25/01/2021 | 19:27:02 Written question I would like to condemn recent events in Russia: freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and political dissent should be protected by us. We are concerned about those attacks on political pluralism but we also regret those in Western Europe, and the lack of debate here. Today there are still political prisoners in Spain. Since the October 2017 referendum, almost 3 000 Catalans, a whole movement, are being retaliated against: public officials, civil society, journalists... 20/11/2020 | 11:24:27 Thank you, Mr President. Mr SPANO, thank you for your intervention. I'll be brief. We fear there is a disparity of criteria among Council of Europe member states concerning the length and timings of high instances at national level, which delays access to justice before the European Court of Human Rights for the victims. Some constitutional courts, for instance, often keep appeals for protection of fundamental rights ceased and forgotten, pending a decision several years, which blocks access...