29/09/2021 | 12:43:58 Dear colleagues, We now come to the voting. Thanks, Ms Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN, our very esteemed Vice President, and all the other vice president colleagues to help us out on a very busy day! The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has presented the draft resolution, a draft recommendation Document 15367, to which no amendments have been tabled. We will now proceed to vote on a draft resolution contained in Document 15367. A simple majority is required. Members present... 29/09/2021 | 09:42:39 Good morning, everyone, with a slight delay. I do apologize, but as I understand the political groups are still in meeting addressing some issues I suppose. It means that the attendance at this stage is a little bit low as far as the people in the room are concerned. So, sorry about that for the rapporteurs, specifically for the first one, Simon. But OK, you know how parliaments go. This is not unusual. It's a bit sad, but still, I am just going to ring once more. Do I have the colleagues.. I... 28/09/2021 | 17:10:32 Thank you very much, Mr Minister. That concludes our Q&A with you today. Thank you for being with us and giving us clear answers. Obviously, within the context which is normally politics, we do not always have to agree on everything, if not a country, but so be it. Thank you very much for having been with us. We will see you soon again. Thank you very much. (Applause). I am now seeing whether my Vice President Mr Ahmet YILDIZ is in the room. Is Mr Ahmet YILDIZ in the room? Where is Mr Ahmet... 28/09/2021 | 16:56:39 Thank you, Zsolt. I have to tell you I made a bit of a mistake, because I took the second series of five already thinking that we were so far into the Q&A, so now I'm a bit embarrassed because the five that were first on my list were not there. Thank you Damien for coming down and and telling me that. So I would propose we take the five and first on the list - so Zsolt was lucky to pop in there, not on purpose, Zsolt, just to be sure. But please be as brief as possible so that we don't run... 28/09/2021 | 16:11:14 Thank you very much, Madame Secretary General. That concludes our Q&A. I do apologise that we had to start a bit late, but next time we will take some more time in order to cope with that. If you allow me now to announce the election of the judges – the three judges to the European Court of Human Rights. The first one is the - I have to take my glasses off – election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the Czech Republic. Results are the following: Members voting... 28/09/2021 | 15:43:33 Please be seated. I do apologise Madame Secretary General for having a little bit of a delay, we were waiting for the results of the judges but it is taking a little bit more time compiling them. So I will have these results after the session we have with you, Marija. The sitting is open. Can I remind members that it is a legal requirement for everyone here to wear a mask. Also over the nose, because I always see a lot people wearing it but not over their noses. So, I am not supposed to... 28/09/2021 | 11:14:16 Thank you, Ms Selin SAYEK BÖKE. Let me welcome Professor Jeffrey SACHS. As President of the Assembly, I very much welcome you, Professor. You are the current Director of the United Nations initiative called – that's that long title again – Sustainable Development Solutions Network, as well as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. First of all, thank you for taking the time and being present physically to exchange views with our Assembly. As you know... 28/09/2021 | 11:02:49 I took a little bit advantage of the fact that you are a former president so it is a bit hard to say no to that one, right? Colleagues, if you have any questions, feel free to either through a Secretariat or straight over to the Cabinet of the Commissioner to have them out. Now we, unfortunately, must conclude, with you, I would love to continue for an hour or two because I am sure you have got questions for an hour or two. Now we must conclude and on behalf of the Assembly. Also, personally... 28/09/2021 | 10:25:08 Thank you very much, Stella, for your inspiring address. I remind colleagues, because we go into the so-called QA that you know so well having presided over this Assembly, let me remind colleagues that you should be asking one single question and not making speeches and, on top of that, the speakers' limit is 1 minute. So, let's head off with the delegates from the political groups. Let me remind you that you have 1 minute. The way we tackle this issue: we will have the five representatives... 28/09/2021 | 10:08:32 Thank you, Despina. Let me now warmly welcome our former colleague, friend, and above all President of this Assembly, now the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Ms Stella KYRIAKIDES. We are kind of proud to have you here because I mean having a former President now in the European Commission, it has some people dreaming, by the way. You never know. I wasn't talking about myself. The Parliamentary Assembly of course fully supports your work and priorities within the European...