Speeches and remarks

Leonidas Donskis on Human rights situation in Kazakhstan

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0300

On April 18 at the EP plenary session in Strasbourg Leonidas Donskis presents the position of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) on the topic of human rights situation in Kazakhstan.

Leonidas Donskis on post Millenium Development Goals framework

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Brussels, March 19 2013. Leonidas Donskis presents his opinion on post-MDGs framework during the sitting of EP DEVE committee.

Leonidas Donskis on Tibet

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Brussels, November 5, 2012. Leonidas Donskis, the rapporteur of on the annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2011 and the European Union`s policy on the matter, presents the compromises for the draft of the report at the meeting of EP Human Rights subcommittee.

Leonidas Donskis message to NGOs of Kazakhstan

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEP Leonidas Donskis sends his support to civil society, independent media and NGOs of Kazakhstan, who have gathered to the conference in Almaty on December 13, 2012.

Leonidas Donskis presents EP Annual Report on Human Rights

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Strasbourg, December 12, 2012. L. Donskis, the the rapporteur of on the Annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2011 and the European Union`s policy on the matter, presents the report at the EP plenary in Strasbourg.

English version can be found here.

L. Donskis invites to join worldwide campaign "One Billion Rising"

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Leonidas Donskis invites everyone to join the worldwide campaign drawing attention to the problem of violence against woman - "One Billion Rising". On February 14, 2013 let`s rise against violence, which is experienced by every third woman in the world! More information on the campaign www.onebillionrising.org

To watch the video in English, click here.

Leonidas Donskis presents the compromises for the draft of EP Annual Report on Human Rights

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0200

English version can be found here.

Leonidas Donskis presents the amendments for the draft of EP Annual Report on Human Rights

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0300

Brussels, October 18, 2012. Leonidas Donskis, the rapporteur of on the annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2011 and the European Union`s policy on the matter, presents the amendments for the draft of the report at the meeting of EP Foreign Affairs committee.

English version can be found here.

Leonidas Donskis presents on the draft of EP Annual Report on Human Rights

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0300

Brussels, September 18, 2012. Leonidas Donskis, the rapporteur of on the annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2011 and the European Union’s policy on the matter, presents the draft of the report at the meeting of EP Human Rights subcommittee.

English version can be found here.

Leonidas Donskis speech on EU Special Representative for Human Rights

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0300

On June 12, 2012, during the plenary session in Strasbourg, Leonidas Donskis speaks on the appointment of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights. You can find the speech here.

Leonidas Donskis speech on EP annual report on human rights in the world

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0300

On June 12, 2012, during the plenary session in Strasbourg, Leonidas Donskis, a rapporteur of EP annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union`s policy on the matter in the year 2011, speaks on priorities of his report. You can find the speech here.

Leonidas Donskis speech on EP annual report on human rights in the world

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

On April 16, 2012, during the plenary session in Strasbourg EP members discussed EP annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union`s policy on the matter. Leonidas Donskis, ALDE group shadow rapporteur of the document, presented the position of EP liberals during the debate. You can find the speech here.

Leonidas Donskis lecture "The Politics of Memory in Contemporary Eastern Europe"

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0300

On April 2, 2012 at YIVO (Institute for Jewish Research) in New York Leonidas Donskis gave a public lecture "The Politics of Memory in Contemporary Eastern Europe". The record of the lecture is available here.

Leonidas Donskis speech on the situation in Kazakhstan

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Strasbourg, March 14, 2012. During the debates of the EP plenary session Leonidas Donskis speaks on the situation in Kazakhstan. The record of the speech in available here.

Let the 2012 be the Year of our Hope

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0200

"I believe that the year 2012 could be a year of a turning-point, a year when we will consider Lithuania not as a country of melancholy and pessimism, but an open European state full of wisdom and modern experience", - says Leonidas Donskis, MEP, in his season`s greetings.

Leonidas Donskis on the parliamentary immunity of Mr. Viktor Uspaskich

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Brussels, December 1, 2011. Leonidas Donskis explains his decision to vote in favour of the proposal of the Committee on Legal Affairs not to defend the immunity and privileges of MEP Viktor Uspaskich.

Leonidas Donskis on the arrest of Ales Bialatski

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0300

Strasbourg, September 15, 2011. Leonidas Donskis, the shadow rapporteur of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group on the urgent resolution on the arrest of Ales Bialatski, the chairman of Belarusian human rights centre "Viasna”, presents the opinion of ALDE group at the EP plenary in Strasbourg.

Leonidas Donskis on his Honorary Doctorate awarded by the University of Bradford

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0300

On July 19, 2011, during the solemn ceremony in Bradford (United Kingdom), honorary doctorate (Doctor of Letters) regalia of Bradford University was handed to European Parliament Member, academic, public figure, Professor Leonidas Donskis. Leonidas Donskis was granted the Honorary Doctor of Humanities for academic research work in Eastern Europe and in the field of education of Baltic countries, also for his publications, activity in the public sphere and work in the European Parliament.

Leonidas Donskis on Ukraine: the cases of Yulia Tymoshenko

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0300

Leonidas Donskis on Commemoration of deportations in 1941 in the Baltic States

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0300

On June 6, 2011, while opening the plenary session of the European Parliament, the deportations carried out by the Soviet authorities from the Baltic States in 1941 were commemorated.