15/03/2022 | 16:39:50 Dear Colleagues, Over the years I have told my students in international law or human rights protection from the University that the most profound and important achievement of humankind after World War II, at least here in Europe, was peace. I never had, until now, the feeling that these students really understand what I was talking about. This year was for the first time when, unfortunately, they finally understood. A war started through acts of aggression by a European state, the Russian... 27/09/2021 | 16:24:13 Dear colleagues, because I had the honour as an acting Chair to preside over the meeting on the election of judges on 16 and 17 September in Paris, I must clearly oppose, on behalf of the Committee, the Special Committee of the Assembly, the above-mentioned challenge. I want to underline – I can confirm that the Committee has done its work in the professional and impartial manner which the Assembly rightly expects. You have our recommendations, you have our conclusions on your files... 21/06/2021 | 17:26:53 Jó napot kívánok [Good afternoon in Hungarian] Minister, I have two questions. Starting with the first one, while fully sharing the objective to assure the respect of the rights of persons belonging to the national minorities, I want to ask you how do you intend to conciliate your national position? Because the Fidesz government promotes constantly the concept of the so-called collective rights and territorial autonomy based on ethnic grounds for some other countries. Of course, which... 21/04/2021 | 10:37:23 Thank you very much Mr President. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and also the Socialist Group, we are valuing very much the strategic partnership functioning between the Council of Europe and the European Union. And currently, as you know, we are working hard to deepen our strategic partnership, taking into account on one side the historical role of competencies of the Council of Europe in the domains of human rights, democracy and rule of law, and human rights and on... 19/04/2021 | 19:24:37 After reading carefully the draft report and draft resolution, I have discovered important positive parts that I will appreciate. Also at the same time I am saying with regret that some aren't correct, which I will mention immediately. The positive part. It's extremely important to relaunch the attention and Europeans' political commitment concerning the protection of national minorities in a complicated Europe. Secondly, it's important to make reference to these objective European standards... 19/04/2021 | 16:39:00 Yes Mr President. Bun venit la Strasbourg doamnă președintă Madam President, because the issue of the management of the Transnistrian file was already raised I will switch to a distinct question related to the the issue of national identity in the Republic of Moldova which is an essential issue for the development of your country. My question is the following one. Don't you think that any decision of the Constitutional Court in a rule of law state should be fully implemented? For instance, a... 26/01/2021 | 17:35:43 Dear Commissioner, cher Didier, On the rule of law topic I'm not happy at all, but I'm obliged to ask you to look very carefully to act and to react to extremely concerning developments that have already been taking place in my country, Romania, for too long. I will describe this as a syndrome of absolute power. While discussing CVM, you should look at the constant tough and totally undemocratic attacks coming from the government, the president, and politicians in power against, first of all... 25/01/2021 | 12:53:17 Thank you very much, Mr President. Colleagues, first of all, congratulations addressed to both rapporteurs for their work, their reports and, of course, conclusions and recommendations that I entirely share from the beginning. I will focus more on the elections in Georgia in my capacity as rapporteur on Georgia on behalf of the Monitoring Committee together with our French colleague Mr Claude KERN, the other co-rapporteur. These elections took place after an important legislative reform that... 28/01/2020 | 13:03:19 Welcome to Strasbourg, Madame President. As the rapporteur on Georgia, I would like to ask you what are your concrete intentions and envisaged political and constitutional actions to support decisive progress in relation with those commitments assumed 20 years ago by Georgia upon accession especially in the field of the judiciary electoral legislation and the signature and ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages? I have in mind, for instance, the political... 27/01/2020 | 16:33:22 Thank you. Minister, wishing a successful mandate for the Georgian presidency I want to ask you what are the intentions of the Presidency to take action in relation with a very concerning subject: the constant lack of political will of the Ukrainian authorities to implement the resolutions and the recommendations of our Assembly and the Venice Commission recommendations concerning the very restrictive legislation adopted previously in the field of education in the mother tongue of the...