27/04/2022 | 11:15:30 Thank you Ms President. Mr Frank SCHWABE, thank you for your excellent report on the consequences of the continued Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine, and the role and response of the Council of Europe. Colleagues, the Russian Federation is out of the Council of Europe. It is out of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. This house unanimously condemned Russia's war of aggression, breaches of international law and Russia's international commitments. But it is only... 15/03/2022 | 19:08:40 Dear President, Dear colleagues, dear Ukrainians, Russia must leave the Council of Europe immediately. A country which has, in the most brutal way, violated the United Nations Charter, and disregarded the very essence of the Council of Europe, as enshrined in its Statute must leave. There is no place for aggressive Russia in the Council of Europe which stands firmly for democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and for peace, and for our peaceful co-existence. We condemn the military... 30/09/2021 | 16:40:10 Thank you, Mister President. First of all, I would like to thank our rapporteur Ms Anne-Mari VIROLAINEN for the draft report. Our joint efforts to improve the wording of the draft were successful. Now our draft report looks much better balanced and I hope and I wish that, as a result, we will have objective and forward-looking documents. Those who are familiar with the situation at the eastern border of the EU, know that we deal with something new. Countries, members of the European Union... 30/09/2021 | 12:56:44 Thank you very much, Ms FILIPOVSKI. Dear colleagues, I see a long list of names on the speakers list. Unfortunately, I must now interrupt the list of speakers. The speeches of members on the speakers list who have been present physically and remotely during the debate but have not been able to speak may be given to the Table Office for publication in the Official Report. I remind colleagues that typewritten texts can be submitted, electronically if possible, no later than four hours after the... 30/09/2021 | 11:44:50 Thank you, Mister President. Mister Nikola DIMITROV, it is a pleasure to see you among us. I recall my work in your country in June and July of last year when I was leading the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election assessment mission for your parliamentary elections. Of course, we all are aware that North Macedonia and Albania are ready to start accession negotiations with the EU. Unfortunately, the start of the intergovernmental conference was postponed, again... 28/09/2021 | 13:03:12 Thank you very much, Mister Chairman, and now our debate is closed. I have to inform all of you that we have technical difficulties with our remote voting system so we have to postpone the votes on the draft resolution and draft recommendation to this afternoon by 5.00p.m. and the vote would be taken after the communication from the Chair of the Committee of Ministers. I would also like to remind members that the ballot for the election of the 3 judges to the European Court of Human Rights in... 28/09/2021 | 12:55:30 Thank you very much, Mr Petri HONKONEN. I must now interrupt the list of speakers. Our time allocated for this debate has expired. I have to inform all of you that the speeches of members on the speaker's list who have been present, physically or remotely, during the debate but have not been able to speak may be given to the Table Office for publication in the Official Report provided that speakers connected remotely can report the actual presence when the debate is closed. I remind... 27/09/2021 | 15:56:30 Thank you. Election observation is one of many tools we have at our disposal. So, today I would like to speak briefly on the elections in Russia and in Moldova. So-called Russian Duma elections were neither free nor fair. A further hardening of the law on extremist organisations, foreign agents and undesirable organisations reinforced a systematic crackdown on democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms and independent media as well. All this further limited political pluralism in Russia... 27/09/2021 | 12:09:30 Dear colleagues, As already announced, the next item on the agenda is the debate on the progress report of the Bureau and Standing Committee, presented by Mr Jacques MAIRE. This will be combined with a consideration of the reports of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau on observation of the early parliamentary elections in Armenia, which took place on 20 June 2021, presented by Mr George KATROUGALOS; observation of the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria on 11 July 2021, presented by Mr... 23/06/2021 | 18:38:56 First of all, I would like to thank our Rapporteur for her work. Secondly, I would like to express my strong support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within the borders recognised by the international community, Crimea being an integral part of Ukraine. I condemn in the strongest possible terms the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, as well as the illegal annexation of Crimea, the brutal violation of international treaties by the Russian Federation, and serious...