23/06/2026 | 13:00:01 I thank you very much for this exchange which we have to conclude now, and I want to thank you very warmly for your very concise answers to our questions. I can now announce the result of the voting for the election of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The total number of members voting was 198, the number of blank ballot papers was 4, the number of spoilt ballot papers was 0 and the number of votes cast was 194. An absolute majority of votes cast was reached with 96... 23/06/2026 | 12:04:10 Dear colleagues, The ballot for the election of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe is now closed and the tellers can start to tell. We will now hear an address by Ms Isabelle BERRO-AMADEÏ, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Monaco, the President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Madam President, after the very warm welcome that we received in Monaco for the meeting of the Bureau and of the Standing Committee in May, in turn, we now have the... 22/06/2026 | 15:37:15 The sitting is open. I remind members that, in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert insert your badge when you take your seat and keep it inserted for at least 30 seconds. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote. To request the floor, please press the "request" button. We will now hear an address by Mr Christophe MIRMAND, Minister of State of Monaco. After his address, he will take questions from the floor. Dear colleagues, It is a great pleasure to... 22/06/2026 | 12:48:55 Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure now to announce the winner of the 2026 edition of the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment. Let me stress from the outset that the jury sitting here in the second row had a very hard job to choose among, first of all, more than a hundred applications, all being very good, and then from a shortlist of 40, to make it to a shortlist of three. And yesterday evening decided who should be the real winner. And also let me stress from the outset that there... 22/06/2026 | 12:36:18 Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, As you know, this prize is a prize devised to honour and reward outstanding initiatives promoting the empowerment of women in all their diversity, with a broad remit ranging from achievements in gender equality, equal access to participation and decision-making to championing women's opportunities and helping them to take their place in society. I should like to express express my heartfelt thanks to the Republic of Iceland for the financial support for... 22/06/2026 | 11:58:08 The next item on the Agenda is the debate on the Progress Report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (Doc. 16430 and Addendum 1). This will be combined with consideration of the following reports: The report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau on the Observation of the parliamentary elections in Hungary (12 April 2026) (Doc.16432) presented by Mr Pablo HISPÁN; And the report on the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau on the Observation of early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria (19 April... 22/06/2026 | 11:51:59 Before starting, I wish to express my condolences to the family and friends of Ms Mariella MULARONI, who was a member of this Assembly from 2020 to 2024, representing San Marino. She passed away on 29 May, and I convey on behalf of all of us the deepest sympathy to the delegation of San Marino. I remind members that, in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge when you take your seat, and keep it inserted for at least 30 seconds. I also remind the Assembly that... 22/06/2026 | 11:40:41 Dear Colleagues, Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, Secretary General of Parliamentary Assembly, Dear friends, There are moments in history when institutions discover who they really are. Not in times of comfort. Not in times of stability. But in times of pressure. And Europe is living through such a time. An illegal war on our continent. Attacks against democracy. Challenges to human rights. And attempts to weaken international law. And yet, when I look at this Assembly today... 24/04/2026 | 11:01:33 Thank you very much. That concludes the list of speakers, and the debate is closed. The next item on today’s agenda is the continuation of the debate on the Progress Report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (Document 16377 Addendum 3). The Bureau has proposed several references to Committees, set out in Addendum 3. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in accordance with Rule 26.3. Any objections successfully raised... 23/04/2026 | 11:22:19 I want to thank you all for this very important debate. I remind you that at the end of a current affairs debate, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is not asked to decide about a text, but the matter may be referred by the Bureau of the Assembly to the responsible committee for a report. Now I would like to come to the announcement that I already mentioned. I very much regret to inform you that the restricted Assembly document on the agenda of one of our Assembly's...