27/04/2022 | 11:43:18 Thank you for the floor, Madam President. Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr Frank SCHWABE for this excellent report. The Council of Europe was the first international organisation to take rapid action regarding the aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, already on 25 February. These actions, and the measures taken since, reflect the united message of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Committee of Ministers. In addition to the sanctions and the efforts... 15/03/2022 | 15:13:44 Thank you for the floor Mr President. Dear colleagues, Hungary condemns the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine and supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. In this regard, on 10 March, the Hungarian National Assembly adopted a political declaration as well. Hungary is gravely concerned about the security situation in our direct neighbourhood. As a neighbouring country of Ukraine, this war is obviously a high... 24/01/2022 | 19:04:45 Thank you for the floor, Madam Chairperson. Dear colleagues, in line with her international obligations, Hungary is deeply committed to guaranteeing human rights. As far as asylum seekers are concerned, the belief is that their human rights should be ensured as close to their countries of origin as possible. Migration forces migrants to live in a new cultural environment and migration flows change the cultural fabric of receiving societies. Changing this around an individual is indeed frought... 29/09/2021 | 18:02:24 In recent years, migratory pressures, towards Europe and the United States, have become significant and permanent. The cause of the first wave was mainly the escape from armed conflicts, but a flood of economic migrants joined this process very soon. Massive numbers of migrants from the Middle East, Asia, North Africa and sub-Saharan regions are arriving at Europe's borders. Specially at the latter group an increasingly significant cause is the impossibility of life in their homeplace place... 24/06/2021 | 17:58:28 Thank you for the floor, Mister Chairman, National and European political parties fulfil a unique and irrefutable role in our democracies. The representation of citizens is a crucial mission and elected representatives have to comply with the ambitious task entrusted to them by the voters. The appreciate funding of political parties is of utmost importance, as the necessary background in this regard is the prerequisite for the adequate democratic representation of European citizens... 24/06/2021 | 16:42:01 Thank you for the floor Mr Chairman, Dear colleagues, First of all, I congratulate Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW for his excellent report. I would like to point out that the government of Hungary rejects all forms of racism. Its foreign policy is based on mutual respect. The Hungarian government is committed to deepening co-operation with African countries based on mutual respect and benefits. We are looking forward to the next European Union-African Union Summit that will provide excellent... 20/04/2021 | 11:52:44 Thank you for the floor, Mister President. Dear Colleagues, First of all I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for his excellent job. The common reflection on the longer-term mission of the Council of Europe based on the Secretary General’s strategic framework is timely and important. While keeping our political and institutional independence, the continuation of the good co-operation and constructive dialogue between the statutory organs of the organisation is essential for the... 25/01/2021 | 17:32:15 ... on the honouring of membership obligations. Although this document once again states that the objective of the periodic review would be to monitor the respect of obligations by all member states, the current devised working methods do exactly the opposite. The periodic review was created as a complementary procedure to the standard monitoring of the Council of Europe which currently concerns one third of the member states: 11 under monitoring and three under the post monitoring dialogue... 28/01/2020 | 10:53:12 Thank you for the floor, Mr President. Dear colleagues, Let me thank the rapporteurs for conducting a comprehensive and a very detailed analysis on ordering the membership obligations to the Council of Europe. In order to avoid the perception of politicised and biased process, it would be advisable to extend this practice to more than a selected number of countries in central and eastern Europe. The document tries to focus on the main legislative developments of the recent years. However, it...