Vladimír Bilčík (born 27 May 1975) is a Slovak university lecturer and politician of the Slovak party Democrats. He has served as a

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from 2019 to 2024. During the

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, Bilčík ran as the leader of Democrats, as part of a coalition with

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. He got 26,202 preferential votes in total.

Political career

Bilčík has been a member of the

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(AFCO), where he serves as his parliamentary group's coordinator; the

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(LIBE), within which he engages in the protection of the rule of law, the fight against misinformation, and the hybrid threats; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), where he serves as the Parliament's

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for relations with

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. Bilčík is part of the Democracy, Rule of Law & Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group. In 2020, Bilčík joined the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union. Since 2021, Bilčík has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the

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. He later negotiated a parliamentary resolution calling for the murderers of Maltese journalist

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to be brought to justice. As the EPP shadow rapporteur, Bilčík works on the European Media Freedom Act - an important piece of legislation which aims to protect media pluralism and independence in the EU. Since 2023, he has been part of the

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High-Level Group on Bolstering EU Democracy, chaired by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bilčík, Vladimír 1975 births Living people MEPs for Slovakia 2019–2024 People educated at a United World College