23/06/2025 | 16:53:04 Madam Speaker, distinguished colleagues, let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to the mission that observed the elections in Albania. Your presence and assessment are essential contributions to democratic processes and a valuable part of our shared European standard. I am pleased to note that your report confirms what many of us witnessed: the elections were free, fair and competitive. This is a strong signal that the democracy in Albania is not only functioning, but strengthening... 17/04/2024 | 20:05:38 Thank you, Mister President. Honourable members of the Parliamentary Assembly, The report prepared by Mr Ionuț-Marian STROE, for which we stand and we extend our deepest gratitude, it is simply a reflection of Albania's transformative journey. The justice reform, the cornerstone of our progress, has yielded tangible results, strengthened the rule of law, and laid the ground for a more transparent and accountable judiciary. Referring to the comments of my dear Greek colleague here, and not... 16/04/2024 | 20:11:11 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Honourable Members of this Assembly, Let me firstly thank the Rapporteur, our colleague, Mr. Basha for the excellent and comprehensive report presented today. A report that is timely and necessary for our future work. This report represents an act of solidarity of all of us to a cause that transcends borders and touches the very essence of our shared humanity. It is not merely a document; it is a declaration of our unwavering commitment to... 09/10/2023 | 17:47:17 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) This assembly should condemn in the strongest terms the violent armed attack against the police of the Republic of Kosova on 24 September in the north of the country. This attack is a criminal and dangerous act of aggression against the stability, integrity, independence, and law and order of Kosova, but not only. It is also a grave threat to the security and stability of our whole region, with direct consequences for our common Europe. The... 25/01/2023 | 16:05:40 Thank you, Madam Speaker. Dear colleagues, Coming from the Western Balkans, I believe that it is a legitimate argument to say that Albania is among the most interested countries in peace, stability and prosperity in the region. That's among the most concerned about the increased tensions, especially between Serbia and Kosovo. We have proven that by encouraging more sustainable regional cooperation and making use of all the possible means at our disposal, we bring all the countries of the... 12/10/2022 | 10:41:55 Thank you, Mister Chair. Honourable Minister Liam BYRNE, I would like to commend the excellent report by the High-Level Reflection Group after the Turin Ministerial Session on the recommendation on the Council of Europe's role. You are responding to the new challenges facing Europe and the European geopolitical architecture. Taking into account the importance of the statutory bodies of this organisation, which I think is both a particularity and a strength of the Council of Europe, would you... 21/06/2022 | 19:51:16 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear Mr. Chair of the sitting, Dear colleagues, I fully endorse the report and kindly thank the rapporteur for his work. Democracy security is a benchmark for peace The aggression in Ukraine reminded us that the declining of democracy brings conflicts and conflicts bring war The decline of democracy does not happen immediately in a day but it comes slowly when rule of law, human rights and participatory democracy die a little every day... 27/04/2022 | 16:25:29 Thank you, Mr President, dear colleagues. Let me first congratulate Mr Frank SCHWABE for this excellent report. I think the report is well inclusive of all the issues and I have just a call for all of us here and for our parliaments that we do what we have been called to do based on this recommendation and draft resolution that we will vote later on. I want to stop on three questions. The first question is related to the leadership that is requested from the member states of the Council of... 26/04/2022 | 11:34:22 Thank you, Mr President. I'll join the congratulation of all the Greeks here for the excellent report of our rapporteur. This is a report placed very well in this very critical situation Europe is living due to the Russian aggression to Ukraine. The Western Balkans have changed a lot over the last year. The progress is also due to an organisation like ours, which helped our countries on their way to democracy, promoting human rights and a functioning rule of law. The Council of Europe is... 28/01/2022 | 10:53:19 Thank you. Mr President, esteemed colleagues. I'd like to thank all of our colleagues who continued with the monitoring activity, despite all the challenges of the pandemic. This has to be marked as a good thing. It seems from the report's text that the lack of country visits due to Covid-19 has impeded rapporteurs from accessing the situation of the countries and obtaining more reliable and all-inclusive information. Sometimes fluctuations in the appointment of the rapporteurs has had an...