01/10/2025 | 18:22:25 Distinguished President, Mesdames et messieurs. Let me begin by thanking the rapporteur for this important report. Bulgaria continues to refuse to implement the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. As highlighted in the report, there remain serious concerns regarding human rights, including those of the ethnic Macedonian minorities. Macedonians are not included in minority programmes, they receive no assistance and they have no representatives in consultative bodies. Their... 01/10/2025 | 16:12:24 Thank you, Madam President, [in French] Dear colleagues, Let me begin by expressing my appreciation for the work of the rapporteur and by underlining my strong support for the initiative “Strengthening the youth perspective in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly”. I myself began as a young activist, part of the largest political youth organisation in my country. As we often say: “Once a member of the union of youth forces, always a member of the youth forces.” I fully agree with the... 26/06/2025 | 15:43:04 Thank you, distinguished President. Dear colleagues, Madames et Monsieurs, Let me begin by congratulating the rapporteur for her excellent job and excellent report. The Council of Europe has made significant progress across Europe in recent decades by championing many reforms: from combatting violence to promoting political participation. Women's rights are human rights. Yet, does a Member State of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe know that by not complying with the... 30/01/2025 | 18:22:22 Thank you, distinguished chair, Dear colleagues, I would like to congratulate and thank the rapporteur on her work. Communication on the Internet and social networks provides us with the freedom to express ourselves freely on various topics that we are interested in. However, concerns have been expressed that hate speech and disinformation spread on the social media might undermine the social cohesion and democratic integrity of a society. Social media platforms have become major channels... 30/01/2025 | 16:36:15 "Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and gentlemen," [spoken in French] I would like to begin with congratulating the rapporteur on her excellent report. As stated in the previous resolutions adopted by the Assembly “equality between women and men in the economy is a precondition for advances in all other spheres of public and political life”. Macroeconomic policies, health, education, and the living standard of people can improve if we consider the different needs of female and male citizens... 29/01/2025 | 18:44:39 "Ladies and gentlemen" [Spoken in French]. At the beginning, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Ms Kate OSAMOR for the excellent text on such an important matter. This report, like many other analyses in this field, points to the worrying and pessimistic scenario for the negative effects of the ageing of the population on the economic system as a whole. Many countries in Europe are confronted with these considerable changes due to population ageing, and my country is no exception to this... 01/10/2024 | 11:08:07 Thank you, dear Chair. Dear colleagues, Mesdames et Messieurs [ladies and gentlemen in French]. It is an honour to address you as a newly appointed head of delegation on the current report and thank you, Mr Stefan SCHENNACH for this excellent report. As we know the right to freedom of expression, including freedom of information is the cornerstone of any functional democracy, ensuring that citizens are able to engage in the public debate and participate in the decision-making process. However...