Date of birth : , Rīga
6th parliamentary term Rihards PĪKS
Political groups
- 20-07-2004 / 14-04-2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats - Member
- 15-04-2009 / 13-07-2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats - Member of the Bureau
National parties
- 20-07-2004 / 13-07-2009 : Tautas partija (Latvia)
Member
- 21-07-2004 / 15-09-2004 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- 15-09-2004 / 13-03-2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
- 16-09-2004 / 14-01-2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- 15-01-2007 / 30-01-2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- 31-01-2007 / 13-07-2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- 14-03-2007 / 13-07-2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
Substitute
- 21-07-2004 / 14-01-2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
- 22-07-2004 / 14-01-2007 : Committee on Budgets
- 15-09-2004 / 13-07-2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
- 19-01-2006 / 14-02-2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners
- 15-01-2007 / 30-01-2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
- 15-01-2007 / 30-01-2007 : Committee on Budgets
- 31-01-2007 / 13-07-2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
- 31-01-2007 / 13-07-2009 : Committee on Budgets
Activities
Contributions to plenary debates
Opinions - as rapporteur
Committees may draft an opinion to a report of the responsible committee covering the elements linked to their committee remit. Rapporteurs of such opinions are also responsible for the drafting of compromise amendments and negotiations with shadow rapporteurs of the opinion. Rule 56, Rule 57, Annex VI
Motions for resolutions
Members can table an individual motion on issues falling within the EU’s sphere of activity. This motion is forwarded to the responsible committee for consideration.Rule 143
Parliamentary questions
Questions for oral answer with debate may be tabled by a committee, a political group or at least 5% of Parliament’s component Members . The addressees are other EU institutions. The Conference of Presidents decides whether, and in what order, questions are placed on the final draft agenda for a Plenary sitting. Rule 128
Attendance list
This attendance record is an extract from the Minutes of plenary sittings of the 6th parliamentary term. The information therein is supplied for information purposes only and covers the Member's term of office in the European Parliament. It is raw data and does not include corrections for justified absence because of illness, maternal/paternal leave, authorised parliamentary delegation business etc.