25/06/2024 | 13:10:51 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear Mister chair, Dear colleagues, I will support the resolution on strengthening the youth perspective in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly. Young people are our future. It is not just a pompous phrase. It is the reality. Isn’t it, then, more than necessary to make sure that those who will live in that future participate in the decision-making shaping it now? Not just participate but be responsible for it. I think it is the wise thing... 17/04/2024 | 17:04:21 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Today we are discussing three resolutions that are dealing with different aspects of one monstrosity threatening our home of freedom, democracy and rule of law: Putin’s totalitarian regime and its war on democracy. I would like to thank the rapporteurs for their excellent work. Thank you. I will support all three resolutions. The murder of Alexei Navalny on behalf of Putin’s regime is yet another shocking proof of its criminal character. The... 26/01/2024 | 13:01:39 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear Mr Chair, Dear colleagues, Dear Mr Fassino, thank you for the detailed report. Monitoring procedure is one of the CE’s tools for dialogue with the member states. Therefore I would like to elaborate on some aspects of Bulgaria’s contribution to the process in 2023. After having 5 Parliamentary Elections for the last two years, now we have achieved political stability and we have a Government elected by the Parliament. Political parties... 25/01/2024 | 19:31:39 Thank you, Mr Chair. Distinguished colleagues, Mr Stefan SCHENNACH, Mr Mogens JENSEN, First allow me to congratulate you for the excellent work. I would also like to congratulate the Assembly for having a joint debate on countering SLAPPs and guaranteeing media freedom and journalist safety. We have two resolutions that cover different aspects of one of the biggest pillars of the democracy that we, as free people, want to live in. Without free media there can be no democracy, and all our... 24/01/2024 | 19:25:28 Dear colleagues, Dear Mister EFSTATHIOU, Great job. Thank you. I will speak in favour of the Report and the draft Resolution. The Council of Europe, for the last 75 years, is a champion for human rights protection. Protection of human life, health and dignity is in the core of our Organisation. It is intolerable that torture and ill-treatment continue to be present in places of detention in Europe. It is high time to act with determination and close the gap between written law and reality in... 24/01/2024 | 17:12:27 Thank you, Mister President. Dear Mister Mathias CORMANN, Dear rapporteur, I will speak in favour of the draft resolution and the report. I firmly believe that strengthening the co-operation between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, OECD, and the European Parliament, is the way forward in this worrying time of polycrisis. One of the fundamental factors behind globalisation and the multilateralism of the past decades has been our shared values and the readiness to uphold... 11/10/2023 | 20:03:33 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, rapporteur, Thank you for the hard work and for the detailed and comprehensive report. Todays technologies can be a great tool and allay in our efforts for safer world and fighting serious. They can also be a great threat to our rights and freedoms as humans as well as to democracy and rule of law. Spying on politicians, journalists and human rights defenders for purely political purposes clearly does... 11/10/2023 | 16:39:02 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, We must strongly condemn the unprovoked and horrific massacre of more than one thousand Israelis and citizens of various countries. We support Israel's right to self-defence against the terrorist Hamas with the hope that the conflict would not escalate into a full-scale regional war causing further civilian suffering. We should also make possible all efforts to guarantee the immediate release of hundreds of children, women, and men held hostage by... 10/10/2023 | 20:12:18 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, rapporteur, Thank you for the hard work and for the very comprehensive, focused report. I’ll support the Resolution. Far-right extremist ideologies vocally (speaking-out or shouting), silently (by written words) or physically (by riots or terrorist attacks) are increasingly threatening our home where our shared democratic values rule. It is a high time for a comprehensive actions to address this... 23/06/2023 | 12:20:35 Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear Rapporteur, Dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for the hard work and the detailed and timely report. I’d like to touch upon one specific aspect of digital divide. Digital technology can be a strong ally in our efforts to close the “justice gap”. Technology together with other tools may increase the ability of isolated individuals to participate in justice proceedings. People who live and work in isolated areas, up in the mountain or in small...