21/04/2021 | 12:20:48 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, thanks Lord David BLENCATHRA and Ms Alexandra LOUIS for their excellent reports. What currently is happening in Belarus is beyond horrific. For decades a constant of Lukashenko's dictatorship has been crimes against human rights. But now the situation is extremely concerning. The number of political prisoners has passed 350. What is taking place is unprecedented in the history of modern Belarus. People are being arrested for no reason and refused... 04/10/2019 | 12:03:36 Thank you. I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment No. 3 is agreed to. We all now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 14956 as amended. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution in Doc. 14956 is adopted. Congratulations. We now come to the free debate. I remember Members that this debate is for topics, not already on the agenda... 04/10/2019 | 10:57:12 Thank you very much. We cannot change the result, but your statement will be put in our minutes. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, the next item of business this morning is the debate on the report titled Labour migration from Eastern Europe and its impact on sociodemographic processes in these countries, Doc. 14956, which should be presented by Mr Ionuț-Marian STROE but he is not here so I suppose Mr Martin WHITFIELD will present it on behalf of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and... 03/10/2019 | 19:32:00 I will now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed and I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment No. 14 is rejected. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Document 14955, as amended. The vote is open. The vote is closed and I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution in Document 14955 is adopted. Thank you. The next item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report entitled "Functioning of democratic... 03/10/2019 | 19:31:55 I will now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed and I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment number 14 is rejected. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in document 14955, as amended. The vote is open. The vote is closed and I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution in document 14955 is adopted. Thank you. The next item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled "Functioning of democratic... 03/10/2019 | 15:50:58 Madame President, dear colleagues. This debate is about Russia. What is the first word that comes to mind when Russia is mentioned? Is it harmony, contentment, unity? No, the word is fear. The Soviet empire was built on fear. Maintaining constant fear in the population was the Communist dictatorship strategy for staying in power. Therefore, it is profoundly miserable that the current regime is so reminiscent of the Soviet's darkest days. The Kremlin wants people to feel fear. People in... 02/10/2019 | 20:27:09 I have been informed that Ms CHRISTOFFERSEN wishes to propose an oral sub-amendment, as follows: In Amendment No. 1, delete the words: “Replace the last sentence with the following sentence: 'The Assembly therefore'.” And insert: “Add the following sentence at the end: 'The Assembly also'.” If accepted, Amendment No. 1 would read: “In the draft resolution, paragraph 8, add the following sentence at the end: 'The Assembly also strongly encourages all political stakeholders to design legal... 27/06/2019 | 11:27:28 Madam President, dear colleagues, I completely agree with the rapporteurs that ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all other forms of violence against children should be of the highest political priority. All children have the right to safety and love. It is deeply deplorable that violence meted out to children by adults still exists. Hitting a child is a betrayal. It is also a misuse of adult responsibility and physical advantage: the physical advantage that is there to protect our... 08/04/2019 | 12:58:37 Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, dear colleagues, for your valuable interventions. To answer Mr Mart van de VEN’s question, the contingency plan will be discussed at the Bureau meeting on Friday, and proposals concerning the contingency plan as well as the sustainability of the Organisation’s budget could be discussed in the context of the report, budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for 2020-21, which is scheduled for debate in the next part-session in June. It is important... 08/04/2019 | 11:58:16 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, I was nominated as the rapporteur for this progress report, which covers the activity of the Bureau and the Standing Committee since the last Bureau meeting in January, up to the first Bureau meeting this morning. Two election observation missions took place during the reporting period: on parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova on 24 February and on the first round of the presidential election in Ukraine on 31 March. My colleague Mr...