25/06/2025 | 12:51:57 Thank you, Mr President, Prime Minister, On behalf of the ALDE Group, I welcome Malta's commitment to protecting the oceans, as demonstrated by its recent ratification of the High Seas Treaty at the United Nations Ocean Conference held in Nice, France, two weeks ago. This powerful political gesture comes at a crucial time for our planet, and is of great importance to me as a Member of Parliament from Brittany, in a coastal constituency in Finistère. Mr Prime Minister, what role can the... 25/06/2025 | 11:28:52 Thank you, Mr President. Sport embodies a universal ideal: inclusion, respect, dignity. But behind the ceremonies of unity and the emotions of victory, there are realities that we can no longer ignore. The two draft resolutions we are examining today reiterate a simple requirement: sport cannot remain indifferent in the face of abuse, discrimination and violations of fundamental rights. France has undertaken concrete reforms. Equality between women and men, a major national cause since 2017... 30/01/2025 | 18:26:31 Mister Chairman, Dear colleagues, Today, social networks have become essential spaces for expression and discussion. But a key question remains: how can we effectively regulate online content without falling into excessive control that would undermine public debate? The Council of Europe took up this issue back in 2017 with its first report on freedom of expression on the internet. The draft resolution that brings us together today pursues this objective by advocating platform transparency, a... 18/04/2024 | 10:45:05 Thank you, Madam Chairman. Dear colleagues, The record temperatures recorded worldwide in 2023 are a reminder of the urgent need to make further efforts to protect the planet from the irreversible consequences of climate change. The repercussions of climate disruption on oceans and seas are also cause for concern. Rising sea temperatures are having a cascading effect on marine biodiversity and human societies, and threaten the survival of our maritime heritage. This joint debate is, therefore... 24/01/2024 | 15:42:15 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to congratulate Mr George KATROUGALOS on his particularly enlightening report, which rightly highlights the significant role played by the OECD in countering the devastating effects of a series of interlocking crises that have shaken the established order. As a result, the direction of current policies is being called into question, and reflection is being encouraged on what national authorities and international organisations could... 23/01/2024 | 16:17:50 Thank you, Mr President. Your Excellency, Your country has been a member of the Council of Europe since 2007, and has been negotiating accession to the European Union since 2012. Montenegro has already made significant progress. It is the only candidate country to have opened all negotiation chapters, and is aligned with the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy. Today, Montenegro is clearly the candidate country closest to accession. Our political group welcomed the victory of... 10/10/2023 | 19:41:21 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, France is the subject of a periodic review by the Committee on its obligations to the Council of Europe. The French authorities have responded with complete transparency to the requests of the two Rapporteurs, Ms Yelysaveta YASKO and Ms Fiona O'LOUGHLIN - whom I would like to thank for their work - who have acknowledged, and I quote, that they have had "quality exchanges" with members of the government and "enjoyed excellent co... 09/10/2023 | 17:27:52 Thank you, Mister President. Tensions have risen several notches in recent days between Serbia and Kosovo, particularly around the border between the two countries. The trigger for this latest deterioration in relations between Serbia and Kosovo was an attack in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo. As you all know, as a result of this shooting incident on 24 September, an Albanian policeman and three assailants were killed, and several others were wounded. We Europeans have a... 09/10/2023 | 16:21:28 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear colleagues, On June 11, 2023, early elections were held in Montenegro, marking the end of a deep institutional political crisis. After the vote of no confidence in the Abazović government in August 2022, the lack of agreement between the Presidency and Parliament on the appointment of a new government paralysed the country for months. The call for early elections and the vote of the electorate have put an end to the stalemate in the country's interests both... 26/04/2023 | 16:53:27 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, The latest IPCC report has sounded the alarm. According to UN estimates, nine out of ten natural disasters are linked to global warming today and the number will continue to increase in the years to come. In 2022, floods in Pakistan killed at least 1 700 people, destroyed 250 000 homes and caused 50 million climate refugees. Last February, earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria claimed more than 57 000 lives and displaced 1.7 million people. Climate change...