Deputy
MR
Chambre des représentants
BE - 1008 - Brussels
Belgium
Working language: French
24/01/2019 | 19:30:26 I thank Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA for his excellent work and the determination that he has deployed in drafting this report. I have had an opportunity over the last two years or so to accompany our rapporteur as the chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities. I have therefore been involved in the effort to produce a balanced report, and I can tell members that it has not always been easy. Whether or not states consider that there are national minorities living on their... 23/01/2019 | 19:34:28 I start by thanking all those who have spoken for the high quality of their contributions and the information they provided this evening. On the basis of what has been said, I can see that my report could have been further improved but, of course, nothing is perfect. What we know for certain is that there is a lot of enthusiasm for this subject; it is not just up to employers. Another fundamental point that I would make is that it is clear that there is a link between the problem of... 23/01/2019 | 18:11:36 Thank you, Madam President. Distinguished colleagues, you are probably aware that the right to work is one of our fundamental rights and access to the labour market is a powerful factor for integration. What we see instead, however, is more exclusion and people being stuck in a vicious cycle of isolation, which leads in turn to poverty. Discrimination in access to work remains very much in the lives of people in our Member States, whatever the reason for that discrimination. Discrimination...
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28/06/2019 | Doc. 14935 | Written declaration The Turkish authorities must take action to ensure the right to freedom of peaceful assembly is effectively enjoyed by LGBTI persons as equal members of society 27/06/2019 | Doc. 14933 | Written declaration Co-operation with Kazakhstan must be reconsidered in response to its rigged presidential election and mass arrests 09/04/2019 | Doc. 14864 | Motion for a resolution Gender aspects and human rights implications of pornography 25/01/2019 | Doc. 14821 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening the fight against so-called “honour” crimes 24/01/2019 | Doc. 14818 | Motion for a resolution Transparency and regulation of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign donors
27/06/2019 | Doc. 14904, vote on the draft text for resolution Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14895, vote on the draft text for resolution Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14922, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation 25/06/2019 | Doc. 14908, vote on the draft text for resolution The Istanbul Convention on violence against women: achievements and challenges 25/06/2019 | Doc. 14907, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality