23/04/2026 | 12:01:36 Thank you, dear President. Sorry. There are moments in history when a single image says everything. An image that shocks us, that forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth. The image of a minister celebrating with champagne the discriminatory and irreversible approval of the death penalty against Palestinians. What does that say about the path we are on? This war is not just a conflict; it is a collapse of humanity and of international law. Yes, Israel has the right to defend itself, but... 22/04/2026 | 11:20:57 Dear colleagues, We are not discussing an abstract legal instrument today. We are discussing women’s lives. The report makes clear that the problem is no longer a lack of standards. The problem is a lack of political will to fully implement them. Yes, there has been progress. Laws have changed. Strategies have been adopted. But let us be honest, for far too many women, violence remains a daily reality. Protection is still uneven. Justice is still uncertain. And in some cases, rights are even... 21/04/2026 | 10:31:02 Thank you, Mister Chair. [in French] Dear colleagues, Violence and hate speech against politicians are no longer isolated incidents. They are part of a broader climate of polarisation, amplified by digital platforms and, too often, tolerated in our political culture. And this violence is not neutral. It disproportionately affects women, young politicians and those from minority backgrounds. This is not only an attack on individuals. This is an attack on political pluralism. It is an attack on... 02/10/2025 | 16:45:29 Dear colleagues, I would like to begin by thanking colleagues who participated in this urgent debate on the situation in Georgia. Despite the different perspectives, we are united in our concern about the political and social crisis that has taken hold in Georgia. Yes. We are all deeply concerned about the crisis in Georgia. That’s why we call on the Georgian authorities, as many colleagues did, to reverse course immediately, and to engage in genuine dialogue with all political and social... 02/10/2025 | 16:11:14 Thank you, dear President, Dear colleagues, Georgia is in the midst of a deep political crisis, one driven by contested elections, democratic backsliding, and intensifying confrontation between the ruling party and the opposition. The resolution we present to you addresses a crisis that can no longer be ignored. The situation in Georgia is of grave concern. In the resolution we therefore take stock of the developments that have taken place in Georgia since our last debate. We deeply regret... 02/10/2025 | 11:41:53 Thank you. Dear President, Dear Colleagues, For decades, the international community has defended to the existence of two states: Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. The United Nations has affirmed this repeatedly, and in this year, more and more countries have recognized Palestine as a state. But what has been Israel’s response? Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU has declared that a Palestinian state will "never happen". This is not a negotiating position. Peace... 26/06/2025 | 17:12:07 Thank you, Chairperson. I congratulate Ms Maryna BARDINA for this important report, which addresses a critical gap in our democratic systems: the persistent under-representation of women in our parliaments. Parliaments remain male-dominated spaces – not just in numbers, but in culture, in rules, in assumptions. Women, especially mothers, still face structural barriers: the lack of childcare, rigid scheduling, and the expectation that political work must come before family. These are not... 26/06/2025 | 15:54:19 Thank you, dear President, Dear colleagues, I congratulate the Rapporteur, thank you, dear Ms Petra BAYR. You did a very good job. Even in our days, in any European country, in a robust democracy, it is not easy to be a woman. And if you are poor, without academic qualifications, living in a neighbourhood far from the workplace, it is much more difficult. It is very hard. Despite progressive legislation, achievements and advances in equality, women's lives are still a daily test. Competence... 25/06/2025 | 17:38:29 Thank you, dear President. Dear colleagues, how many more children must die before we call this a genocide? How many mass graves? How many bombed schools, shattered hospitals and starving babies? Children are dying of hunger and a lack of medicine. Not because aid doesn’t exist, but because it is being systematically denied. Trucks are blocked. Relief workers are killed. Starving people are shot at while waiting for food. This is not collateral damage. It is barbarism. Prime Minister... 10/04/2025 | 18:55:38 Thank you, Madam Chairman. Dear colleagues, I congratulate the rapporteur on the quality of his report. Thank you very much, Antonio. I'll continue in French because it's not appropriate to speak in Portuñol. ["Felicito al ponente por la calidad de su informe. Muchas gracias, Antonio. Continuaré en franceis porque no es apropriado hablar portuñol."] Strengthening relations between the Council of Europe and Latin America, in the current unstable global context, is both a challenge and an...