Oleksii Goncharenko is a member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the President of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. 

As a Ukrainian MP, he is a member of the “European Solidarity” group in Parliament, and head of the caucuses “For Democratic Belarus,” and “For Free Caucasus.” Currently, MP Goncharenko is deeply involved in advocating for the rights and well-being of Ukraine’s military personnel, for instance, increasing the duration of leaves and increasing payouts for various categories of military personnel.

As a Ukrainian delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, MP Goncharenko repeatedly raised the importance of supporting the Ukrainian nation in its fight against Russia; he actively advocated for the expulsion of the Russian delegation from PACE. In 2024, he was appointed President of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons in PACE.

In June 2024, MP Goncharenko with support of his colleagues at the Parliament, initiated the first edition of the Black Sea Security Forum that took place in Odesa, Ukraine. The Forum became the first large political event that happened in the city since the full-scale invasion in February 2022 and gathered more than 350 people from 20+ countries to discuss the importance of the Black Sea region for Europe and for the world.