28/01/2025 | 17:47:27 Thank you, Mister President, I thank the rapporteur for this important report. Dear colleagues, After more than a devastating year of war between Israel and Hamas, a ceasefire has finally been reached. This truce included an exchange of prisoners and allowed much-needed humanitarian aid to reach affected areas. Until when? I don't know, but I know that Palestinians need peace to rebuild their lives and their homes. I know that women and children of Palestine have a right to live in peace... 27/01/2025 | 17:12:52 Thank you, Mister President, The recent elections in Georgia, which should have been a reaffirmation of the Georgian people trust in democratic processes, have instead cast a shadow over the country’s future. These elections are the first elections since Georgia gained its independence from the Soviet Union that take place under a fully proportional election system. Most opposition parties, as well as those in the ruling majority, presented joint election lists to avoid losing the votes of... 03/10/2024 | 17:40:42 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I'd like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Simon MOUTQUIN, for his excellent report and for the work he has done for our Assembly. Thank you, Simon. Thank you for all you have done for the environment, human rights and the rule of law. We shall miss you. Dear colleagues, The right to healthy food, including the right of access to drinking water, must become a fundamental pillar of European constitutions. Today, the rights to health... 01/10/2024 | 11:28:04 I will start. Dear President, first of all I'd like to congratulate Mr Stefan SCHENNACH for this crucial report. Dear colleagues, are you sure that the car you bought was really chosen by you? Are you sure that the book you read was really chosen by you? Are you sure that the opinion you expressed is your own thinking? These are not provocative questions. These are questions and concerns I have after reading Edward Bernays' book Propaganda, published in 1928. Edward Bernays laid the... 28/06/2024 | 10:23:34 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear colleagues, It is my duty, and I do so with pleasure and friendship, to underline the enthusiasm and competence of Mr Pedro CEGONHO in the preparation of this report. I would also like to thank Mr Simon MOUTQUIN for presenting the report. The rapporteur of this important report is not present as he would like and deserves to be. We all know that political life is unfair and doesn't always reward the best. This is the confusion and perplexity of the world, as... 27/06/2024 | 11:08:49 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, with the fair play that great people must show in both victory and defeat, I congratulate the Georgian team on yesterday's result against my country, Portugal; a result that did not change Portugal's first place, but which was very important for Georgia. I would like to thank all the colleagues who have spoken and, very briefly, I would like to remind you that the Council of Europe was created seventy-five years ago, after the Second... 27/06/2024 | 10:10:45 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Good morning to you all. Dear colleagues, The Law on transparency of foreign influence, also known as the Foreign Agent Law, is incompatible with European standards of democracy and human rights. According to the opinion of the Venice Commission, whose conclusions we fully support, the law is fundamentally flawed. It undermines freedom of expression and association. It undermines political pluralism and democracy, and should therefore be repealed in its current form... 25/06/2024 | 17:21:49 Thank you, Mister chairman. First of all, I'd like to congratulate the rapporteur, Ms Petra BAYR, on the quality of her Report. Thank you, Petra. Protecting women human rights defenders is not just a moral imperative. It is a fundamental condition for promoting human rights and gender equality in Europe. Women human rights defenders are the pillars of our democratic societies, and their security and freedom are paramount to the achievement of justice and equality for all. At a time when we... 18/04/2024 | 12:05:36 Thank you, Chairman. I start by thanking Mr Simon MOUTQUIN and Ms Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA for their excellent, timely and inspiring reports which contribute to the implementation of the Reykjavìk process through concrete and realistic proposals. The report highlights the urgent need to formalise the right to a healthy environment within the Council of Europe. The right to a healthy environment should be recognised in law as an autonomous human right in each member state. At the Council of... 13/10/2023 | 12:19:09 Thank you very much, Madame. The general discussion is closed. We will now examine the draft resolutions and recommendations, starting with the first report: "Preventing addictive behavior in children" (Doc. 15830). On this first report, the Social, Health and Sustainable Development Committee has submitted a draft resolution and a draft recommendation, to which no amendments have been tabled. In the absence of any amendments, we shall proceed directly to the vote on the draft resolution, and...