26/06/2026 | 11:15:22 That concludes the list of speakers. 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 in Document 16430, Addendum 2. The Bureau has proposed several references to Committees, set out in Addendum 2. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Assembly in accordance with Rule 26.3. Any objections successfully raised mean those references will be referred back to the Bureau. Are... 26/06/2026 | 10:15:22 A very good morning. The sitting is open. I remind members that, in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge for at least 30 seconds. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote – but we will not vote today. To request the floor, please press the “request” button, just once. Our first business this morning is the free debate. I remind members that, as per Rule 39, this debate is for topics NOT already on the Agenda agreed by the Assembly on Monday... 25/06/2026 | 17:36:12 Costis, before you leave, allow me also some words, and I will combine these words with words to Ms Laura CASTEL at the same time. So, dear Costis, dear, dear Laura, Today, we say goodbye to two very valued members. You will stay here until the end of the week. But it's on the occasion of your two last reports. I think I need the chance to say something because I would like, on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), to express my sincere gratitude for your... 24/06/2026 | 11:26:56 Thank you very much, Ms Deborah BERGAMINI. I now have the honour, dear colleagues, to welcome among us the Minister for Education and Research from Estonia, Ms Kristina KALLAS. Dear Madam Minister, Thank you very much for joining us today and for taking part in this important exchange on protecting democracy in the area of rapid technological change. You have been a leader in advancing education policy in Estonia, a nation recognised for its innovative use of digital technology and commitment... 24/06/2026 | 10:05:35 The sitting is open. 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 10 minutes. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote. To request the floor, please press the “request” button. I also remind members that the Assembly agreed on Monday that the speaking time in all debates today will be 3 minutes for spokespersons of political groups and 2 minutes for all other... 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... 23/06/2026 | 10:03:51 A very good morning. The sitting is open. 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 inside the slot 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. I further remind members that the Assembly that, as it was agreed yesterday, the speaking time in all debates today will be 3 minutes for spokespersons of... 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...