28/01/2025 | 18:14:08 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank and congratulate our colleague Ms Saskia KLUIT for her report on the absolute necessity of putting an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. As a member of the French Senate's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, I visited Gaza in July 2022 with colleagues from the Committee, before the heinous terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023. I spoke with young Gazans, gauging their distress, their suffering... 20/06/2023 | 17:59:28 Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm delighted that we are here today to discuss the political situation in Poland and how it is evolving. In recent years, the dynamism of the Polish economy has been indisputable. GDP per capita has risen considerably, averaging over $34,000. This progress is linked to Poland's accession to the European Union and to the fundamental values of our organisation, which promotes individual initiative and the rule of law. Poland joined the Council... 20/06/2023 | 16:44:41 Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and Gentlemen, Congratulations to our colleague Mr Paul GALLES for his excellent report. He has highlighted the worrying situation of Belarusian exiles. Although it is difficult to estimate their numbers, the report mentions 100 000 exiles in Poland and 49 000 in Lithuania, which are the two countries that have received the most Belarusians fleeing their country over the last three years. Most of those who found refuge in Ukraine were forced to flee again... 22/06/2022 | 11:33:34 Thank you, Madam President. Dear Colleagues, I would also like to thank our colleague Ms Petra BAYR for her excellent report, which highlights the worrying trends in antisemitism in Europe. Our societies have been shaken in recent years by various crises: the financial crisis, the migratory crisis and, more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. The aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and its repercussions have obviously been an additional shock. In societies facing difficulties... 21/06/2022 | 10:33:30 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, The armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has deeply shaken our continent and has partly destabilised our organisation. Separating from a member is never trivial, but crises can lead to positive developments, provided that appropriate measures are adopted. In this respect, I am convinced of the relevance of the Council of Europe as a European multilateral organisation for defending democracy, human rights and the rule of law. I am... 20/06/2022 | 16:47:47 Thank you, Madam President. My dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank our colleagues Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW and Sir Tony LLOYD for their work which reminds us of our responsibilities as politicians. Our organisation has a history: it was born in the aftermath of the Second World War, which was largely provoked by the hate speech of the Nazi leaders. We are here to prevent history from repeating itself. Political parties, by their very function and given the media interest... 27/04/2022 | 16:23:03 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank our colleague Mr Frank SCHWABE for his excellent and comprehensive report, and I would like to start by paying tribute to our Ukrainian colleagues and friends whose commitment to the Council of Europe is remarkable. In a particularly difficult context for their country, we owe them for this commitment. At this stage of the debate, much has already been said. I will therefore concentrate on a few points. Like many others, I am... 27/04/2022 | 13:01:09 Thank you, Mr President. Mr President of the Republic, My dear colleagues, Welcome, President MATTARELLA. On 7 April this year, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy for, and I quote, "its great passivity in a serious case of domestic violence that led to the death of a one-year-old child". Domestic violence is unfortunately a scourge that affects all the member states of our organisation and we see, in all our countries, the difficulty of fighting it. I would therefore like to... 26/04/2022 | 16:03:37 Thank you, Mister President. Madam Secretary General, You have partly answered the questions I wanted to ask you about Ukraine. One last one, however: without knowing the difficulties of the situation on the spot, we think it is essential that the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine re-open as soon as possible. We cannot wait. I am convinced that your forthcoming visit will have an important impact. Perhaps you will be able to make some announcements in this regard? I would like to take... 15/03/2022 | 10:24:10 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to express my total support for the Ukrainian people, for the victims of the war, and for our Ukrainian colleagues, who have often warned us during the sessions, but in vain: we have not listened to them. It remains for us now to be more than equal to this situation which destabilises the whole of Europe. After the suspension of the Russian Federation's rights of representation on 25 February, the Committee of Ministers...