28/09/2021 | 10:41:42 Thank you, President. In recent months, the European Food Safety Authority based in Parma has in fact confirmed the correct battle that Italy is waging in Europe against the Nutriscore, which is not based on a scientific principle but on algorithms, while we know that there are no good or bad foods, but balanced diets. There will be no red light for products such as oil, Parmesan cheese, and Parma ham. In order to guarantee food and consumer safety, and to safeguard the agri-food sector, the... 23/06/2021 | 12:24:46 There are 34 out of 47 member states in the Council of Europe, but 10 years after the adoption of the Istanbul Convention, there is a resurgence of prevaricating attitudes towards women. Turkey, the first signatory, is leaving the Convention, and I fear that others will follow. Fundamentalism has many faces, the fear of control over women and their self-determination. I think of the 63 girls and young women killed in a school in Kabul only a few years ago. I'm thinking of Saman Abbas, a young... 30/01/2020 | 12:05:58 Thank you, President. Let us bear in mind that Azerbaijan is a member of the Council of Europe, situated in a geopolitically very complex region. However, Azerbaijan has taken many decisive measures to uphold human rights and rule of law and to guarantee all citizens access to justice. In this regard, it has adhered to several Council of Europe legal instruments and implements them, working with the institutions to address existing shortcomings and emerging challenges. Azerbaijan recently... 29/01/2020 | 10:39:38 Religious freedom is now protected through new juridical formulas rich in multiple and, at times, conflicting content. It is the overall fruit of civilisation, with the inherent right of conscience that elevates people's culture, and this effect is bound to affect not only the state but also citizens. Everyone has the right to the expression of his or her personality to the full, but this right must be reconciled with other measures in certain areas, such as the workplace. And this is a hot... 03/10/2019 | 17:18:24 There are many international instruments to combat violence against women, but few specifically mention obstetric and gynecological violence; only Article 39 of the Istanbul Convention deals specifically with forced abortion and forced sterilisation. Why is it so difficult to recognise obstetric violence for the same women who suffer it? The concept of obstetric violence, above all, is not very well known except for the actions and individual campaigns carried out by some women's associations... 27/06/2019 | 11:57:38 Thank you, President. In recent years, the Italian Parliament has intervened on several occasions in the field of policies for the reception and integration of immigrants on the protection of unaccompanied foreign minors. In 2017, a comprehensive law on foreign children was passed in Italy, which has greatly strengthened the protection against them. The problem is certainly not children, only 0.7% are under 6 and 5% are under 14 –children are immediately sent to family homes and...