08/04/2025 | 19:32:51 "Thank you very much, Mister President" [in English]. Ladies and gentlemen, I take the liberty of speaking in German. I hope that you did not have a reason for fleeing or a refugee history behind you. Collective expulsions of people are not only morally questionable, they are also clearly illegal. Both Article 4 of Protocol 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 19 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights expressly prohibit this. We also have this in this report - and... 30/01/2025 | 16:42:14 "Okay, thank you very much Mister President" [Spoken in English] Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, please allow me to make my speech in German. As a politician and as a woman, I would like to thank the rapporteur warmly for her important and well-founded report. In recent years, we have made progress in terms of economic gender equality. But these achievements are fragile. The Covid-19 pandemic has ruthlessly shown or demonstrated how deep-rooted inequalities are holding women back... 25/06/2024 | 17:35:27 Thank you very much, Mister President, Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be able to speak today about this important role of human rights activists in Europe and why their protection is indispensable. I would also like to sincerely thank the rapporteur, who has once again given one of these important topics this substantive focus. Human rights activists stand up for the rights of others in many areas, be it in relation to women's rights, LGBTIQ rights, but also in migration and multiple... 24/06/2024 | 16:16:03 Yes, you can now. Perfect. Thank you very much, Mister President. Dear colleagues, I'm one of the co-rapporteurs of the Post-Monitoring Dialogue with North Macedonia with Mr Joseph O'REILLY. According to our Joint Observation Mission, the presidential and parliamentary elections in North Macedonia were competitive and well-run. An intensive and pluralistic campaign helped voters to make an informed choice. The elections were marred by negative rhetoric, personal attacks, and questionable... 18/04/2024 | 11:30:51 Dear Madam Chairwoman Ladies and gentlemen, Esteemed colleagues, I would like to start by thanking the rapporteurs for these two important reports. It is clear that the climate crisis is progressing inexorably and its effects are becoming ever more tangible. Recent events, from devastating heatwaves to extreme weather phenomena, leave no doubt that we need to take urgent action now. The effects are particularly difficult for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children, but also for... 11/10/2023 | 16:31:14 Thank you very much. Dear Mister President, Ladies and gentlemen, In the early hours of 7 October, militias of Islamic Jihad and Hamas from Gaza carried out a terrible massacre. Not only did numerous civilians, women, children, and the elderly die, but also, we heard it before, numerous civilians were taken hostage. We have seen horrific images, including of young women. Hamas representatives admitted that the attack was prepared in close consultation with the Iranian leadership and thus... 22/06/2023 | 17:01:46 Thank you very much, Madam Chair, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the rapporteurs very much, because times are very difficult, and we have to continue to deal with all these difficult issues. We have to deal with them, because time is necessary, that we have to look for alternatives, for solutions, how we should also deal with authoritarian statesmen. Therefore, the Russian war of aggression is not only an attack on Ukraine. This war is an attack on all of us, on our values, on... 21/06/2023 | 17:46:56 Thank you very much, Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteurs for these valuable reports. I believe that the previous speaker has just pointed out where the difficulties are in migration and why it is important that we should invest in migration and in refugees. But also in sans-papiers so that precisely these critical points can no longer be said; so that they no longer exist, because there is also a great potential that we in Europe do not... 26/04/2023 | 18:03:06 Thank you very much, Mister Chairman, Esteemed colleagues, I, too, would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to all the family members, friends, and acquaintances who have lost their family members, friends, and acquaintances in Türkiye and Syria. It has been a gravely difficult time for all these people, this time is still very difficult. There was the celebration, Bayram in Türkiye, and yet it was not a real celebration for the relatives. Therefore, it has also been important that we... 27/01/2023 | 11:18:56 Thank you very much, Mr President,Ladies and gentlemen,I would like to thank the rapporteur for this report, also for going over the various options we have in relation to OCEAN. And we know that one of the challenges of the Council of Europe is the dissemination of our work from here to the respective member states. Of course, globalisation has also shown that there are a number of challenges we need to meet. And in this context, of course, the role of universities and research institutions...