03/10/2024 | 17:37:32 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the author of this report Simon MOUTQUIN, who is not with us today, but also our rapporteur Ms Aurora FLORIDIA, for addressing such a critical issue guaranteeing the human right to food. I would like to express my unwavering support for the idea of ensuring the right to food in national legislation. While we have laws about food safety and trade in other countries, we are missing fundamental guarantees that access to food and... 02/10/2024 | 17:35:30 Honourable colleagues, To begin with, I would like to express my gratitude to the rapporteur Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO and all the team that worked on this urgent file, for drawing attention to one of the most painful and terrible topics for all Ukrainians. As of today, nearly 66 000 Ukrainian servicemen and civilians are missing or captured. Sixty-six thousand! And today, there is no Ukrainian who has not been influenced by this war… and you never know what is going to happen tomorrow... 01/10/2024 | 11:24:18 Dear Mister Chair, fellow colleagues, As a representative of Ukraine, I can assure you that fighting propaganda is one of the undeniable crucial tasks and challenges that we have today, because it is about protecting our citizens and the national security of our countries. As we speak, my country is facing a cruel, unprovoked Russian war, not only physical aggression but also an onslaught of Russian manipulation, which is dangerous not only for Ukraine, but the whole of Europe. Recent reports... 30/09/2024 | 16:42:12 Thank you, Mister President. Esteemed colleagues, In the Reykjavík Declaration there was a vision of the role of the Council of Europe's Development Bank (CEB) to set forth the Bank as they want to help us build a socially stronger Europe and I think the CEB copes with this goal set out by the Declaration very well. We are grateful to the CEB's flexible and tailored support for 43 member states in the recent years of Covid-19 and the full-fledged war of Russia against Ukraine. In 2023, 48... 28/06/2024 | 11:15:26 Dear colleagues, The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development examined the report on "Safeguarding human rights for future generations" on 3 June in Paris and many members welcomed and underlined that the policy decisions we take today will have a long-term impact on future generations. Yesterday the Committee unanimously accepted all four amendments to the report. I wish to thank the rapporteur Mr Pedro CEGONHO, who is absent today, and thank the present rapporteur Mr... 27/06/2024 | 12:25:56 President, Dear colleagues, friends, I would like to extend my gratitude to the rapporteur, Ms Lise SELNES, for this report, paying so much attention to the support of Ukrainian people who were forced to leave their homes because of this brutal, bloody war. Can you perceive such a number? Thirty million Ukrainians are externally and internally displaced, and who would ever think that Europe and other countries would cope with such a challenge receiving, opening your homes, opening your hearts... 26/06/2024 | 18:15:49 Dear President, Dear colleagues, I would like to extend my gratitude to the rapporteur, Lord Richard KEEN, for presenting this historically significant report on this historical day when the Olympic flame is here for the first time in the history of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It outlines the past towards building a future with lasting peace. A crucial aspect of our mandate is to improve the reconciliation and reparation process among other member states. We are... 26/06/2024 | 11:37:37 Dear Chair, Dear colleagues, I would like to commend our rapporteurs for their important reports. All of these topics are important and vital for Ukraine. I would like to thank Mr Davor Ivo STIER for stressing a comprehensive system of accountability for violations and international crimes Russia has done. I would like to thank Ms Yelyzaveta YASKO for her strong report on sanctions with concrete press positions have to avoid circumventing sanctions. I would like to thank Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK... 19/04/2024 | 11:42:35 Thank you, Mister President. Honourable colleagues, I would like to thank Mr Joseph O'REILLY for a thorough report, which highlights the critical importance of establishing a secure digital environment for our children. Indeed, the internet has become a part of our life, offering unprecedented opportunities for learning, communication and entertainment, but at the same time it threatens the safety and well-being of our children. From cyberbullying, and exposure to inappropriate content, to... 18/04/2024 | 12:37:02 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear Colleagues, I would like to express my gratitude to rapporteurs Mr Simon MOUTQUIN and Ms Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA for thorough reports, which highlight the urgent need to protect the right to a healthy environment. I fully agree that the acknowledgment of such right has become an undeniable imperative on the political stage. What sets the right to a healthy environment apart is its intergenerational dimension. Reykjavik Declaration adopted...