02/10/2019 | 19:41:39 Thank you, Madame President. On behalf of the Socialist and Green Group, I would like, first of all, to sincerely thank the two rapporteurs for this report because it is really very thorough. Macedonia is a country that I have visited and led the missions of the Parliamentary Assembly for years and, sometimes, we felt we would never be able to build bridges. Following on from what the previous speaker said, the census is so important because then language rights will begin to take effect. Not... 02/10/2019 | 17:29:53 Yes, Ms Chairman. Dear Mr Rolf WENZEL, Dear Ms Nicole TRISSE, Thank you for the moment you both offered here together today to a Parliamentary Assembly. Mr KALASHNIKOV, if you tell me afterwards about one single bank in the world, which asks questions to parliamentarians, then we can talk about transparency. This here, what happens here, is something unique. I know no other bank whose boss answers to parliamentarians. Mr WENZEL also said that we are a unique institution. I remember one year... 01/10/2019 | 11:22:00 Mr Waserman, I congratulate you on your work, which shows that there have been improvements since our last report in some member states, which is very, very positive; and as is the fact that the European Union has acted in this regard too. That's where the Council of Europe comes into play. Since we are much larger than the European Union, this report also acts as a clear invitation to all states that do not belong to the European Union: "Join us!" I think that's right. Someone said earlier... 30/09/2019 | 12:13:05 Dear Madam President, On behalf of the Socialists and the Greens, I would like to warmly welcome Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić -- an old colleague here among us -- as she takes over as Secretary-General and to underline the words of my predecessor. You are certainly the right woman, at the right time. This is an important thing to handle in the time of Ms Trisse's progress report. I would like to underline the words of our President of the Assembly, but also the words of the rapporteur on the... 28/06/2019 | 11:36:44 Thank you, Madam President. Dear Dineke, We're starting to miss you right now. The European Parliament can be proud to have a member like you. This House was proud, my group was proud. We thank you very much for all your work. You have been working for refugees, refugee polices, fair procedures, you have investigated what is going on in the Mediterranean. There is a name attached to all of those dossiers, and it's your name Dineke. We've had a lot of reports from you about this, and they have... 27/06/2019 | 16:30:32 Thank you Mrs. Chairman. Thank you for this excellent report, which we have the opportunity to discuss here today. But we had discussed a report about Malta; about the murder of a journalist. I'd like to put a name here now: Victoria Marinova, 30 years old, Bulgarian journalist, investigative journalist, TVN television journalist. She just wanted to finalise a report on corruption and fraud involving EU funds. She's been beaten, raped and strangled; and just dumped like a piece of garbage... 27/06/2019 | 15:59:40 Thank you, Madam President. Yes, I'd love to. This is the second report by the Committee on Social Affairs that we have presented on the UN's sustainability objectives. The first was from Mrs. Timmermann back the capacity in the municipalities and cities. Today we present a very special report. I would like to thank all three rapporteurs warmly. All three reports show the incredible competence this Assembly has in children's rights issues. (DE) Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen... 26/06/2019 | 18:57:38 Thank you, Madam President. After the last speech I find that Pieter Omtzigt is a man of honour and since I know him, here in the Assembly, he has always asked the right questions about Human rights and corruption. I would therefore like to express my gratitude for this report. Daphne Caruana Galizia is one of several journalists who have lost their lives in recent weeks, months, in the last year and a half. So-called investigative journalists, in the case of Daphne Guarana, whom I... 26/06/2019 | 11:50:39 Thank you, Mr. Chairman, First of all, as chairman of the committee, I would like to thank all those who have taken a very, very active part in this debate. But above all my thanks go to Reina for her excellent report and also for the contributions you have made and the reports that show how important this resolution is now. They all underline that there is an increase in forced treatment and involuntary admissions in their countries as well. I would just like to remind you that six years ago... 25/06/2019 | 16:55:07 Thank you, Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, The Istanbul Convention is one of the most important conventions and should be seen in the same light as the Convention against the Death Penalty or the Convention against Torture. And it is one of the modern conventions. As with the two previous conventions, it also has a control and monitoring mechanism. I think this is something very, very important with GREVIO. Violence against women is a crime, whether it takes place outside the home or...