03/10/2025 | 10:29:40 Thank you. Thank you, Mister Chair. And thank you, dear colleagues, for the very constructive and interesting discussion about this report. I must say that I'm very happy to hear that human oversight was present in every speech I heard during this debate. What I most liked in working with this subject and with this report was that often in this hemicycle, we discuss human rights in theory, in theoretical situations. But in this report, I got a chance to focus on human rights much more in... 03/10/2025 | 10:01:43 Thank you, Mister President, Honourable members of the Assembly, Dear colleagues, We gather today at a defining moment, a moment that will shape not just how we govern migration, but how we govern ourselves, our values and the technologies that are changing our societies at a staggering pace. Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant prospect. It is already embedded in our asylum systems, our borders, our visa screening and our public services. AI influences decisions about who may enter... 02/10/2025 | 18:18:18 Thank you, Madam Chair. The objective of the convention is to support international co-operation and cultural diversity in the production of audiovisual series. The convention aims to strengthen the position of independent producers and facilitate cross-border co-productions. On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Ms Valentina GRIPPO, for her balanced and comprehensive overview of this issue. Discussions have taken... 01/10/2025 | 17:50:18 Thank you, Mister Chair. Dear colleagues, Thank you to the rapporteur for the excellent work he has done. The claims commission for Ukraine is a major step forward for the Council of Europe, for the international justice system, and above all, a significant step towards justice for those whose lives have been harmed in countless horrific ways. The Claims Commission is a natural way of holding Russia accountable and compensating Ukraine. As guardians of international law and a just Europe, it... 30/09/2025 | 18:33:30 Thank you, Mister Chair. And thank you to our rapporteurs, too. The Council of Europe is a system of mutual trust and responsibility, where governments and parliamentarians work together, watch over each other, and stand up for what is right. So, this is not an institution for governments; this is an institution for people. And so, after hearing this discussion, this debate, I must say this: no country is perfect, but every country in this room made a promise when they joined this... 25/06/2025 | 10:20:03 "Thank you, President. Dear colleagues", [spoken in French] First, I want to thank you, our Danish colleagues, for your excellent work with these reports. Sport is a value and an ideology in itself too, and one of the fundamental principles in the Olympic Charter is that Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example, social responsibility and respect for universal, fundamental ethical principles. In sports, athletes compete against... 29/01/2025 | 18:49:41 Thank you Mister Chair, Demographics are one of the biggest challenges facing our European societies. Ageing slows economic growth and diminishes the vitality of our continent as the working-age population decreases. The elderly deserve human care, but with this trend, there won't be enough workforce to provide it. Encouraging birth rates and supporting young families are key to addressing the demographic challenge. Immigration is often offered as an easy turnkey solution to demographic... 28/01/2025 | 19:39:44 Chair, These private military and security companies pose major challenges in terms of human rights transparency and accountability. Their activities, which are often poorly supervised, compromise the legitimate monopoly of states on the use of force and expose populations to unacceptable abuses. The resolution before us therefore responds to an urgent need. It aims to fill the legal vacuum in which these companies operate and sets out clear rules to govern their activities. This is an... 01/10/2024 | 16:02:23 Thank you, Mister President, dear colleagues. First I want to thank our rapporteurs, Lord Simon RUSSELL and Mr Julian PAHLKE, for their excellent work on these sensitive questions. On behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, I must say how unfortunate it is that so often in this Assembly we talk about and consider consequences, because that means that we are already too late. A dead human being in the Mediterranean is somebody's beloved daughter, son, husband, sister or a... 25/06/2024 | 18:59:42 Madam President, Dear colleagues, I want to congratulate the rapporteur, Ms Stephanie KRISPER, for a timely and important Report. As the number of people seeking asylum in Europe is ever-growing, asylum seekers are increasingly being used as means of hybrid tactics at many European borders. The current situation reflects Europe’s failure to take effective measures to deal with immigration and asylum. We could do much better than to just respond to crises. That’s why I would like to underline...