10/04/2019 | 18:03:36 Honestly, after listening to the colleagues who have spoken previously, I have decided to change my contribution slightly. The title of the report is “Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future”. I think there is a slight mistake in that title. It should read, “main challenges for the present and the future”. That is because if we are honest about ourselves, this Organisation is not in the best shape, both within the Organisation itself and at the European... 10/04/2019 | 11:10:42 I welcome the initiative taken by both rapporteurs, Ms Elvira KOVÁCS and Mr Goran BEUS RICHEMBERGH, to address in detail the issue of hate speech in society and acts of hatred in sport. Hate speech is a growing scourge, which is poisoning the public debate and fuelling deeper divisions in our societies. Political discourse based on divisive propaganda, especially when promoted during electoral campaigns, is spreading all over Europe like a Trojan horse for overcoming our social cohesion. The... 09/04/2019 | 16:50:30 The report is timely and more than necessary to clarify a number of issues deriving from a future establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights. I thank the rapporteur for her wonderful contribution, and I definitely support the proposed recommendations. As mentioned in the draft resolution, the existing co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Union institutions and agencies, starting with the Fundamental Rights Agency... 08/04/2019 | 12:41:33 First, I would like to thank our rapporteurs, Ms Boriana ÅBERG and Mr Claude KERN, for their reports. I will concentrate on the elections in the Republic of Moldova because I was part of the Parliamentary Assembly’s observation mission, and what I will say is based on our conclusions. I was part of a team with one of our Polish colleagues from the EPP. We monitored 12 polling stations, including some of those that were offering the right to vote to people from Transnistria. Our conclusion is... 26/06/2017 | 15:29:48 Thank you, Mr Filip, for the report you have distributed today. I read in Romanian and English about your government’s achievements in promoting democratic reforms and the rule of law and combatting corruption, and also the implementation of your country’s European commitments. These are positive developments. On the rule of law, how does your government intend to promote concrete means to guarantee the implementation of the decisions of the Moldovan constitutional court, for example on the...