1. Maria Mezentseva holds several positions related to European integration, including deputy chairperson of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the European Union and chairperson of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Maria Mezentseva was born on 10 December 1989 in Kharkiv.
Maria Mezentseva did an internship in Brussels with European political parties and the European Parliament and returned to Ukraine during the late 2013, early 2014 Revolution of Dignity.
Maria Mezentseva was elected to the Kharkiv City Council in 2015 for the party Self Reliance.
Maria Mezentseva saw one of her political achievements as writing a law for the Verkhovna Rada that increased the integration of the Ukrainian market with the European market.
In November 2021, Maria Mezentseva saw priorities for Ukraine in the Council of Europe to include "democracy and human rights, vaccination and the environment, sustainable development and displaced persons".
Maria Mezentseva argued that gender equality was a priority for Ukraine, and that Ukrainians were campaigning for the Verkhovna Rada to ratify the Istanbul Convention that opposes violence against women and domestic violence.
Maria Mezentseva stated in November 2021 that Russian members of the COE responded to Ukrainian members with consistent aggression, with one Russian member, Petr Tolstoi, stating that all Ukrainians disagreeing with the Russian position "should be hung on lanterns".
Maria Mezentseva stated that the Ukrainian delegation filed a complaint under the PACE Code of Conduct.
In 2021, Maria Mezentseva saw Ukraine as a young democracy, fighting for independence since 1917.
Maria Mezentseva described herself as "a young person who does not represent particular international companies or organizations, having limited financial resources to campaign", and saw that as a sign that Ukraine democracy was developing positively.
Maria Mezentseva was concerned about the influence of oligarchs in Ukraine.
In November 2021, Maria Mezentseva stated that she was ill with COVID-19, infected by the Delta variant.