02/10/2026 | 10:22:34 Dear colleagues, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Ms Rian VOGELS, for her excellent work. The restructuring and streamlining of our rules, as we said before, may seem to be a technical exercise. However, I believe this report has an important institutional dimension. Clear and coherent rules are essential for the effective functioning, credibility and transparency of this Assembly. Guest delegations play an important role in our work. They bring different experiences and... 01/10/2026 | 18:17:57 Thank you, Chair. Thank you, rapporteur. On behalf of my political group, I sincerely thank the rapporteur for this thoughtful report. I would like to highlight two strengths. First, the report does not reduce the demographic future to population growth. People are not statistics and the report rightly bases policy on individuals' rights and free choices. Second, its progressive approach to social rights: affordable housing, accessible childcare, parental leave, secure employment and young... 01/10/2026 | 17:25:18 Thank you, Chair. Thank you, dear rapporteur. Dear colleagues, It is really sad for me to speak about what is happening in my country in this way, here among you. We have seen better days, though, when we were a part of the Istanbul Convention. At a time when Türkiye is trying to move towards peace, when we should be talking about healing old wounds and confronting the losses of the past, I wish we did not have to speak about a new wave of repression. Since 12 September, across 15 provinces... 30/09/2026 | 10:31:12 Thank you, Chair. Thank you, dear rapporteur, for this comprehensive report. I see it as an opportunity, on behalf of our group, to reflect on today’s media environment and journalism, particularly in the Turkish context, as Türkiye is included as a concrete example in the report. Media is no longer simply a newspaper, a television channel or a website. Platforms converge, information crosses borders instantly, and audiences receive an apparently endless flow of content. Yet, this abundance... 25/06/2026 | 15:49:01 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left, I am taking the floor on this report on women's access to justice, which we support and see as opening an important space for reflection on a number of key issues. I would like to use this opportunity to focus on how social media and new media shape women's access to justice and how justice itself is perceived and experienced. Within the scope of this report, it is of significant importance to... 23/06/2026 | 18:19:09 Thank you, Chair. Dear colleagues, First, I would like to thank the rapporteur for this serious and very well-prepared report. As the Group of the Unified European Left, we support this report. At the same time, we would like to use the debate to highlight several urgent concerns regarding the situation in Iran and to suggest areas that need to be further strengthened. One important strength of the report is that it does not separate security issues from human rights concerns. However, for... 23/06/2026 | 11:50:10 Dear colleagues, What we are witnessing in Türkiye cannot be described as an ordinary judicial matter, as the ruling party claims. It is a judicial coup against the Republican People's Party (CHP). It's a systematic use of the courts as instruments of political power to reshape the democratic landscape and further suppress the opposition. The absence of judicial independence is demonstrated by the non-implementation of the European Court of Human Rights' judgments, the disregard of... 23/04/2026 | 17:37:46 Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Rapporteur. We really appreciate this much needed report. Artificial intelligence is not arriving: it has already arrived. And it is reshaping every domain of human life faster than our frameworks can keep pace. This brings real possibilities, but also consequences we cannot afford to ignore. In cinema, literature and journalism, a fundamental question now confronts us. What does authenticity mean when originality itself has become technically reproducible? The... 22/04/2026 | 13:10:23 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Madam President, Esteemed Colleagues, I would like to state clearly that the reports are comprehensive and honest assessments of these critically important issuees, recognising both achievements and persistent shortcomings. Thank you, dear Zita, for this exellent work. The Istanbul Convention’s core strength lies in providing a concrete policy framework while making national realities systematic, comparable, and traceable through GREVIO... 21/04/2026 | 10:24:35 Thank you dear Chair, distinguished colleagues. We, the Group of the Unified European Left, value this report for its careful evidence-based approach, which is a significant contribution. However, it contains important gaps that should be addressed. Notably, it doesn't sufficiently reflect that even in some member states, politicians have often been subjected to sustained forms of state violence. If we support the report, we must also criticise and broaden its scope. Political violence is not...