22/06/2021 | 17:11:38 Mister President, Dear colleagues, I thank our colleagues Mr Andrej HUNKO and Ms Elvira KOVÁCS for allowing us to address the socio-economic issues of the Covid-19 crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic has damaged our economies and societies. Our states have put in place emergency measures to mitigate the effects of the crisis in the very short term. The challenge now is to prepare for a return to normality. Our rapporteur is proposing a very ambitious and, in a way, maximalist vision in budgetary... 21/06/2021 | 18:27:13 Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank our colleagues Mr Boriss CILEVIČS and Mr Pere LÓPEZ for their analysis of a very important subject. As Mr Boriss CILEVIČS' report points out, in a living democracy, politicians must be able to exercise their mandate freely. Our Assembly has worked on these issues in the past and must again call on Council of Europe member states to defend the freedom of expression as well as the freedom of assembly of political leaders... 26/01/2021 | 09:51:14 President, colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank our rapporteur for his very comprehensive report. It is true that progress has been made in improving the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, but our rapporteur nevertheless stresses the scale of the challenges that remain. Four states deserve particularly close monitoring: the Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine and Romania. More than two thirds of the applications pending before the Court concern these...