23/04/2026 | 18:09:51 Thank you very much, Mister President. And thank you very much, colleagues, for what I can feel is a great support for this report and for my recommendations. I think it shows how important and what a big role artificial intelligence (AI) is playing in our reality, our daily lives, in all sectors and in all kinds of situations. And, of course, there have been many angles on artificial intelligence. And it's true, as Ms Cristina Gabriella DUMITRESCU said, that I am focusing here on the... 23/04/2026 | 17:21:24 Thank you very much, Mister President. Dear Colleagues, In recent times, the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a subject of much discussion, and Europe has actually been a trailblazer in this area from the beginning. The Council of Europe has adopted a Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, and the European Union has adopted the AI Act. These two legal instruments represent important steps in the regulation of AI systems. There is, however, a fundamental aspect... 21/04/2026 | 17:25:50 The Committee is in favour of the amendment. The vote is now open. Okay, I now close the vote and call for the result. The amendment is rejected. And now we will proceed to vote on the draft resolution as a whole, contained in Document 16363. And we need a simple majority. The vote is open. And I now close the vote. The vote is closed. I call for the result. And the draft resolution is adopted. Thank you. And we will now proceed to vote on the draft recommendation contained in the document... 21/04/2026 | 17:19:30 I have been informed by the Committee of the following oral sub-amendment. In Amendment 10, replace the words "in paragraph 20.1 after the words "where appropriate", insert the following words:" with "after paragraph 20.1, insert the following paragraph:" The effect of this would be to insert the text as a new paragraph after paragraph 20.1, rather than forming part of paragraph 20.1. So it will have its own paragraph. So that's the idea. It will have its own paragraph. In my opinion, this... 21/04/2026 | 17:09:19 That is correct. Thank you. If no one objects, I will consider the amendments to be approved. Is there any objection? There is not. Amendments 11, 13, 8, 3, 14 and 15 to the draft resolution are therefore approved and will not be called. I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee wishes to propose to the Assembly that Amendments 6 and 7 to the draft resolution, which were rejected by the Committee with a two-thirds majority, be declared as definitively rejected. You can just nod... 21/04/2026 | 17:07:54 Thank you very much, and now the debate is closed. And we go to the consideration of the amendments. The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft resolution, to which 16 amendments have been tabled, and the draft recommendation, to which no amendments have been tabled. They will be taken in the order in which they appear in the Compendium. And I remind you that speeches on amendments are limited to 30 seconds. Any amendment which has been unanimously approved by the... 21/04/2026 | 16:35:59 Dear colleagues, the next item on the agenda is the continuation of the debate on the report titled "Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy", presented by Ms Elisabetta GARDINI on behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, with an opinion by Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, on behalf of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. And I'll remind you, colleagues, that speaking time is limited to 2 minutes and we have to conclude the debate at 5:25 p.m... 29/01/2026 | 10:24:17 Madam President, Dear colleagues, In the world-famous book about the supergirl Pippi Longstocking, written by the Swedish author Astrid LINDGREN, Pippi says, "If you are strong, you have to be very kind". These are words that should be firmly rooted in all political leaders around the world, and not least in the world's most powerful man. Unfortunately, Greenland has not received much kindness from the strongest; on the contrary. I would like to thank our rapporteur, Mr Bertrand BOUYX, and... 28/01/2026 | 19:50:07 Mister President, Dear colleagues, At a time when democracy is under serious threat across the globe, we face a clear responsibility here in Europe. If we want democracy to endure, it must be learned, practised and lived. That is why the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media firmly believes that learning and practising democracy must be a core political and educational priority today. Education is not only about academic achievement. Schools are also democratic spaces. They are... 28/01/2026 | 11:49:36 Thank you very much, Mister President. Dear colleagues, The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media fully supports this report before us, prepared with great clarity by the rapporteur. Throughout 2025, the Committee has held hearings and exchanges with young people, youth organisations, academics, parliamentarians and institutional partners from across Europe. These discussions were, yes, sometimes challenging, but always illuminating. They confirmed one central message: democracy...