23/04/2026 | 16:55:45 Thank you. Mister President, Dear colleagues, The report of Ms Valérie PILLER CARRARD clearly shows that practices violate human dignity, undermine fair competition and weaken social cohesion in Europe. Instead of building unity, we are creating divisions. Instead of strengthening trust, we are deepening frustration. Instead of cohesion, we see growing polarisation. We must be clear: such practices must stop. There is no place in Europe for situations where workers – often migrants – are... 28/01/2026 | 11:28:53 Thank you. Mister President, dear colleagues, The report makes it clear that the future of democracy in Europe depends on whether young people are treated not merely as passive recipients of consultation – dialogue is not enough – but as full partners in public decision-making. The issue today is no longer visibility, but influence. Rebuilding young people's trust in public institutions requires a shift from declarations to action. Democracy will not be strong without young people. They will... 03/10/2024 | 18:36:10 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, the report results from a paradox. Despite of abundance of food, hunger and malnutrition occurring in Europe, we've revealed stark inequalities in access to healthy food, inequalities further reinforced by climate change. The current system prioritises market interest over the human rights to food, leaving small producers at a disadvantage. The report calls on policy makers to highlight the rights-based approach written in Article 11 of the... 02/10/2024 | 16:29:06 Thank you, Chairman, dear colleagues, In the Assembly, very often we discuss law breaking by authoritarian governments. These governments are formed by officials, ministers and advisors. In case of breaking the law, they are on the front line. In recent years, on a daily basis in my country, we experience cases of breaking the law and even destroying the rule of law. Last October, Poles said, enough of destroying the rule of law in Poland. They elected a new government. Now we face long... 01/10/2024 | 10:54:56 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, the report prepared by Mr Stefan SCHENNACH is crucial for the future of democracy in Europe. The report highlights the complex and dangerous nature of propaganda as well as the importance of striking the right balance between combating it and protecting freedom of speech. Freedom which is the root of democracy. Propaganda is a powerful tool of manipulation that can destroy the reality, steering societies towards authoritarianism, and inciting... 30/09/2024 | 17:24:12 Ladies and gentlemen, As our debate is ending, allow me to thank all of those who have contributed to the debate and to reiterate our main message. The Council of Europe Development Bank is a unique financial institution in Europe. Its overarching focus on the social needs in member states deserves our full support. The Reykjavík Summit gave an additional impulse to the noble mission of the Bank, providing direct help to Ukraine, the newest member of the Bank, for its reconstruction even as... 13/10/2022 | 13:15:54 [Question provided in writing] Mr President, expressing admiration and gratitude to the entire Ukrainian society for fighting for world democracy and freedom, I want to emphasise that Russia's crimes in Ukraine must not go unpunished. Russian war criminals must be prosecuted and tried. This is our responsibility. The adopted text calls on the EU to support the creation of a special international tribunal to punish the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine, for which the International... 23/06/2021 | 16:49:35 Dear colleagues, First of all let me thank the rapporteur and her team for this very important report. Gender equality is a fundamental value already expressed in the Treaty of Rome of 1957. However, to date, woman are still under-represented in final decision positions. My country, Poland, in terms of political equality ranks in the fifth place with a 29% share of women in Parliament. We are still far behind countries such as Spain, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Norway, where the percentage of...