24/01/2022 | 17:15:12 Thank you very much. Dear Colleagues, Since the dawn of this century, we have been living the consequences of major global crises. After the 2008 financial crash, we had to realize the possible consequences of climate inaction. And now humanity faces a global pandemic that has disrupted our lives. In the case of globalization and climate change, children have been very vocal. With the leadership of Greta Thunberg, TIMES’s Person of the Year in 2019 for her activism in the fight against... 21/04/2021 | 10:58:06 Cari Presidente of the European institution Lovely to see you. We should aim to bring European policies closer to European people, how can this happen that a tool of participatory democracy is not being used as its full potential? This resulted in the development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for national minorities being delayed after the European Commission rejected the Minority Safepack initiative despite the wish of 1.2 million European citizens, the support of several... 26/01/2021 | 16:41:34 [Inaudible] and emerging areas are making the standards globally important points of reference, for example, in the field of data protection and in the Budapest Convention concerning the area of cyber crime. But what role can the Council of Europe play in the field of artificial intelligence? Where do you see the added value of the Council of Europe instrument in this field? And, of course, I have another question for the Minister of Youth Policies, which is an issue which is very close to my... 02/10/2019 | 19:59:32 Thank you very much, dear colleagues. I would like to thank the co-rapporteurs for their excellent work. I think overall the report is positive. We can welcome the positive development in North Macedonia. We can also commend the authorities of North Macedonian for their commitment to advance reform and look forward to the implementation of the reform. Major changes have happened: the country held a referendum and ratified the historic Prespa agreement, solving the name issue after 27 years... 02/10/2019 | 10:35:02 Thank you very much. Dear colleagues, Dear rapporteurs, As you know, ombudsmen institutions are important for democracy. Their services are free and they are accessible to individuals who cannot afford to pursue their complaints through the courts. They can take action independently against maladministration and violation of human rights. As an interface between the administration and the citizens, they are working to redress human rights violations. Most member states of the Council of... 25/06/2019 | 18:51:25 Thank you very much, dear colleagues. It's absolutely great to have a great time and, I just checked, 27 countries spoke and so many amazing colleagues, more than 55. So, for all those who did not know that our tiny Secretariat has prepared in all the languages what is the Council of Europe Convention on preventing, this is the truth. It's factual, as Stella my friend said, it's factual. Facts and figures. So, please believe your eyes and not try to be in a dream land and to sell nonsenses... 25/06/2019 | 15:37:41 Dear colleagues, I am honoured to be in plenary today to present my report and have a joint debate, together with our Chairperson, Elvira KOVACS, on topics which are central to our work: combating violence against women and calling for gender equality. We have both been parliamentarians and advocates for women’s rights for many years and this debate is not only an opportunity to take stock of what has been done in past years but also to be ambitious and call for more action in the future. We... 23/01/2019 | 16:21:13 We welcome these reports on media freedom and public service media. I fully support the rapporteur’s view, in the sense that Member States should guarantee the independence of public service media and must halt their efforts to influence it or transform it into government media. According to Hungarian Government communications, Hungary is deeply committed to promoting and protecting the freedom and pluralism of the media, as well as granting equal access to media content for everyone. They...