03/10/2019 | 15:30:21 My dear colleagues, The meeting is open. Proposed changes in the composition of the committees were published in document "Committee 201907", Addendum 4. Are there any objections to these changes? This is not the case. They are therefore adopted. The next item is our current affairs debate entitled "violation of democratic rights and repression of peaceful demonstrations in the Russian Federation in the context of the elections to the Moscow City Council". The speaking time of each speaker is... 03/10/2019 | 12:30:04 My dear colleagues, Dear friends, We are coming to the end of our ceremony. I would like to thank the Presidents of the political groups, and all of you who have joined us in this Chamber, for your presence and your participation, which testify to your commitment to the Parliamentary Assembly and the Council of Europe. This commitment is particularly important after the crisis that our Assembly and the Council of Europe have gone through. I said it at the opening of our part-session: I am... 03/10/2019 | 11:45:14 We go to the vote. The poll is open. The ballot is closed. Amendment number 30 is rejected. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution. The poll is open. The ballot is closed. The resolution contained in Document 14971 as amended, was adopted 100 votes to 19 and 15 abstentions. As announced, we now move to the 70th anniversary ceremony of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I ask the group leaders to join the seats allocated to them in the hemicycle. Ladies and... 03/10/2019 | 11:30:23 Thank you. I consider this sub-amendment to be in order. I received a sub-amendment from the Committee, which reads as follows: "in amendment 5, delete the words 'national deregulation'" and I consider this sub-amendment to be admissible in the light of the criteria of the regulation. As you know, it can not be taken into account if at least 10 representatives stand up to oppose it. Are there any objections to taking this oral sub-amendment into account? Such is not the case. So wait. So the... 03/10/2019 | 11:20:43 Thank you. The Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons was asked to take the following oral amendment: in the second sentence of paragraph 4.3, replace the words "not to let people perish in the Mediterranean" by the words "to adopt all necessary measures to save lives in the Mediterranean". I consider this moral amendment to be acceptable in light of the criteria of the regulation, but it can not be taken into account if at least 10 representatives and... 03/10/2019 | 11:11:27 Thank you. As I have told you, by the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons has referred to the Chair the following oral sub-amendment: in Amendment 12, after the words "paragraph 4", draft the end of the amendment, replace the words "in the face of denial" by the words "in the face of the challenge", Pursuant to Rule 34.7 of the Rules of Procedure, the President may, exceptionally, declare an oral amendment or sub-amendment admissible if she considers that it is intended to... 03/10/2019 | 10:00:33 The meeting is open. Proposed changes in the composition of committees have been published in document Commissions (2019) 07 Add. 3. Are there any objections to these changes? This is not the case, therefore they are adopted. The agenda includes the presentation and discussion of the report by Mr Domagoj HAJDUKOVIĆ on behalf of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, entitled "Saving persons in the Mediterranean Sea: the need for an urgent answer" ( document 14971). In... 02/10/2019 | 16:07:41 Thank you very much, Governor. As you have shown, the very name of your organization, the Development Bank, clearly defines your mandate, which is to contribute to development. As you said, this mandate can only be fulfilled by strengthening social cohesion and solidarity. The priorities of the CEB's next program, which you have presented to us, perfectly demonstrate the importance of taking into consideration all categories of the population. The latter must all be able to benefit from the... 02/10/2019 | 15:48:51 Thank you Ms TRISSE, You will have two minutes to respond to the various interventions that will be made during the debate. Ladies and gentlemen, it is our privilege and pleasure to be able to count this afternoon on the presence of Mr Rolf WENZEL, Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank, who is on our side. Mr Governor, I sincerely welcome your presence here today in our hemicycle. As you know, the Assembly has always considered the Council of Europe Development Bank as a major... 02/10/2019 | 15:35:35 The meeting is open. My dear colleagues, I remind you that we are currently electing a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Portugal. The list of candidates, their biographical sketch and the opinion of the Commission are contained in documents 14954 and 14968, addendum 2. The vote was suspended at 1 p.m. and it will resume in the rotunda behind the presidency. It will be closed at 5 p.m. I invite those of you who have not yet done so to go to vote. The counting will take...