25/01/2022 | 15:34:28 Dear Colleagues, The sitting is open. First, the usual reminder. I remind members that it is a legal requirement for everyone here to wear an FFP2 mask covering your nose, mouth, and chin, even when taking the floor. Sorry for that. These are the rules. I remind members taking part remotely that they should take part in proceeding from a quiet location and should not speak from cars, trains, or modes of transport. Sorry for that again, but we have to try to communicate in a proper way. I... 25/01/2022 | 12:48:54 Dear colleagues, I would like to inform you of the results of this morning's election. I would like to inform you that Mr Piotr TOLSTOÏ did not obtain the absolute majority of votes in the first round. We will therefore proceed to a second round, by secret ballot, for the election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of the Russian Federation. The results are as follows: Total number of voters: 169. Invalid or blank ballot papers: 12. Votes cast: 157. Votes for the absolute majority... 25/01/2022 | 12:41:15 Many thanks to you, Mr George KATROUGALOS. Mr President, you have heard the five questions on behalf of the political groups. They cover a broad spectrum of issues. Could I please ask you to react to these questions? You have the floor, sir. Mr President, please could you ask for the floor again. That is the way the system works here. Then we can get you here in the Assembly. Please ask for the floor. As you might see, dear colleagues, we have a connection problem we are trying to solve it... 25/01/2022 | 12:32:51 May I thank you, Mr President, for your vision of the recent history of your country, the actual situation including its problems and possible way out according to you, in the direction of modernisation of Bosnia and Herzegovina towards a "modern, democratic society," as you called it. You agreed, Mr President, that we would take questions from our members and to facilitate it a bit because you are there in isolation, we will now ask five speakers of the political groups to address their... 25/01/2022 | 12:01:12 Dear colleagues, can we continue our meeting of this morning. The next item of business this morning is the address by Mr Željko KOMŠIĆ, Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be followed by questions to Mr KOMŠIĆ. I would like to inform members who are present in the chamber that they can follow the original speech on channel 8. Members connected remotely, including the Chairman of the Presidency, can followed by switching to the channel called Special BCNS. Now... 25/01/2022 | 09:24:14 Merci beaucoup monsieur le rapporteur pour votre présentation. [In French: Thank you very much, Mr Rapporteur for your presentation.] Now it is my pleasure to welcome in the debate Ms Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality. Ms DALLI has a strong track record in upholding human rights for all. Under her leadership as a minister for European Affairs and Equality, Malta became one of the only few countries in the world to have entrenched LGBTI rights in its constitution. As EU... 25/01/2022 | 09:09:29 Dear colleagues, Our next business this morning is the joint debate on two reports from the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. The first is titled Combating rising hate speech against LGTBI people in Europe, which you can find in Document 15425, presented by Mr Fourat BEN CHIKHA. Welcome. The second is titled Alleged violations of the rights of LGTBI people in the Southern Caucasus, presented by Mr Christophe LACROIX. Welcome as well, Sir. These will be followed by a statement from... 25/01/2022 | 09:07:10 Dear colleagues, I would like to remind you that it is compulsory to wear a FFP2 mask - nose, mouth and chin covered - on the premises of the Council, in the hemicycle, even when taking the floor. Please excuse us. The next order of the day is the election by secret ballot of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of the Russian Federation. The candidate is Mr Pyotr TOLSTOY. In accordance with Rule 16.4 of the Rules of Procedure, an absolute majority of the votes cast is required in the... 24/01/2022 | 18:32:16 Thank you Mr Rapporteur. I now should like to warmly welcome to our debate the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Madam Ylva Johansson. Madam Johansson has been a European Commissioner since 2019 with the Home Affairs portfolio. One of our main responses includes the European Union pact on migration and asylum presented in 2020. The proposed pact seeks to address migration issues in a holistic European way and to provide a comprehensive approach bringing together policy in the areas of... 24/01/2022 | 18:13:45 Thank you very much. The amendment is adopted by a majority. I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote in hemicycle and via remote voting is open. Now the vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The amendment is carried. Amendment 3 was rejected. Amendment 1 was rejected. Amendment 4 was rejected. Amendment 5 was rejected. Amendment 6 was rejected. Amendment 7 was rejected. And we now will vote on the draft resolution as amended. The draft resolution contained in...