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... 23/04/2026 | 10:06:51 Good morning, dear colleagues, 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 30 seconds. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or to vote. To request the floor, please press the request button just once. I also want to remind the Assembly that members who have not submitted an annual declaration of interest are required to start any intervention with an... 22/04/2026 | 16:32:05 The next item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled "Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances", Document 16375, presented by Ms Gala VELDHOEN on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. This will be followed by statements by Ms Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Commissioner at the International Commission against the Death Penalty, and Ms Antoinette CHAHINE, international human rights defender. In order to finish by 6:30 p.m., I... 22/04/2026 | 15:52:30 Thank you very much, Mr Michael O'FLAHERTY, for this address. I absolutely agree that I think, first and foremost, it's important to protect our Convention system, at the core of everything. But also allow me to single out only one other issue. I think to mention the KlimaSeniorinnen-Urteil decision of the Court of Human Rights. It is really something that is guiding for us, because to protect our environment and to work on the human right to live in a healthy, sustainable and safe... 22/04/2026 | 15:34:34 Good afternoon. The sitting is open. I remind members that in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge when you take the 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, just once. I also remind the Parliamentary Assembly that members who have not submitted an annual declaration of interests are required to start any intervention with an oral... 22/04/2026 | 13:02:37 Mr Denis BEĆIROVIĆ, On behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly, I want to thank you very warmly for answering our questions so concisely and that you could take so many. Thanks a lot for that. It was a pleasure. I very much hope that we can celebrate the 25th anniversary of the membership of your country at the Council of Europe next year together. Thank you very much. Our next business is to consider the changes proposed in the membership of Committees. These are set out in Documents Commission... 22/04/2026 | 12:08:05 We will now hear an address by His Eminence, Mr Denis BEĆIROVIĆ, Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After his address, Mr Denis BEĆIROVIĆ will take questions from the floor. But first of all, let me welcome you. It's a great pleasure that you are with us. Dear Chairman, Welcome to this hemicycle which is the heart of our organisation. You are no stranger to parliamentary life. You began your political career in the House of Peoples in 2000. In 2006, you were elected to... 22/04/2026 | 10:19:03 Thank you very much, dear Ms Zita GURMAI, for all your efforts, for what you did here in this Assembly for women. I think that your input, especially as General Rapporteur on Violence against Women, is unforgotten and really set standards here in the Parliamentary Assembly. It is clear that the Istanbul Convention has been implemented in a way that really has effective measures so that women can enjoy their human right to live free from violence everywhere. And also the principle that "only... 22/04/2026 | 10:06:16 A very good morning. The sitting is open. I remind members that in order to be registered for this sitting, you should 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, just once. I also remind the Assembly that members who have not submitted an annual declaration of interests are required to start any intervention with an oral...