis (ALDE ). - Mr President, I expressed strong disagreement with my group and I voted against the position of my group concerning the assessment of what happened to our colleague Viktor Uspaskich. I am afraid that the audiatur et altera pars principle has been severely violated and that only one side has been listened to. (Tęsti...)

Leonidas Donskis, autorius: Mr President, this is not the first time that we in this House are condemning the ongoing harassment and systematic persecution of Belarusian human rights defenders, democratic opposition, free media and civil society activists in Lukashenko’s Belarus. Contempt for human worth, dignity, liberty and human rights has become an inescapable aspect of Lukashenko’s authoritarian regime. (Tęsti...)

Leonidas Donskis, on behalf of the ALDE Group . – Mr President, Ukraine is a democracy, therefore we signal our concern to a partner, an ally, and a friend. As we all know, nobody is perfect in this world, but it is in accordance with Europe’s political standards and norms, and also in accordance with the logic and values of democracy, that we expect the Ukrainian authorities not to abuse their power by encouraging and holding politically motivated trials, and instead to give those who are suspects a fair trial, rather than political retribution. (Tęsti...)

Leonidas Donskis, ALDE frakcijos vardu . – Baltijos šalių gyventojų trėmimai 1941 m. buvo vienas iš dramatiškų ir tragiškų XX a. įvykių. Smūgis Lietuvai, Latvijai ir Estijai, jų politinėms bendruomenėms ir tiesiog civilizuotam gyvenimui izoliavo penkiems dešimtmečiams šias tautas ir šalis. (Tęsti...)

Leonidas Donskis, on behalf of the ALDE Group . – Mr President, there is not a single indication that the Belarusian regime will change by itself in the coming months or years. It is only under very strong European Union pressure, that we can expect anything to happen. (Tęsti...)