25/06/2026 | 16:00:56 Yes. In 2013, I was a Master's student travelling from Ukraine to the United States to one of the big leadership conferences for young people from all around the globe. And what did I have on my agenda? Of course, I wanted to speak about Ukraine, about our revolution of dignity. I wanted to promote my country. And I was searching for some media at that conference whom I could speak to. And then I found some media that were excited to speak to me. But then they asked me a question, "Do you... 25/06/2026 | 12:51:16 Colleagues, Arts and sports have been always linked to politics since the ancient Greek times. To be a good citizen always meant to be active in sports. And of course, those who would report about sports actually would have a direct influence on democracies. Unfortunately, media coverage of sport is no longer so distant from many authoritarian regimes. And many authoritarian regimes are actually using sports and different sports federations and they control the communication in it. I want to... 25/06/2026 | 10:40:10 Dear colleagues, Let me start by saying thank you on behalf of millions of Ukrainian people. At least 8 million, according to different numbers, had to leave Ukraine to find temporary protection outside of Ukraine. Most of these people don't have houses, don't have homes anymore in Ukraine. And we are very grateful to all of you who opened your doors, your hearts, your schools, to give that shelter that really matters. In this hall, when I listen to all of you here on the right and on the... 23/04/2026 | 12:04:57 Today the issue of peace and security in the Middle East goes beyond the region. And I'm sure that each of us in Europe feels the consequences of all of that. The global economy, the international legal order and even short-term disruption of key transport chains or in particular the Strait of Hormuz are already having tangible consequences on our economy and especially for European states. Regarding the humanitarian dimension, I also don't need to mention how bad it is. For Ukraine, this is... 23/04/2026 | 10:33:52 Dear colleagues, For me, when I speak about the war in Ukraine again and again, I often actually find myself in a situation when I don't know, how can I repeat the same things all over again for so many years? And as our colleagues said, we are also people. Yes, I think we have a lot of steel inside us, but it doesn't mean that we don't want to have some normal things in our lives. And this winter I found myself in my apartment when it was six degrees and it was not possible to sleep in the... 21/04/2026 | 18:26:53 Religious discrimination usually doesn't come as an isolated form of discrimination. It usually comes together with ethnic or gender discrimination. But, actually, it's religious discrimination that is so often being used as a weapon by many authoritarian regimes. And in my speech, I want to mention how Russia is actually using religion to persecute many ethnic groups inside Russia. And I also want to mention the Crimean Tatars and Crimea. When Crimea was annexed in 2014, what Russia was... 21/04/2026 | 16:43:15 Dear colleagues, When we had this discussion in our Committee, it was very interesting to hear that almost all of us had had quite crazy stories of the hate against us, as politicians. Some of us have had it more, some of us less. I also want to share just my entrance into politics seven years ago, and the way I actually encountered hate speech at that moment. It happened to me during the first months of being a member of the parliament. At that time I was appointed as the head of our... 28/01/2026 | 10:28:17 Dear colleagues, I want to thank the rapporteur for this report and especially for providing very concrete recommendations such as lowering the voting age and providing more mandates for young people. But as a Ukrainian, I want to say, let's be very honest. In my country, in my society, when the state was not delivering opportunities for young people, what did we do? We were trying to fill those gaps ourselves. When the war started in 2014 and our state wasn't able to deliver some functions... 02/10/2025 | 17:50:14 Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, I want to welcome this report for its clarity and its constructive vision, because we are all in need of a rethink actually of the role of political parties. We rightly heard the question here that people sometimes are asking, so what is the point of joining this political party? Will I be heard? Unfortunately, this is the answer why many young people, and not only young people actually, go and join different... 02/10/2025 | 16:40:40 Is it working? Yes, it's working. I have a lot of hesitation and unwillingness to speak about Georgia because of my personal private life in the past. But I want to make a confession. If I do care about democracy and human rights, I have to speak today about Georgia, no matter how painful it is for me. I don't want to defend anyone politically, but I want to speak as someone who witnessed, as a young Ukrainian, the very beautiful European journey of Georgia, which was admired in Ukraine for a...