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Leonidas DONSKIS



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Constituencies

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  • Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdis icon: LT Lithuania 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30

Groups

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  • icon: ALDE ALDE Member Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2009/07/14 - 2009/07/19
  • icon: ALDE ALDE Member of the Bureau Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 2009/07/20 - 2014/06/30

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Development 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Committee on Development 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2012/01/19 2014/06/30

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Israel 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Member of Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Member of Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2009/09/24 2014/06/30

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Responsible Committee Shadow 2013/2169(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Eradication of torture in the world
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/2169(INI) DEVE Development Eradication of torture in the world
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/2146(INI) DEVE Development EU comprehensive approach and its implications for the coherence of EU external action
Responsible Committee Shadow 2013/2082(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the draft EU guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief
Responsible Committee Shadow 2013/2074(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/2034(INI) DEVE Development 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/2024(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/0110(COD) AFET Foreign Affairs Corporate governance: disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups
Opinion Committee Shadow 2012/2253(INI) DEVE Development 2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS. Recommendation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, to the Council and to the Commission
Responsible Committee 2012/2145(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
Opinion Committee Shadow 2012/2145(INI) DEVE Development Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
Opinion Committee Shadow 2012/2136(INI) DEVE Development Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights
Opinion Committee Shadow 2012/2062(INI) DEVE Development Review of the EU's human rights strategy
Responsible Committee Shadow 2011/2185(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2185(INI) DEVE Development Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2157(INI) DEVE Development Review of the European neighbourhood policy
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2109(INI) DEVE Development EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/0371(COD) DEVE Development Erasmus+ programme for education, training, youth and sport 2014-2020
Opinion Committee Shadow 2010/2205(INI) DEVE Development External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
Responsible Committee Shadow 2010/2202(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Annual report on human rights in the world 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
Responsible Committee Shadow 2010/2096(INI) DEVE Development Setting up an EU rapid response capability
Opinion Committee Shadow 2010/2088(INI) DEVE Development GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
Responsible Committee Shadow 2010/2037(INI) DEVE Development Progress towards the achievement of the millenium development goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 2010
Opinion Committee Shadow 2009/2219(INI) DEVE Development Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Baroness Sarah LUDFORD icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 46
Marietje SCHAAKE icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 40
Charles GOERENS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 38
Kristiina OJULAND icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Estonia Estonia 35
Metin KAZAK icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 25
Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 15
Renate WEBER icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Romania Romania 11
Marielle DE SARNEZ icon: ALDE ALDE icon: France France 7
Barbara LOCHBIHLER icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Germany Germany 6
Richard HOWITT icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 6
Marie-Christine VERGIAT icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: France France 6
Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Finland Finland 5
Niccolò RINALDI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Italy Italy 5
Jörg LEICHTFRIED icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 3
Ivo VAJGL icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 3
Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Spain Spain 2
Louis MICHEL icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Belgium Belgium 2
Sir Graham WATSON icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1

By types

Amendments (222)
Plenary speeches (27)
Reports (1)
Shadow opinions (16)
Shadow reports (7)
Written declarations (2)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
362012/2145(INI)Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
312011/2185(INI)Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
222010/2202(INI)Annual report on human rights in the world 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
142012/2289(INI)Millennium development goals - defining the post-2015 framework
132012/2288(INI)Local authorities and civil society: Europe's engagement in support of sustainable development
122011/2315(INI)Negotiations of the EU/Armenia Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS
112013/2169(INI)Eradication of torture in the world
112013/2152(INI)Human rights in the world 2012 and European Union's policy on the matter
92012/2062(INI)Review of the EU's human rights strategy
92010/2037(INI)Progress towards the achievement of the millenium development goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 2010
82012/2136(INI)Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights
72013/2074(INI)Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries
72010/0252(COD)Radio spectrum policy programme
62011/2316(INI)Negotiations of the EU/Azerbaijan Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS
62010/2108(INI)Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020
52013/2082(INI)European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the draft EU guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief
52010/2096(INI)Setting up an EU rapid response capability
42013/2024(INI)Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme
42012/2253(INI)2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS. Recommendation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, to the Council and to the Commission
42010/2269(INI)Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of the EU foreign policy
32011/2157(INI)Review of the European neighbourhood policy
32011/2032(INI)EU external policies in favour of democratisation
32013/2034(INI)68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council
32012/2224(INI)Advancing development through trade
22011/0412(COD)Financing instrument for democracy and human rights worldwide (2014-2020)
22010/2205(INI)External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
22009/0005(COD)Reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States
12013/0120(NLE)EU/Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
11998/0031(NLE)EC/Turkmenistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
12011/2008(INI)State of implementation of the EU strategy for Central Asia
12010/2114(INI)Strengthening chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear security in the European Union – an EU CBRN action plan
12013/2600(RSP)Resolution on the human rights situation in Kazakhstan
12011/0153(COD)Common commercial policy: aligning certain acts with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers)
12012/2088(INI)EU Special Representative for Human Rights. Recommendation to the Council
12011/0105(COD)Export and import of hazardous chemicals. Recast
12010/0258(COD)Carriage of goods by road: statistical returns. Recast
12011/2805(RSP)Resolution on Belarus: the arrest of human rights defender Ales Bialatski
12009/2236(INI)Future of the CAP after 2013
12009/2062(REG)EP Rules of Procedure: adaptation of the Rules to the Treaty of Lisbon
12009/2632(RSP)Resolution on the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information
12013/2146(INI)EU comprehensive approach and its implications for the coherence of EU external action
12013/0110(COD)Corporate governance: disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups
12011/0371(COD)Erasmus+ programme for education, training, youth and sport 2014-2020
12011/2109(INI)EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
12010/2088(INI)GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
12009/2219(INI)Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements

