23/04/2026 | 15:54:26 Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO, dear Mr Gustaf GÖTHBERG, I would like to express, on behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, many thanks to our Rapporteur. The core idea of this report is to expand tools for confiscating assets where there are reasonable grounds for suspicion without a criminal conviction and introduce simplified cross-border asset tracing mechanisms. This is essential. Let me again reiterate what Mr Gustaf GÖTHBERG said, that 2% of criminal proceedings... 22/04/2026 | 11:36:20 Dear President, Dear colleagues, Today we discuss two very important reports by Ms Zita GURMAI. They are inseparable. One defines the standards and the other shows distance between the standard and reality. And the reality is really frightening. In more than half of our countries, rape is still not defined based on consent. That means a woman can experience violence and the law may still deny that the crime occurred. Let me again reiterate the stark fact indicated in the report. Only one in... 21/04/2026 | 18:05:52 Distinguished colleagues, I thank the rapporteur, Mr Francesco VERDUCCI, for this important report. Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental right. Today, in the context of Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, it is under direct attack. Russia uses religion as a tool of control. It is clear that the Moscow Patriarchate acts as an instrument of state ideology, promoting the so-called "Russkiy Mir" ("Russian world") in support of the aggression. Since 2014, in the occupied parts of... 21/04/2026 | 16:39:15 Mister President, Distinguished colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur Ms Elisabetta GARDINI for her very timely report and my colleague Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK for her opinion. As violence and hate speech against politicians is no longer abstract, it is a daily reality across all Europe. Online and offline threats, harassment, intimidation, the release of private information. In my case, follow me to find out my place of living and public release by journalists with Russian links of... 29/01/2026 | 20:13:08 Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2. Thank you, Mr President, Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Paul GALLES, for drawing the Assembly’s attention to the European Social Charter as the most comprehensive legal framework for the protection of economic and social rights in Europe. Democracy cannot exist if people lack the most basic conditions for dignity, security, work, housing, social protection. The Charter rightly places these rights at the centre of... 27/01/2026 | 16:19:00 Madam President, dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur Mr Damien COTTIER for such a crucial resolution and the big work on ensuring, with this report, that elections in times of crisis must guarantee the free and expression of all voters, which is the foundation of democracies. Across Europe, elections today face unprecedented challenges: disinformation, foreign interference, cyber attacks, security risks. The rapporteur emphasises those risks. We must take into account the... 27/01/2026 | 11:51:31 Dear Secretary General, thank you for maintaining your focus on Ukraine. I wanted to stress that the scale of destruction of Ukraine is SO big that 2 million households lost their homes or their homes were damaged, and only 23 000 received certificates in order to buy new homes. And actually 25% of these homes were bought by the money of the European Council Development Bank. And this is 6 000 certificates, mostly internally displaced persons and veterans with disabilities. I would like to... 03/10/2025 | 10:58:18 Mister President, Dear colleagues, Today, we are considering an important report prepared by Mr Edmunds CEPURĪTIS, which, for the first time in this hemicycle, systematically addresses sexual violence against men and boys – a subject hidden for decades from public attention. The resolution urges us to abolish statutes of limitations for crimes against children, adopt a gender neutral definition of rape and provide specialised support services for victims. In Ukraine, the issue takes the most... 02/10/2025 | 10:49:12 Mister President, Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Iulian BULAI. You are a true friend of Ukraine and of Europe. Your report is a voice of truth and a call to action. Russia is not only threatening Ukraine. Its drones have violated the airspace of Estonia, Poland, Romania and Denmark. In response, Europe is uniting. Today, in Copenhagen, we are seeing a rehearsal of NATO's Article 5. Ten countries are providing security for the... 01/10/2025 | 16:14:49 Dear Madam President, Dear colleagues, I want to thank Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK for this important report on "Youth movements for democracy". It speaks about how young people across Europe are engaging in politics, participating in drafting resolutions, pioneering new forms of civic participation. This is wonderful. This is how democracy should work. But I must tell you about a different reality, the reality of Ukrainian youth. Our young people during war face challenges such as protecting their...