02/10/2026 | 10:10:41 Good morning everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, The sitting is open. I remind members that, in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge when you take your seat, and keep it inserted for at least 30 seconds. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote. To request the floor, please press the “request” button once. The first item of business this morning is the debate on the report titled “Restructuring and streamlining the Rules of Procedure... 01/10/2026 | 16:17:39 Thank you very much. Dear Chair, dear colleagues, On behalf of the Group of the European People's Party, I would like to express our strong support for this report and for the work of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on artificial intelligence. I welcome also the Deputy Secretary-General. Artificial intelligence is changing the paradigm of how the labour market changes increasingly. And also it questions the economic model on which our societies operate. I... 01/10/2026 | 10:59:25 Thank you very much. Dear Chair, dear colleagues, dear young people, On behalf of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP), let me start with conviction. Conviction that love of our countries means stewardship of the environment for young people. The report before us is right to place young people at the centre of this debate. Young people have contributed relatively little to cumulative greenhouse-gas emissions, yet they will live longest with the consequences of the decisions we make... 28/09/2026 | 15:59:48 Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteurs for this progress report. It records preparations for for the coming elections in Bosnia Herzegovina, early elections in Serbia and past elections on Kosovo. The European Union (EU) integration of the Western Balkans has been on top of Croatia's agenda. We came a long path from being the country that needed help to being a country that can provide help. For Croatia, this session has a special significance... 24/06/2026 | 19:55:30 Does anyone else wishes to supported down this amendment? If not, the Amendment 2 is withdrawn. I understand that Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO wishes to withdraw Amendment 3 in favour of a compromise amendment. Does anyone else wish to move it forward? If not, Amendment 3 is also withdrawn. I have received an oral amendment from Ms Larysa BILOZIR which reads as follows: In Paragraph 13.4, after the words “to ensure”, insert the following words: “risk mitigation mechanisms and” In my opinion, the... 24/06/2026 | 19:52:44 Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against the oral amendment? If not, the Committee is obviously in favour. I shall now put the oral amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. And the oral amendment is agreed to. Amendment 9, I understand that Ms Lesia VASYLENKO wishes to withdraw Amendment 9 in favour of a compromise amendment. Does anyone else wish to move it? If not, Amendment 9 is withdrawn. I have received an oral amendment... 24/06/2026 | 19:50:51 Thank you. I shall now put the amendment as amended to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is called closed. I call for the results to be displayed and the Amendment 11 is agreed to. Now Amendment 6. I understand that Ms Lesia VASYLENKO wishes to withdraw Amendment 6 in favour of the compromise amendment. Does anybody else wish to move it? If not, Amendment 6 is withdrawn. I have received an oral amendment from Ms Larysa BILOZIR which reads as follows "replace paragraph 10.1 with the... 24/06/2026 | 19:49:55 Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against the oral sub amendment? If not, what is the opinion of the mover of the main amendment? Mr Mike READER, you have all to go. Thank you. So you're okay with it? The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development is obviously in favour and I will put now the oral sub amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The oral sub amendment is agreed to. We will now consider the main... 24/06/2026 | 19:44:56 If no one objects, I will consider the amendments to be accepted. Is there an objection to Amendments 7 and 12? If there is no objection, Amendments 7 and 12 to the draft resolution therefore are accepted and will not be called. I understand the chairperson of the committee wishes to propose to the Assembly the Amendments 4, 8, 1 and 10 to the draft resolution, which was rejected by committee with a two-thirds majority, be declared definitely rejected. I understand that Amendments 11, 6, 9... 24/06/2026 | 18:30:18 Thank you very much. If we can sit down with other rapporteurs to start. I think we can start. Thank you very much. We now come to the joint debate on the two reports of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. The first report is titled "Ensuring sustainable food security in times of crisis: strengthening resilience and access to food" (Doc. 16423), presented by Ms Larysa BILOZIR. The second report is titled "Food challenges and responses: the experience of...