29/09/2025 | 11:39:21 Dear colleagues, please be seated, we’re about to begin. I think the political groups haven’t finished yet, that’s why we have this delay. Sorry for this delay. Dear Secretary General, Dear Deputy Secretary General, Secretary General of the Assembly, Ambassadors, Members of the Assembly, Dear colleagues, As I stand before you, you can see in front of me the original text of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is not simply a document on display; it is the very compass that has guided... 27/06/2025 | 10:56:08 Dear colleagues, The debate is closed and I have to say that I am really happy that more and more participants are in our Friday free debate. The next item on today's agenda is the continuation on the debate on the Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee, Document 16198 and Addendum 3. The Bureau has proposed several references to Committees. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Assembly in accordance with Rule 26.3. Any objections successfully raised... 27/06/2025 | 10:54:41 Dear Pierre-Alain, after our meeting yesterday in the afternoon in my office, I wrote a farewell message to you, which I'm going to read now. It is not often that you meet a colleague from a different political group and immediately feel a bond of shared purpose. But that is exactly what happened with you. Despite coming from different political families, we worked side by side for years in the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, united by a common compass: human dignity... 27/06/2025 | 10:38:54 Thank you. Dear Roland Rino, in my opinion we should be complementary, the two bodies, and we can work on that. I believe that this year that we celebrate the 75th anniversary of our Convention on Human Rights, it is a good start to work with our colleagues from the European Parliament. We should never forget, and I agree with most of what you have said, that this is the only body working for democracy only. Of course, all institutions are devoted to democracy, but we are here to talk and to... 27/06/2025 | 10:11:20 Thank you, Oleksii. As far as the first part of your intervention is concerned, allow me to say that it was an issue that was discussed last night at the Presidential Committee. Your President, Mr Zsolt NÉMETH, raised the issue and we discussed it thoroughly. Although I asked my dear friend, Zsolt, I would like to have the elements of how many requests have been placed by your party, because you know that, and I'm going to make a joke recalling what Disraeli used to say about statistics... 27/06/2025 | 10:03:32 The sitting is open. Good morning, dear colleagues. I remind members that they should insert their badge before taking the floor. As you begin your speech, please press the microphone button once only, wait a couple of seconds and then start talking. I also remind the Assembly that members who have not submitted an annual declaration of interest are required to start any intervention with an oral declaration of interest under paragraph 20 of the Code of Conduct for Members of the... 26/06/2025 | 18:25:55 Dear Damien, I fully agree that the hemicycle should have more of our parliamentarians, of our colleagues. But allow me to say that we all know that we gather four times a year. We are here from Monday to Friday, and we should be here from Monday to Friday. When, and I see no ambassadors around, when I say to the ambassadors, and I repeatedly said the last month that only 16 ambassadors out of 46 participated in the annual meeting of the Committee of Ministers, then I have to complain, or I... 26/06/2025 | 18:19:13 Teodor, like mine. Thank you, thank you for reminding us. We all send our best wishes to Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO. But listen, my dear Emanuelis, you are the... You don't like the expression the oldest member. You are the more mature, how do you call it? I mean, the one who is here for more than 30 years, and you are experienced and you are a noble man. So, let me tell you this. Next week, I'm going to participate in the OSCE meeting in Porto. What should I respond when they tell me a... 26/06/2025 | 16:26:38 So, dear colleagues, As you have heard, there is a request to ascertain the number of members present. If a quorum is not present, the vote on the business before the assembly will be postponed. I need to know if the request is supported by at least one sixth of the representatives authorised to vote, that is 49 members from at least five national delegations. Will those who wish to support the request please stand up? Quiet, colleagues. Quiet. So, dear colleagues, It is obvious you miss it... 26/06/2025 | 15:15:17 So colleagues, the sitting is open. I remind members that they should insert their badge before taking the floor. As you begin your speech, please press the microphone button once only. 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 declaration of interests under paragraph 20 of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Parliamentary Assembly. The next item of business this afternoon is a...