Representative
Senator
Rassemblement des démocrates, progressistes et indépendants
Sénat
FR - 75291 - Paris cedex 06
France
Working language: French
26/01/2021 | 09:56:04 President, dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank our rapporteur for his very comprehensive work. The European Convention on Human Rights is the cornerstone of the Council of Europe. It affirms our common values, those that our states have chosen to affirm as their own through their signature of the Convention. These values are essential and they are demanding. We cherish them and they are binding on all of us, even if their application is sometimes difficult. The European Court... 25/01/2021 | 17:37:43 Mister Speaker, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank our rapporteur Mr Michael Aastrup JENSEN for this very enlightening report on the evolution of democratic issues in several Member States of our Organisation during this very special year 2020. Whatever the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we must collectively affirm the importance of respecting the rule of law and democracy. That is the raison d'être of the Council of Europe. These are our common values! More than ever... 28/01/2020 | 17:07:11 Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the very comprehensive and balanced report by our colleague Lord George FOULKES on this very sensitive subject. In recent years, physical attacks on journalists have increased in Europe in states that are members of our Organisation. Indeed, 10 journalists have been killed since 2017. The 2019 annual report of the Council of Europe Platform to Enhance the Protection of Journalists notes a worrying increase in the number of alerts... 27/01/2020 | 15:28:49 Mr Speaker, First of all, I would like to congratulate Mrs MAURY-PASQUIER on the remarkable work she has done for our institution, which is not an easy job. And congratulations to our new President. I would like to welcome the very comprehensive and balanced report by our colleague, Tiny KOX and Lord David BLENCATHRA, on behalf of the ad hoc committee, which observed the early parliamentary elections held in Belarus on 17 November 2019, following President Lukashenko's decision to dissolve... 01/10/2019 | 10:53:52 Thank you very much, Madame President. My dear colleagues, I thank our colleague Sylvain WASSERMAN for his report, which focuses on improving the protection of whistleblowers across Europe. This protection has indeed become a democratic marker. Our Organization has been dealing with this issue for almost 10 years. The first report on the protection of what was then called whistleblowers dates back to 2010. The recommendation made by our Assembly was followed in 2014 by a recommendation of the...
15/02/2021 | Doc. 15102 | Written declaration In a Europe hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council of Europe Development Bank has more than ever a role to play 29/04/2020 | Doc. 15102 | Written declaration In a Europe hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council of Europe Development Bank has more than ever a role to play 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14988 | Motion for a resolution Parliamentary Assembly contribution to the establishment of an observatory of history to promote the common values of Greater Europe and peace 04/07/2019 | Doc. 14945 | Motion for a resolution Emergence of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and their necessary apprehension through European human rights law 22/01/2019 | Doc. 14808 | Motion for a resolution Preventing discrimination caused by the use of artificial intelligence
27/01/2021 | Doc. 15212, vote on the draft text for resolution Covid-19 vaccines: ethical, legal and practical considerations 26/01/2021 | Doc. 15123, vote on the draft text for resolution The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 26/01/2021 | Doc. 15123, vote on the draft text for recommendation The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 26/01/2021 | Doc. 15204, vote on the draft text for resolution Judges in Poland and in the Republic of Moldova must remain independent 24/06/2019 | Doc. 14900, vote on the draft text for resolution Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting