30/09/2025 | 11:37:04 Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to counter the fake news from my far-right colleague from Germany. Precisely because we have learnt from history, our constitutional state stands on granite, it is unshakeable. And unlike him, I would like to talk about Türkiye. When we talk about Türkiye, we are no longer talking about a constitutional state, but about a distorted image of it. Ekrem IMAMOĞLU, an elected mayor, a beacon of hope for millions of people and a social democrat, has... 09/04/2025 | 17:09:52 Thank you very much, Mister President, Ladies and gentlemen, Democracy means voting - not imprisonment. A political opponent belongs on a ballot paper - not behind bars. Anyone who fears political competition at the ballot box has long since lost touch with their own people. The imprisonment of Ekrem İmamoğlu and the numerous other mayors and journalists from the opposition parties is a direct attack on the fundamental democratic values to which Turkey has committed itself not only through... 02/10/2024 | 10:16:42 Thank you, Madam Chair, I'm gonna speak in German. Madam President, Dear colleagues, "If freedom means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don't want to hear," said George ORWELL. And that is precisely why it is important to stand up for the fact that the press has the freedom to say everything, so that certain people do not have the freedom to do everything. On behalf of the Socialist Group, I would like to thank my colleague Ms Thórhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR for this... 01/10/2024 | 20:09:53 Dear Mister President, Dear colleagues, The actions of the unjust state of Iran do not only affect the people living in Iran. The people of Iranian origin who live here in the member states of the Council of Europe, who stand up for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, who also demonstrate in our streets against the oppression of women, are not safe from the long arms of the Iranian regime. We must talk about this. I would therefore like to thank my colleague Mr Max LUCKS for his... 16/04/2024 | 16:26:47 Thank you very much, Mr President, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank my colleague, Mr Lulzim BASHA, for this important motion and his analysis, as well as the supportive words of my colleague, Mr Davor Ivo STIER, on an issue that we as the Council of Europe must address with great determination and with even greater vigour in our respective member states. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, which is contrary to international law, is spreading death, misery and suffering... 13/10/2023 | 12:44:31 Yes, thank you, Mister President, colleagues, As this Report clearly shows, since the Taliban came to power, the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated dramatically, especially for women and girls, who are now largely excluded from public life. Three days ago was International Day of the Girl. While many buildings around the world were illuminated in pink on that day, the world for girls in Afghanistan is and remains in the dark. The lack of prospects in this battered... 12/10/2023 | 19:54:13 Mister President, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues, We are here in one of the most important political arenas in Europe to discuss issues that are fundamental to the future of all of us and also for the fundamental values that unite Europe. One such issue, unfortunately, is the case of Mr Osman Kavala, who has been in pre-trial detention for years, despite all the calls for justice and for the rule of law. The European Court of Human Rights, whose judgments are not just recommendations... 10/10/2023 | 17:24:25 Dear Madam President. Dear Colleagues Right-wing extremist ideologies are not just a creeping danger, they are a direct threat to our democracy. In Germany, we are conducting these debates about radical right-wing movements, predominantly at national level. However, exclusion, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, homophobia and racism are not only widespread in Germany, but throughout Europe. It is necessary to internationalise these debates that we all have in our national parliaments. And that is... 25/01/2023 | 19:35:38 Mister President, Dear Colleagues, The year 2023 is not yet a month old, but already many, many femicides are severe. Women are murdered because they are women. Women experience violence because they are women. It is regrettable that even in our ranks there are still member States that, by not ratifying the Istanbul Convention, have not yet boldly underlined the following: Women's rights are human rights. Dear Ms Zita GURMAI, dear Ms Margreet De BOER, dear Ms Petra STIENEN, thank you very... 15/03/2022 | 11:56:58 Dear Madam President, My Dear Colleagues, As I speak, as we debate here, Russian tanks are rolling through Ukraine. As I speak, civilians are being shot at. As I speak, millions of people are losing their homes, their parents, their neighbors, their faith in a life of freedom. As I speak, people are losing their lives. People are fleeing bombardment and annihilation at the hands of the aggressor Vladimir Putin, who is overwhelming Ukraine with his brutal war of aggression. One member State of...