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Born

1962/08/13 - Klaipėda

History

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    Higher education diploma, Lithuanian State Conservatory, Klaipėda faculties, specialising in Lithuanian language, culture and theatre (1985). Placement at the Department of Philosophy of Vilnius University (1985-1987). Doctorate at the Department of Philosophy of Vilnius University (1987-1990). Doctorate at the Department of Social and Moral Philosophy of the University of Helsinki (Finland, 1997-1999). Doctor (philosophy), Humanities Department of Vilnius University, dissertation title: Culture in Crisis and the Philosophy of Culture (1990). Doctor of social sciences (D.Soc.Sc.), Department of Social and Moral Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Finland, dissertation title: The End of Ideology and Utopia? Moral Imagination and Cultural Criticism in the Twentieth Century (nostrificated in Lithuania in 2006 as doctor of social sciences, subject area - sociology) (Finland, 1999).
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    Dean of the Political Science and Diplomacy School of Vytautas Magnus University, Professor of Political Science (2005-2009). Associate professor, Department of Social and Moral Philosophy of the University of Helsinki (Finland, since 2002). Visiting professor of philosophy and cultural theory, Tallinn University (Estonia, since 2003 (2005)). Author and host of the cultural discussion programme 'Be pykčio' (Pique-free) on the Lithuanian television station LTV (2003-2009). Board member of the Sugihara Foundation 'Diplomats for Life' (since 2003). President of the Institute for Liberal Thought (since 2008).
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    Member of the European Parliament, member of the ALDE Group, member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and ALDE Group coordinator.
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    Board member of the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) (since 2007).
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    Member of the Senate of the University of Klaipėda (1991-2001). Member of Lithuania's National Prize Committee for Culture and Art (1992-1994). Consultant for the journal Liaudies kultūra (Folk Culture) (since 1992). Member of the editorial board of Metmenys (Patterns) (USA, since 1993). Consultant for the journal Archiforma (Architectural Form) (since 1996). Member of the editorial board of the periodical Akiračiai (Horizons) (since 2004). Member of the editorial board of the journal Kultūros barai (Domains of Culture) (since 2004). Member of the editorial board of the journal Bravissimo (since 2005). Member of the editorial board of the academic journal Athena (since 2006). Member of the editorial board of the academic journal Darbai (Works) (since 2006). Director of the Open Society College (Invisible College) (1996-1997). Chair of the Philosophy Department and Director of the Comparative Civilisations Centre at the University of Klaipėda (1991-1997 and 1995-1997). Expert at the Open Society Institute (Budapest, Hungary, since 2000). Member of the advisory council to the Rector of Lithuania Christian Fund College (LCC) (since 2001). Member of the Board of Trustees at Vilnius Academy of Music and Theatre (since 2004). Member of the Senate of Vytautas Magnus University (2005-2009). Member of the editorial board of the academic Journal of Baltic Studies (since 2005) Member of the Standing Committee for the Humanities of the European Science Foundation (2005-2009). Member of the Lithuanian PEN Club (since 2005). Member of the Governing Board of the Lithuanian Human Rights Defence League (since 2005). Member of the Council of the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (since 2005). Named academic of the year by the Lithuanian television company LRT's campaign 'More sun, more light' campaign and the Research Council of Lithuania (2006). Named Person of Tolerance of the Year by the newspaper Klaipėda (2006). Named Kaunas Knight of Thought by the newspaper Laikinoji sostinė (2006). European Commission Ambassador in Lithuania for Tolerance and Diversity (2004). Founding and executive editor of the book series On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination in the Baltics for the international academic publishers Rodopi, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and New York, USA: http://www.rodopi.nl/senj.asp?SerieId=BALTIC (since 2004); Executive editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS) (from 2008).
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    Honours: Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 2008); IREX research grant (USA, 1993-1994); Fulbright lecturing grant (USA, 1994); The Swedish Institute guest scholarship (Sweden, 1997-1998); visiting professorship at Dickinson College (USA, 1998-1999); The Leverhulme Trust research fellowship (UK, 1999-2000); guest professorship at the University of Uppsala (Sweden, 2000); Paschal P. Vacca Chair of Liberal Arts (distinguished visiting professorship), University of Montevallo (Alabama, USA, 2001-2002); fellowship at Collegium Budapest/Institute for Advanced Study (Hungary, 1 October 2003-29 February 2004); guest researchership at Stockholm University (Sweden, 2004); guest scholarship at the Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators (Visby, Sweden, 2005); nominal grant of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania (2007-2008); Lithuanian state supreme research fellowship (2005-2006); the Stasys Šalkauskis Award (2005); the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Award for the most significant published works on culture (2005).
