11/04/2019 | 19:16:01 Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment? That is not the case. The committee is evidently in favour. The vote is open. Amendment 6 is adopted. Amendment 7 was supported unanimously in committee, as was Amendment 18, so we will now proceed to vote on the whole of the draft resolution contained in Document 14837, as amended. The vote is open. The draft resolution in Document 14837, as amended, is adopted, with 34 votes for, 8 against and 12 abstentions. We now come to the consideration... 11/04/2019 | 18:42:18 Thank you, Ms Petra De SUTTER. You have defended both Amendment 17 and the sub-amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the sub-amendment? That is not the case. We know your view, as the rapporteur, because you have just moved the sub-amendment. You are in favour. The committee is in favour. I shall now put the sub-amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The sub-amendment is adopted. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment, as amended? That is not the case. What is the opinion of... 11/04/2019 | 18:39:10 The debate is now closed. The Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons has presented a draft resolution to which 34 amendments have been tabled. The committee has also presented a draft recommendation to which 3 amendments have been tabled. They will be taken in the order in which they appear in the Compendium. I remind you that speeches on amendments are limited to 30 seconds. I understand that the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons... 11/04/2019 | 11:53:03 The vote is open. Amendment 4 is adopted. Amendments 5, 3 and 2 have fallen, so we will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Document 14849, as amended. The vote is open. The draft resolution in Document 14849, as amended, is adopted, with 100 votes for, 33 against and 2 abstentions. Prime Minister, it is certainly an honour for us all to welcome you to our Chamber. It is a particular pleasure for me to welcome you to Strasbourg once again, because I had an opportunity to... 10/04/2019 | 19:56:20 The vote is open. Amendment 27 is rejected. We will now proceed to the vote on the whole of the draft resolution contained in Document 14863, as amended. A simple majority is required. The vote is open. The draft resolution in Document 14863, as amended, is adopted, with 105 votes for, 30 against and 16 abstentions. We now come to consideration of the draft recommendation, to which seven amendments have been tabled. They will be taken in order. I understand that the Chairperson of the... 10/04/2019 | 19:28:13 Thank you, Ms Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN. The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft resolution to which 23 amendments have been tabled. The committee has also presented a draft recommendation, to which seven amendments have been tabled. We will start with the amendments to the draft resolution. I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy wishes to propose to the Assembly that Amendments 10 and 30 to the draft resolution, which were... 10/04/2019 | 16:57:06 Distinguished colleagues, the next item of business this afternoon is a debate under urgent procedure on “Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future”, Document 14863, presented by Mr Tiny KOX on behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, with an opinion presented by Mr Mart van de VEN on behalf of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs, Document 14867. I remind members that the Assembly has decided that... 10/04/2019 | 13:05:42 Thank you, Prime Minister. We must now conclude the list of questions. Before we adjourn, I ask all members to stay in the Chamber for a short performance by a deaf Finnish rap singer called Signmark. He will present a few songs in sign language. Those who took part in the standing committee meeting in Helsinki last autumn will have had the privilege of attending a short performance of his then. All of us who were there came out feeling both moved and encouraged by the sign language and the... 10/04/2019 | 11:56:51 We will now hear an address from Mr Mamuka Bakhtadze, the Prime Minister of Georgia. Welcome to the Chamber. Before giving you the floor and wishing you an official welcome, we will hear a short musical interlude from a Georgian polyphonic choir. Prime Minister, it is a real honour to have you with us. I wish you a warm welcome to the Council of Europe, which unites parliamentarians from throughout Europe around the shared values of democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Your visit to... 10/04/2019 | 10:05:23 The sitting is open. Our next business is to consider the proposed change in the membership of committees. This is set out in document Commissions (2019) 04 Addendum 2. Is the proposed change in the membership of the Assembly’s committees agreed to? It is agreed to. We now come to the joint debate on two reports, both from the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. The first is titled “The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance...