28/01/2026 | 17:04:31 Mister President, The scheduling of this debate on respect for international law and humanitarian protection in Palestine is an excellent initiative and I would like to thank the people behind this. The news moves from one subject to another, the latest eclipsing the previous. With the excesses of Mr Donald TRUMP accelerating this phenomenon, Gaza has unfortunately fallen off the media radar. But while the news changes, the suffering remains. And while the conclusion of the ceasefire has... 01/10/2025 | 18:20:17 Thank you Mister Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen, I too would like to thank our co-rapporteurs for this very comprehensive report on the situation in Bulgaria. Since 2021, the country has held seven legislative elections, with no party or coalition managing to win. Despite this political instability, Bulgaria has initiated a number of reforms. In 2023, for example, an anti-corruption law was passed to strengthen the investigative powers of the anti-corruption commission. Similarly, a law on... 01/10/2025 | 11:46:47 Dear colleagues, If we have been kept informed for the past four years of what has been happening on the front line and in the occupied territories since the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, it is thanks to the journalists who, with courage and determination, continue to work at the risk of their lives. We have been reminded of this on several occasions. Since the start of the war in February 2022, no fewer than 111 media professionals have lost their lives, including 12 while... 30/09/2025 | 18:59:41 Dear colleagues, The report by our colleagues Mr Eerik-Niiles KROSS and Mr George PAPANDREOU, unfortunately, confirms Hungary's difficulties in respecting the rule of law, democratic principles and fundamental freedoms. As our Assembly has regularly pointed out, the situation in Hungary has been deteriorating since 2011, to the point where a monitoring procedure was opened in 2022. Yet the authorities continue to ignore the recommendations made to them by the various bodies of the Council of... 10/04/2025 | 12:37:43 Thank you, Mister Chairman. First of all, I would like to thank our colleague Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN for his report, which takes stock of the legally sensitive subject of the European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights, as provided for in the Lisbon Treaty. Our Assembly has supported this accession for many years. It would confirm the European Union's commitment to the values on which our Organisation is founded, and strengthen the links between the Union and the Council...
23/04/2026 | Doc. 16395 | Motion for a resolution Human rights challenges in the North Caucasus 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16389 | Motion for a resolution Urgent need for targeted sanctions against Turkish officials responsible for the deprivation of liberty of Osman Kavala 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16391 | Motion for a resolution The Parliamentary Assembly has to play an active role in the process launched by the Secretary General concerning migration, human rights and security 20/04/2026 | Doc. 16384 | Motion for a resolution Empowering youth in the digital age: towards creative, democratic and competence-based approaches to online participation 17/04/2026 | Doc. 16378 | Motion for a resolution Out-of-country voting
01/10/2025 | Doc. 16237, vote on the draft text for resolution Journalists matter: the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16270, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft convention establishing an international claims commission for Ukraine 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16246, vote on the draft text for resolution Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria 30/09/2025 | Doc. 16245, vote on the draft text for resolution The Parliamentary Assembly should support Kazakhstan to continue its democratic reforms 30/09/2025 | Doc. 16249, vote on the draft text for resolution The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Hungary