Foreign trips of MPs and the principles of parliamentary democracy: The difference between the mandate of the chamber and an individual trip

PanWelcome Austrianis an amateur and therefore spreads misinformation:

Foreign policy is really determined by the government. That is why the opposition MP Bára Urbanová cannot go to Ukraine BEHIND THE CHAMBER.

However, no one forbids her to go there BY HERSELF. It's just a matter of etiquette that whenever she says anything there, she properly states that she's only speaking for the opposition minority, not the PSP as a whole

That is why, with forgiveness, what the Austrian writes is complete nonsense. No one prevents opposition politicians in their travels, nor can they, and they can express whatever opinions they want during their travels. That is why the argument about the alleged "framing and censoring of the opposition" is completely out of line.

The parliamentary majority only legitimately opposes an opposition MP going abroad to speak on behalf of the House as a whole, with minority views, and passing them off as the majority opinion, even though it is not. This is completely in line with the principles of parliamentary democracy, when during this period the Austrians et consortes simply did not win the elections (although they are clearly not used to it yet).

After all, it is the same in the European Parliament. If a delegation of MEPs nominated by the EP goes abroad, it is entitled to speak there for the EP as a whole, but it is also obliged to stick to what the majority of the EP said in its speeches. If they don't like it, or a priori they don't get the nomination, they are completely free to go to the same country on their own, possibly as a group of opposition MEPs, and they can say what they want, always stating that they don't represent the opinion of the EP as a whole (if they didn't make this disclaimer and pretend to speak for the majority, the EP will come after them and fine them).

I also follow it, very consistently - even during my current trip through Asia. I have every right to say, by virtue of my mandate, that I consider the EU's security, energy, environmental, customs, etc. policy to be wrong - always with the understanding that my views are in the minority in the EP (for now). Colleague Urbanová can be recommended the same. Let her go to Ukraine at the invitation of Mrs. Kondratiuk, but she should add to her speeches that the current government and the House of Representatives see it a little differently than she does.