27/04/2022 | 11:01:44 Thank you Mr Chairman. Dear colleagues, Various international crimes are being committed on the territory of Ukraine: crimes against humanity, war crimes. Based on what was reported from Bucha, Irpin and other places, it is fair to say that there is a reason to believe that some of those crimes are of a genocidal nature. But above all that, there's one particular crime which deserves special attention, and that is a crime of aggression. Dear colleagues, There are two categories of... 27/01/2022 | 16:57:55 Thank you. Thank you very much Madam speaker. History teaching is a very delicate issue. It can be, and often is, problematic also. Why is that? Because of its intrinsic dichotomy. History consists of two relatively independent levels. Facts and stories. Facts are a matter of what happened, when, where, and how. Stories are a matter of why something happened then, there, and us. We can agree on facts much easier than we can agree with stories. Why is that? Because facts can be proven. Today... 25/01/2022 | 18:40:48 Thank you Mr Chairman. Our distinguished colleague from Greece mentioned the name of Thomas Jefferson. He was indeed one of the greatest historical figures, but we live in a time when the New York City public design commission unanimously decided to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson because they considered him to be one of the most shameful pages in American history. This is one of the many examples of the negative effects of manipulation of history in and by the media. This draft report is... 28/09/2021 | 17:41:20 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, this is indeed a very important attempt to solve a very serious problem. From a legal perspective, there is no need for any other reason other than women are equal with men, yet, we all know that almost all countries face problems with this issue. Every country has its own peculiarity: in some countries the problem is more cultural, in others more structural, and in some others more economic, but most probably they are mixed. So, the desire to... 24/06/2021 | 09:34:19 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Distinguished members of the Assembly, I'm speaking on behalf of the European Conservative and Democratic Alliance Group. Let me start with thanking the rapporteur for the tremendous work he has done. This is really hard work. It is visible from this report and especially from the explanatory memorandum. I did a lot of very good recommendations in this report, especially those which concern educational and cultural programmes, registration procedures, and work... 22/06/2021 | 10:02:43 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Dear colleagues, I also would like to join those who express their gratitude to the rapporteur. This is really a great deal of effort that he has put in it. This is visible. I can feel the spirit of this report. I also understand its essence. It is also understood that is written in good will, but I disagree with certain terminology in this report, as a lawyer. First of all, the right to know. Let me make it clear that there is no such a right as a right to know. This... 20/04/2021 | 12:32:08 Thank you Mr Chairman, and I would also like to thank Mr Tiny KOX, the rapporteur, for the very balanced report. Although I have some disagreements, although some of those disagreements are ideological, with some elements in this report, I cannot agree from the legal point of view, but I do not want to be a troublemaker today. You know what what we are witnessing now, of course, it is a new reality, big tech, artificial intelligence, pandemic: none of these problems were created by the member... 19/04/2021 | 19:19:51 Thank you Madam Chair, Dear colleagues, I thank the rapporteur for the very good report. I will only make very few comments. I find the phrase "national minorities" rather unfortunate and confusing. If you compare it with Article 27, for example, if you compare it with the language of Article 27 on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, that text does not use the phrase "national minority". It talks about "ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities". The Genocide...