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    • Higher education diploma, Lithuanian State Conservatory, Klaipėda faculties, specialising in Lithuanian language, culture and theatre (1985). Placement at the Department of Philosophy of Vilnius University (1985-1987). Doctorate at the Department of Philosophy of Vilnius University (1987-1990). Doctorate at the Department of Social and Moral Philosophy of the University of Helsinki (Finland, 1997-1999). Doctor (philosophy), Humanities Department of Vilnius University, dissertation title: Culture in Crisis and the Philosophy of Culture (1990). Doctor of social sciences (D.Soc.Sc.), Department of Social and Moral Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Finland, dissertation title: The End of Ideology and Utopia? Moral Imagination and Cultural Criticism in the Twentieth Century (nostrificated in Lithuania in 2006 as doctor of social sciences, subject area - sociology) (Finland, 1999).
    • Dean of the Political Science and Diplomacy School of Vytautas Magnus University, Professor of Political Science (2005-2009). Associate professor, Department of Social and Moral Philosophy of the University of Helsinki (Finland, since 2002). Visiting professor of philosophy and cultural theory, Tallinn University (Estonia, since 2003 (2005)). Author and host of the cultural discussion programme 'Be pykčio' (Pique-free) on the Lithuanian television station LTV (2003-2009). Board member of the Sugihara Foundation 'Diplomats for Life' (since 2003). President of the Institute for Liberal Thought (since 2008).
    • Member of the European Parliament, member of the ALDE Group, member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and ALDE Group coordinator.
    • Board member of the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) (since 2007).
    • Member of the Senate of the University of Klaipėda (1991-2001). Member of Lithuania's National Prize Committee for Culture and Art (1992-1994). Consultant for the journal Liaudies kultūra (Folk Culture) (since 1992). Member of the editorial board of Metmenys (Patterns) (USA, since 1993). Consultant for the journal Archiforma (Architectural Form) (since 1996). Member of the editorial board of the periodical Akiračiai (Horizons) (since 2004). Member of the editorial board of the journal Kultūros barai (Domains of Culture) (since 2004). Member of the editorial board of the journal Bravissimo (since 2005). Member of the editorial board of the academic journal Athena (since 2006). Member of the editorial board of the academic journal Darbai (Works) (since 2006). Director of the Open Society College (Invisible College) (1996-1997). Chair of the Philosophy Department and Director of the Comparative Civilisations Centre at the University of Klaipėda (1991-1997 and 1995-1997). Expert at the Open Society Institute (Budapest, Hungary, since 2000). Member of the advisory council to the Rector of Lithuania Christian Fund College (LCC) (since 2001). Member of the Board of Trustees at Vilnius Academy of Music and Theatre (since 2004). Member of the Senate of Vytautas Magnus University (2005-2009). Member of the editorial board of the academic Journal of Baltic Studies (since 2005) Member of the Standing Committee for the Humanities of the European Science Foundation (2005-2009). Member of the Lithuanian PEN Club (since 2005). Member of the Governing Board of the Lithuanian Human Rights Defence League (since 2005). Member of the Council of the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (since 2005). Named academic of the year by the Lithuanian television company LRT's campaign 'More sun, more light' campaign and the Research Council of Lithuania (2006). Named Person of Tolerance of the Year by the newspaper Klaipėda (2006). Named Kaunas Knight of Thought by the newspaper Laikinoji sostinė (2006). European Commission Ambassador in Lithuania for Tolerance and Diversity (2004). Founding and executive editor of the book series On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination in the Baltics for the international academic publishers Rodopi, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and New York, USA: http://www.rodopi.nl/senj.asp?SerieId=BALTIC (since 2004); Executive editor of the Value Inquiry Book Series (VIBS) (from 2008).
    • Honours: Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 2008); IREX research grant (USA, 1993-1994); Fulbright lecturing grant (USA, 1994); The Swedish Institute guest scholarship (Sweden, 1997-1998); visiting professorship at Dickinson College (USA, 1998-1999); The Leverhulme Trust research fellowship (UK, 1999-2000); guest professorship at the University of Uppsala (Sweden, 2000); Paschal P. Vacca Chair of Liberal Arts (distinguished visiting professorship), University of Montevallo (Alabama, USA, 2001-2002); fellowship at Collegium Budapest/Institute for Advanced Study (Hungary, 1 October 2003-29 February 2004); guest researchership at Stockholm University (Sweden, 2004); guest scholarship at the Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators (Visby, Sweden, 2005); nominal grant of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania (2007-2008); Lithuanian state supreme research fellowship (2005-2006); the Stasys Šalkauskis Award (2005); the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Award for the most significant published works on culture (2005).