18/04/2024 | 18:09:04 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear colleagues, Less than three months ago, we spoke here about the situation in Gaza. Although the situation has evolved since then, with, at last, the UN Security Council's vote for an immediate ceasefire on 25 March 2024, a slight shift in the United States' position and the departure of Israeli troops from Khan Younès, it remains worrying. Indeed, these new developments have not improved the situation on the ground, as bombardments resumed over Gaza as... 18/04/2024 | 16:51:30 Thank you, Madam President. Your excellent report, Ms Thórhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR, shows that the Council of Europe is the right level to establish a binding legal instrument to ensure that artificial intelligence is framed in terms of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. On the scale of a single member state, this would be ineffective; and on a global scale, there would be too many divergent interests. So, yes to this ambition of consensual regulation, the way to which was paved by... 17/04/2024 | 19:49:46 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Mister rapporteur, Dear colleagues, As we comment on this excellent report, we look back over ten years. What perseverance, both on the part of the successive rapporteurs and, of course, on the part of the country placed under Council of Europe monitoring! Despite its crises, Albania has taken very seriously the set of commitments and obligations that reflect the fundamental values and principles of our Organisation, such as democracy, human rights and the rule of... 26/01/2024 | 11:37:29 Mister Chairman, Mister rapporteur, Dear colleagues, My middle name after Mireille is Yvonne, named after my godmother, who was a child in the welfare system, placed in a family in the Ain region and abused. I dedicate this speech to her memory. I welcome your report, Mister rapporteur. It's time to enshrine the rights and supreme interests of children in our institutions. For a long time, children did not enjoy specific rights and protections. Yet, children are by nature vulnerable to... 23/01/2024 | 16:56:58 Madam Chairman, Mr Rapporteur, dear Piero FASSINO, Ladies and gentlemen, Since October 7, a cycle of extreme violence has been unleashed in Israel and Palestine. Hamas has committed acts of terrorism against Israel, carrying out heinous and barbaric attacks against civilians, killing and taking hostage people of all ages, Israelis and non-Israelis alike, committing sexual violence and causing 1,200 deaths. These acts must be strongly condemned and not go unpunished. More than a hundred... 22/01/2024 | 16:31:39 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Congratulations to you, Mr President ROUSOPOULOS, and tributes to Mr Tiny KOX, who has made our institution shine. Above all, I'd like to pay tribute to the work of our Bureau and Standing Committee. I was lucky enough to be able to take part in this work, which is essential to the preparation and follow-up of our parliamentary missions, when I travelled to Vaduz on November 28. On this occasion, I presented the report of the election observation mission I carried out... 23/06/2023 | 12:00:48 Thank you, Madam President. Madam Rapporteur, Dear colleagues, Ksenia is 20 years old and needs housing assistance for her studies. She can't afford to buy a computer, and the process is digital. Mohamed and Marie are 30 and need to register their first child at nursery school next fall. Marinette is 80 and lives in a rural area. Her grandchildren come to see her less since Covid-19; they want to send her photos of their vacations, in digital mode of course. Luis is 40 and has to declare his... 19/06/2023 | 15:27:36 Thank you, Mr President. Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, my first thoughts are with our colleagues in Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, as the Russian war of aggression has continued unabated for almost a year and a half now. I would also like to mention the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan: we must apply the emergency measures decided by the Court - the freedom of movement order - to improve the humanitarian situation in Nagorno... 27/04/2023 | 18:54:43 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, Mr Rapporteur, I would like to welcome your report, which points out many shortcomings in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements, because they commit countries for a long time, but do not always promote human and environmental rights, and you propose that they be reviewed to become a tool. The proposals you put forward in your draft resolution deserve our consideration. Trade accounts for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions according to... 25/01/2023 | 12:09:43 Thank you, Madam President. Rapporteurs, Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank Mr Duncan BAKER for this very instructive report on the challenges posed by contact tracing applications and other similar technologies designed to fight future epidemics. The examination of your draft resolution allows us to come back to the difficult question of the right balance to be found between the protection of personal data and the effectiveness of these new digital tools for fighting...