30/09/2026 | 19:40:05 Thank you, Madam President. Thank you to the Rapporteurs for these strong reports. And yes, I agree with all my colleagues. We need practical solutions. Why? Let's see. The Russian State Duma Elections held from 18 to 20 September of this year took place in an increasingly restrictive political environment. Although millions of Russian citizens formally participated in the elections, serious questions have been raised about whether the process provided the conditions necessary for genuinely... 30/09/2026 | 10:18:40 Thank you. Media pluralism and editorial independence are essential conditions for democratic societies. Citizens can only participate effectively in political life when they have access to diverse, reliable and independent sources of information. Ms Valentina GRIPPO's report identifies several growing threats to this principle, including media capture, political pressure on public service media, the disappearance of local journalism, media concentration and the increasing power of digital... 28/09/2026 | 15:38:16 Thank you, Madam Chair. Allow me to say a few words on the Election Observation Mission in Kosovo, in which I had the chance to participate. Female representation was down to 34%. The participation of women in TV debates was down to 20%. Misinformation campaigns, foreign influence, voter fatigue and low turnout: these are all signs for the politicians in Kosovo that greater importance and care need to be afforded to domestic issues and less to other countries and situations. Greater attention... 25/06/2026 | 15:52:13 Thank you. When preparing to speak speak on the topic of this debate, my first thought was to come up with the statistics to mention some of the old resolutions that we have worked on here to mention, still, after all this time and all these years, how few cases of domestic violence are solved in time. The only statistics that I'm going to share today with you is that only 2% of all domestic violence cases are being reported. For the sake of not breaking the rules, I will just show you this... 24/06/2026 | 20:12:08 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Critical voices in Azerbaijan have become increasingly important in challenging the country's political system and drawing attention to concerns about democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. Independent journalists, opposition figures, human rights defenders, and civil society activists have repeatedly criticised the government for restricting political freedoms and limiting public scrutiny of those in power. Many critics argue... 24/06/2026 | 10:19:58 Thank you, Madam President. Gender stereotypes in the media are generalised and often misleading representations of individuals based on socially constructed expectations of gender. These stereotypes significantly influence public attitudes, shape cultural norms and contribute to the perpetuation of gender inequality. That is why eliminating gender stereotypes in the media is a crucial step toward fostering a more inclusive and equitable society. Traditionally, media outlets have portrayed... 23/06/2026 | 17:09:28 Thank you, Mister Chair. Dear colleagues, I made a little research before coming into this debate. And yes, the last report on Serbia was in 2012. North Macedonia, besides the closing of the post-monitoring period, 2019. Kosovo, the one and only, 2024. Albania, 2024. The only notion supporting a European perspective for the Western Balkans 2022 and 2016, Montenegro, 2021. So we cannot be surprised at regional destabilisation is the writing on the wall, when we all think about Western Balkans... 22/06/2026 | 12:18:25 Thank you, Madam President. Restoration of international law, the historic safeguarding of democracy and leading countries through their hardest times and challenges are some of the main points of this report. Talking about historic: we had two historical elections. The one in Bulgaria, that after eight cycles of early parliamentary elections, they elected a new government. They exited the political crisis and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was always present with them... 23/04/2026 | 17:41:12 Thank you, Mister Chair. Copyright enforcement in the artificial intelligence environment has become a central issue within the broader framework of intellectual property rights. As artificial intelligence (AI) systems increasingly rely on large-scale datasets to train models, they often incorporate copyrighted materials such as books, images, music and software. This creates tension between innovation and the legal protections granted to creators, raising questions about how existing... 23/04/2026 | 10:25:30 Thank you, Madam President The war in Ukraine is not just a regional conflict; it is a defining moment for the international order and the principles that underpin it. At its core, this war is about sovereignty, the fundamental right of a nation to determine its own future without external coercion. When one state invades another to redraw borders by force, it challenges the very framework that has helped prevent large-scale wars in Europe for decades. One of the clearest arguments in...