29/01/2026 | 18:47:34 Thank you, President. 65 years after its adoption, the European Social Charter continues to provide the cornerstone for social and economic rights on our continent: recognition of crucial rights, such as dignified work, housing, health, education and social protection means that people are centre stage when it comes to our European system of standards. The 1996 version extends those rights to workers' families and vulnerable groups and consolidates it as the real European social constitution... 29/01/2026 | 12:59:42 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Madam President, Members of Parliament, The international order is undergoing a period of profound instability. The principles that for decades sustained peace, cooperation and security are now seriously threatened in different parts of the world. Russia’s illegal, unjust and unjustifiable aggression against Ukraine continues to claim an unacceptable number of human lives and represents a direct attack on international law and on Europe’s... 28/01/2026 | 19:46:28 Thank you Mister President, and thank you very much to all our colleagues for their statements and for their support. It seems we very much agree on the diagnosis we are making of education for the 21st century. The resolution of the draft recommendation we are examining today, is based on an unquestionable premise. Education is not only a tool for the transmission of knowledge, but one of the essential pillars of our democracies. Educational institutions are privileged spaces of... 28/01/2026 | 18:30:57 Thank you Mister President. Today we are debating an issue that lies at the very heart of our democracies: the roles of schools as spaces for socialisation, inclusion and the learning of democratic values. Education is not merely a public service aimed at academic performance. Above all, it is a fundamental pillar of democracy and social cohesion. Educational institutions are among the few spaces where people from diverse social, cultural and economic backgrounds interact on a daily basis... 28/01/2026 | 18:06:57 Thank you very much, Madam President. First and foremost, allow me to pay tribute to the work done by Ms Carmen LEYTE, who has managed to bring positions closer together on a report that is complicated and controversial. I think evidence to that effect is the fact that she's had so much contact with organisations that work day in, day out with disabilities, and has conveyed to us their rejection of the protocol. None supported it. I also want to add that this dossier has an ethical dimension... 02/10/2025 | 20:44:49 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you, Mister President. I commend Ms Aurora FLORIDIA for presenting a report that accurately reflects the severity of a pressing issue affecting millions across Europe: access to adequate housing. This right, enshrined in International Law and the European Social Charter, encompasses living in safety, dignity, and peace, with access to essential services. Despite this recognition, the statistics are alarming. In 2023, over 1.3 million... 02/10/2025 | 18:11:40 Thank you Madam President. First of all, I would like to pay tribute to Ms Valentina GRIPPO. Well done for achieving a consensus in this draft, in which you seek to promote cultural co-operation in Europe in the field of the audiovisual. However, the text does raise certain questions and I think they warrant some political discussion. First of all, the definition of an 'independent producer'. It's presented as something subsidiary, but actually in the absence of national legislation according... 02/10/2025 | 11:48:58 Thank you President. The situation in the Gaza Strip is simply dramatic. I'm going to focus on the extreme conditions of journalists, who try to document the humanitarian tragedy experienced there. Since October 2023, Gaza has been the scene of a military offensive which has claimed more than 65 000 lives, including 8 430 children. Approximately 796 000 people have been displaced, of a total which amounts to more than 86% of the population of Gaza, under orders to evacuate to military zones... 01/10/2025 | 16:44:24 Thank you very much, Madam President. Dear Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, thank you very much for your report because it is necessary to speak on behalf of a generation that feels more and more disconnected every day. Not because they're not interested, but because they feel excluded. Our youth is not leaving democracy behind, they're worried that democracy might be leaving them behind. The economic situation is also making this democratic disconnect even worse. Many young people are faced with... 26/06/2025 | 16:51:26 Thank you, President. Thank you, Ms Maryna BARDINA. Undoubtedly, this report addresses a number of crucial aspects to foster inclusive participation in parliamentary life. But we should begin by ensuring that parliaments are genuinely equal in terms of representation and ensuring that 50% of parliamentarians are women, such as myself. But they are not because, unfortunately, most parliaments continue to avoid genuine gender equality and parity. Democracy should be inclusive and representative...