25/01/2021 | 19:27:02 Written question I kindly ask you to comment on the plans of the Council of Europe to strengthen accountability mechanisms for violators of the Convention and Statute. Last Thursday the European Parliament called upon the Council of Europe to initiate infringement proceedings against the Russian Federation, following the violent suppression of peaceful protests around the arrest of Mr Navalniy. Despite all the violations, failure to comply with resolutions and the almost €10 million debt... 29/01/2020 | 18:50:58 It is more than two years since the outbreak of Russian aggression in Ukraine. Dear friends and colleagues, this is not the opening line of the speech. In fact it is the opening line of Resolution 2132 adopted by this Assembly in 2016. On 20th February this year it will be six years since the outbreak of that same Russian aggression in Ukraine. Since the very first resolution this house has passed back in 2014 on Russian aggression in Ukraine, Crimea remains annexed and Eastern Ukraine is...