24/06/2026 | 19:18:55 Mister President, Dear colleagues, For there to be food on our tables, someone must produce it. This is a simple truth, yet it underpins every functioning society. Farmers sustain this foundation, even in times of crisis. They are central to our preparedness and resilience. In recent years, we have become painfully aware of how vulnerable global supply chains can be. A strong agricultural sector is therefore not only a question of economic policy, it is a question of security. This report... 23/06/2026 | 18:34:42 Mister President, Dear colleagues, "Tyranny is an endless, boundless malevolence which for a long time has cast its grim shadow over millions of displaced human beings. Tyranny turns life into death, blessing into lament, and comfort into torment. Tyranny oppresses humanity, free will, and human dignity. Tyranny is the other side of the coin of war." Those are the words of Ms Narges MOHAMMADI, from her Nobel Prize acceptance speech. A speech she could not deliver in person, because she was in... 22/04/2026 | 19:30:26 Thank you Madam President. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur Ms Lesia VASYLENKO for this important report. Those who murdered Mr Sergei MAGNITSKY made him immortal. The law, named after him, has been applied not only against officials and criminals in Russia, but also against those responsible for abuses in China and Saudi Arabia. With the Magnitsky laws, democracy has gained a weapon. Sweden is named in the draft resolution as one of the countries that failed to open... 22/04/2026 | 10:57:13 Mister President. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank Ms Zita GURMAI for her comprehensive report on such an important issue as the Istanbul Convention. In the early 2000s, I worked in an emergency department. Women would come in beaten black and blue, offering one implausible explanation after another for their injuries. They were utterly unwilling to report the matter to the police and would often blame themselves for the violence they had suffered. Much has changed in Sweden since then... 28/01/2026 | 16:40:24 Ms. President, Dear colleagues, I hope that this debate will focus on how our countries can contribute to the stabilisation of Gaza, a transitional governance framework and its reconstruction, rather than becoming an opportunity to demonise Israel and to fuel anti-Semitism. The people of Gaza have suffered enough. Over the past decades, millions of euros intended for humanitarian assistance have instead been diverted directly into the hands of Hamas. Rather than investing in water and... 27/01/2026 | 18:03:22 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Europe's protection against Russia's aggressive imperial ambitions begins and ends in Ukraine. The Ukrainian people are fighting not only for their own freedom, but for our freedom too. That is why our support must increase. As we speak, more than 1 million Ukrainian households are without electricity, without water and without heating in -25 degrees. To be blunt, Ukraine needs more funding and, above all, more weapons. Throughout this war... 02/10/2025 | 12:05:32 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Hamas is responsible for the suffering of the people of Gaza. Do not forget how the war began with 1200 civilians brutally murdered at a music festival and in their homes. Infants were burned alive before their parents' eyes. Women were raped and mutilated. 250 civilians were taken hostage. 48 of them are still in Hamas tunnels. Hamas doesn't want peace. Hamas and the mullahs in Iran share one goal: to annihilate the Jews and the State of Israel... 30/09/2025 | 17:20:31 Madam President, dear colleagues, Kazakhstan is one of the pillars of stability in the Eurasian region. This role has become even more significant given the increasingly tense geopolitical climate, particularly as Russia continues its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. I share the conclusions that our Parliamentary Assembly's co-operation with Kazakhstan must continue, based on the values of the Council of Europe, encouraging and supporting Kazakhstan and its paths towards... 26/06/2025 | 10:48:48 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, a great part of the blame for the tragedies at sea rests with the current asylum system. It is a system that is both inhumane and unsustainable, and primarily benefits migrant smugglers. Migrant smuggling, which profits from people's hope of a better life in Europe, is run by the same criminal cartels that traffic drugs, weapons and oil. In effect, the asylum system fuels these cartels. Unfortunately, these criminals are expecting and counting on... 23/06/2025 | 16:46:34 Madame President, Dear colleagues, As an election observer in the region of Leshe, I share the conclusion that the voting process was calm. However, I also received credible reports indicating that the ruling party made extensive use of administrative resources during the campaign period, raising serious concerns about the fairness of the electoral environment and the undue advantage of incumbency. Another troubling aspect of the parliamentary elections in Albania was the low voter turnout...