02/10/2019 | 17:28:43 Thank you, Madam President. Since you have answered all the questions concerning the Bank of the Council of Europe, I will simply make a general observation. First, I wanted to thank you. I think we had a lot of speakers, comments, observations. I also thank those who gave their testimony because, indeed, they receive the help of the CEB. I thank those whose countries are not members, because I understood that for some, they were ready to lobby their government to tip the scales and get their... 02/10/2019 | 15:37:35 Thank you, Madame President. Madame President, Mr Chairman of the Committee on Social Issues, Health and Sustainable Development, Governor of the CEB, Dear colleagues, It is both an honor and a pleasure for me to present to you my report on a subject that affects, indirectly but very concretely, the Council of Europe's actions in favor of the populations of our continent. The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is a discreet institution, linked to the Council of Europe by a partial... 01/10/2019 | 10:43:40 Thank you, Madam President. Rapporteur, Dear colleagues, Every whistle-blower, whether an individual, a group or an institution, plays a crucial role in our modern democracies: through selfless disclosure of information relating to collective danger or a serious crime, they most often trigger a process of regulation, controversy and citizen mobilization beneficial to the general interest. From William Mark Felt, aka "Deep Throat" in the Watergate affair, to Erin Brockovich, who acted to... 30/09/2019 | 16:34:16 Thank you, President. I would like, first of all, to thank all the colleagues who have contributed their comments and contributions -- even though some of the comments are slightly removed from the main substance of the progress report, which was, in fact, at the subject of my address to you earlier. I have two, three things to say. Compared to the commentary this morning, where there was more fear of the fourth point I mentioned, namely the problem between the Russian Federation and Ukraine... 30/09/2019 | 12:00:05 Thank you Madam President. Madam Secretary General, Dear colleagues, Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Madam Secretary General of the Council of Europe, on your new functions. I was able to appreciate, during your campaign, the extent of your qualities and I have no doubt that you will be a worthy successor of Catherine Lalumière, whom you view as your logical predecessor. Ladies and gentlemen, I am doubly pleased to be here today. And I take this opportunity to thank, in passing... 25/06/2019 | 17:12:27 Thank you Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, rapporteurs, Dear colleagues, I am delighted that this text is being held today, it is a debate that is particularly close to my heart. The Council of Europe drafted the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the "Istanbul Convention". This text deals with the prevention of violations of women's rights, the prosecution of perpetrators of attacks against them, the necessary protection... 24/06/2019 | 17:46:25 Madam President, for my part, I will be voting in favour of this reform proposed by the Committee on Rules of Procedure. I will not do so out of naivety or pragmatism. I will do so because I am convinced that this step can help to resolve the institutional and political crisis that has plagued the Council of Europe since 2014. I have listened carefully to the various speakers, and I would like to ask them the following question: how has the 2014 sanction changed anything? How have we... 12/04/2019 | 11:05:39 The vote is open. Amendment 8 is rejected. We will now proceed to a vote on the whole of the draft recommendation contained in Document 14835, as amended. A two-thirds majority is required. The vote is open. The draft recommendation in Document 14835, as amended, is adopted, with 42 votes for, 1 against and 2 abstentions. The next item of business is the debate on the report “Social media: social threads or threats to human rights?”, Document 14844, presented by Mr José CEPEDA on behalf of... 12/04/2019 | 10:14:04 Thank you, Mr Frank HEINRICH. In accordance with the rules, I am afraid we cannot change your vote, but we take note that you made an error when voting. The first item of business this morning is the debate on the report “Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children”, presented by the rapporteur Ms Petra De SUTTER on behalf of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, and with an opinion from the Committee on Legal... 10/04/2019 | 19:15:01 Madam President, rapporteur, rapporteur for opinion, dear colleagues: since I joined the Parliamentary Assembly in October 2017, I have never known the Council of Europe to be other than in crisis. It is an institutional and moral crisis that has become a budgetary crisis. One has to ask oneself a lot of questions about the future of this Organisation. Out of conviction and a sense of responsibility, I have been involved in all the initiatives taken by our Assembly to try to find a way out of...