15/03/2022 | 10:36:26 Dear ladies and gentlemen, How are you? Are you okay? Are you safe? Simple formal questions, right? But for millions of Ukrainians this simple question became the most important routine – in the morning, in the families, in the friends' messages, in the neighbours' call. You are really lucky if you hear "yes, I'm okay." I haven't heard this word from my godmother, who is in Mariupol' now. So, personally, I experienced this twice, as a double internally displaced person: first in Donetsk in... 27/01/2022 | 19:42:43 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear ladies and gentlemen, The famous wisdom of Winston Churchill says that "those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it”. This idea to learn from the past and not allow global conflicts and World War to happen again. Our predecessors wanted Europe to live in democracy, rule of law and respect for international law. But it seems it is no longer happening. And one of the reasons is the manipulation and distortion of... 27/01/2022 | 13:13:05 (Discours non prononcé, Règlement Art. 31.2) Dear ladies and gentlemen, The problem of putting to an end enforced disappearances is relevant and of constant concern to Council of Europe members. Recently, we have discussed and adopted the Resolution 2324 (2020) and its Recommendation 2172 (2020) “Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe” in which we expressed the concern over the recent rise in cases of disappearances of refugees, migrants, in particular minors. It is even much more... 24/01/2022 | 20:03:41 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear Ms Rapporteur, dear ladies and gentlemen, Being fully supportive for the 2 Resolutions which is really great, congratulations to the colleagues, I do believe that “listening to children and be sustainability can help us make our societies a better place for everyone”. I have a huge experience and background of running youth NGO in Ukraine and doing projects for children and with children. I know how much they can contribute and bring... 29/09/2021 | 17:29:22 Dear Mister Chairman, dear Mister Rapporteur, dear Assembly, I am honoured and delighted to have this opportunity to speak on behalf of the ALDE group on this vital topic, especially since I belong to both areas: to research and environmental protection. First, let me congratulate all the rapporteurs with excellent reports and the draft Resolutions. Research and development belong to the strategic area, resource and instrument to combat global challenges, find new solutions, adapt to climate... 29/09/2021 | 12:13:20 Dear Madame Chair, dear Mister rapporteur, dear Assembly. I would like to note how much I, as representative of the environmental community, feel the Assembly support seeing that the environmental agenda is put forward. Climate change will impact our lives, economies, democratic and political systems, stability and peace worldwide. All international organisations and expert institutions have been calling to start taking urgent actions in different areas. The relationship between human rights... 24/06/2021 | 10:06:32 Dear Mister Chair of the Assembly, Dear colleagues, First thank you very much to the rapporteur for his really excellent and great work. Note that the diasporas and associations of migrants of our compatriots abroad play an important role in the economic, social, political and cultural development of both countries of residency and of origin. They are the bridge enhancing inclusiveness and diversity and key stakeholders in civic diplomacy. International mobility and migration flows have been... 23/06/2021 | 19:02:41 Dear Madam, Dear colleagues, First, thank you very much for the really great work by the rapporteur. The resolution and debates about the situation of Crimean Tatars is one of the most important documents in the Parliamentary Assembly, in my opinion. It rose the historical and political context of the situation of Crimean and Tatars and the repression, deportation and violation of rights of the indigenous people. It shows that the contemporary occupier just continues with totalitarian... 23/06/2021 | 17:17:37 Dear Madam Chair, Dear colleagues, Firstly, thank you very much to the rapporteur for really important and excellent work. Effective gender equality policies and women's improvements have led to an increase of women's participation in political life, in leadership positions, in business, as well as in research and innovation. We are all delighted to have several female presidents in European countries. Nevertheless, as the report underlined, there is still a lack of participation of under... 22/06/2021 | 16:13:50 Dear Madam Secretary General, One of the key world priorities today is the environmental policy and action to deal with the climate and sustainable challenges. Human rights and environment is one of the key priorities of our President of the Assembly and also of our political group. My question is what is the place of the environmental policy in the list of priorities of Council of Europe? Can the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group and the European citizens hope that the...