17/04/2024 | 15:34:57 You know, Madam Dominique HASLER, back in Athens, Greece, my country, I still am the long-lasted spokesperson. I served for nine years. Nine years in an elected chair in the opposition party and then in the government, and I never answered all the questions. I want to thank you so much for breaking the rules that spokespersons have between them. Thank you so much for addressing this Assembly and for answering the good questions to my colleagues. Now, dear colleagues... The ballot for the... 17/04/2024 | 14:58:07 Thank you very much, Ms Dominique HASLER, for your most interesting address to this Assembly. I want to thank you for what you have done until now, your contribution, your efforts, which have always been acknowledged by all of us, and of course, for the future, for the plans you have presented us. Especially, I would like to thank you about the preparations to celebrate the 75th year of this organisation. As I mentioned earlier in our meeting, it is not that we are looking for personal... 17/04/2024 | 14:35:25 Dear colleagues, The sitting is open. Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the winning city of the Europe Prize 2024 is Terrassa in Spain. We heartily congratulate the mayor and all residents of the city. Since the creation of the Europe Prize in 1955, it is the 85th city to be awarded this prize for European cities. Congratulations to Terrassa in Spain. Dear colleagues, the first item on the Agenda is the second round of an election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights... 16/04/2024 | 19:56:59 The Committee rejected this amendment with a two-thirds majority. I shall now put the Amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. Amendment 8 is rejected. We will now proceed to vote on the draft opinion contained in Doc. 15958 [as amended]. I remind you that a two-thirds majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The draft opinion is adopted. The Assembly will hold its next... 16/04/2024 | 19:33:56 Does anyone object? As there is no objection, I declare that amendments 11.1 and 12 to the draft opinion have been agreed. Any amendment which has been rejected by the committee seized for report by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast shall not be put to the vote in plenary and shall be declared as definitively rejected, unless 10 or more members of the Assembly object. I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee wishes to propose to the Assembly that amendments 2, 3, 4, 5, 13... 16/04/2024 | 19:30:16 Thank you, Mr Bertrand BOUYX. Now I have the honour to announce to the Assembly the results of the election of the judges. Election of a judge the European Court of Human Rights for Ireland. Total number of members voting: 181. Number of spoilt or blank ballot papers: 4. Number of valid votes: 177. Absolute majority of the votes cast: 91. The votes were cast as follows: Judge Fergal GAYNOR: 9. Ms Justice Úna Nĺ RAIFEARTAIGH: 164. Professor Colm Ó CINNÉIDE: 4. So Ms Justice Úna Nĺ RAIFEARTAIGH... 16/04/2024 | 17:59:25 Thank you. Before I give the floor to the next speaker, I want to announce that the ballot for electing three judges to the European Court of Human Rights is now closed. The counting of votes will take place under the supervision of the tellers, Ms Klotilda BUSHKA, Ms Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALER, Mr Claude KERN, Mr Armen GEVORGYAN, and Ms Sevilay CELENK ÖZEN. I invite them to go at once to meet in the room set aside for this purpose. The results of the election will be announced, if possible... 16/04/2024 | 17:11:57 Does anyone object? As there is no objection, I declare that Amendment 5 to the draft recommendation has been agreed. We will now proceed to vote on the draft recommendation contained in Document 15932 [as amended]. I remind you that a two-thirds majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft recommendation in Document 15932 as amended is adopted unanimously. Dear colleagues, The ballots for the election of three judges to the... 16/04/2024 | 17:08:46 Does anyone object? As there is no objection, I declare that all the amendments to the draft resolution have been agreed. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 15932 [as amended]. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. So, it is obvious that the draft resolution in Doc. 15932 [as amended] is unanimously adopted. I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy wishes to propose to the... 16/04/2024 | 15:20:07 Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, It is an honour for me now to welcome Mr Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, here today. Mister STEFANCHUK, I would like to extend my warmest thanks to you for responding to our invitation to come to Strasbourg. It is a pleasure to have you here with us as we prepare to discuss the resolution on support for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Yesterday I opened our part-session buy calling for support for Ukraine. Support is crucial...