29/01/2026 | 20:13:20 Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2. Mister President, Dear Colleagues, For six and a half decades, the Charter has stood as the social counterpart to the European Convention on Human Rights, affirming that dignity cannot exist without the fundamental rights to housing, health, employment, social protection and equality. Yet today, these rights are under unprecedented pressure. Austerity measures, precarious labour, rising poverty and shrinking welfare systems are undermining the... 29/01/2026 | 19:22:31 Thank you Madam Chair. Our group, the Group of the Unified European Left, also supports the proposal of our rapporteurs to close the post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia, as recommended in the draft resolution before us. The report acknowledges the progress achieved in the functioning of the democratic institutions, the conduct of competitive elections, the general respect for fundamental freedoms, as well as continued co-operation with Council of Europe bodies. At the same time... 29/01/2026 | 12:28:23 Thank you, Madam Chair. Unfortunately, I have to respond once more to Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO by saying that there is no good and bad violation of international law. There is no good and bad occupation. There is no good and bad violation of the sovereignty of a country. And as he comes, as I do, from a country under occupation, under violation of international law, he should know better that we need to be consistent in defending international law. Dear colleagues, the situation in Syria... 29/01/2026 | 10:20:53 Thank you very much, Madam President. Dear colleagues, Let me start by expressing our group's full solidarity with the people of Greenland and with Denmark, a member state of this organisation, whose sovereignty and territorial integrity have been openly challenged. These threats against the rules-based international order must be understood within a broader political context. The United States of America has a long and well-documented record of imperial interventions, regime change... 28/01/2026 | 17:19:30 Thank you, Mister Chair. I don't know if I'm doing well, but I will start with hypocrisy and double standards, Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO and the far right, Mr Christophe LACROIX. Yesterday, we commemorated the Holocaust, but almost nobody from the European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates was here. But you have no problem defending the genocide until now? No problem. Secondly, speaking of double standards. In this Assembly, we have condemned so many times Hamas' attacks, terrorist attacks... 27/01/2026 | 19:30:11 Thank you very much, Ms. Chairperson. Dear colleagues, on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left, I reaffirm our full support for a sovereign, united and multi-ethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina. Of course we call on all Council of Europe member states to respect its constitutional order, sovereignty and territorial integrity. This report covers a period of serious institutional crisis marked by direct challenges on the rule of law and on the Dayton Framework. We acknowledge that some of... 26/01/2026 | 17:11:17 Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, I will focus on three interconnected issues that are central to this period and to the responsibility of this Parliamentary =Assembly. First, preserving the integrity of the European Convention on Human Rights system. Across Europe we see increasing pressure to weaken the authority of the Convention and the Court, often under the pretext of managing migration. We just listened to our UK colleague. This is a dangerous path, dear colleagues... 26/01/2026 | 11:40:39 Thank you Mister Chairperson. Dear friend, dear Mister Theodoros ROUSOPOULOS, on behalf of the UEL Group, we also extend to you our sincere gratitude. Over the past two years, you have presided over this Assembly with integrity, objectivity, wisdom and clear ability, fostering dialogue and consensus in a period marked by demanding challenges. Over these two years you have said much and done much. As we bid you farewell today, allow me to single out your remarks in defence of our Convention... 02/10/2025 | 18:57:48 Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, The right to housing is not an abstract principle, but a daily struggle for millions across Europe. Despite our commitments, too many citizens face homelessness, overcrowded dwellings, skyrocketing rents and the insecurity of eviction. For refugees, migrants, the young and the poor, the situation is even harsher. Housing must never be reduced to a commodity. It is a fundamental human right and a social good. That is why we need more than expressions of... 02/10/2025 | 17:12:31 Thank you very much, Mister Chair. Dear colleagues, Let me begin by thanking our rapporteur for an excellent and timely report. Our group fully supports its conclusions. Yet, I would like to stress one essential point. The erosion of trust in political parties and institutions is not a theoretical problem. It is the lived experience of millions of Europeans who feel that politics no longer delivers for them. Citizens are tired of promises. What they ask from us is not more declarations, but...