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Lord Michael GERMAN

Speeches since 2019

26/06/2025 | 10:14:05 Thank you, Madam President. Yesterday, here in this hemicycle, the Prime Minister of Malta said that the solution to migrant crossings by sea was "on the land, not on the sea". I agree with him. Trying to take dangerous actions at sea with vessels which are unseaworthy puts those in the boats at serious risk of harm and death. This report and its recommendations correctly draw attention to the laws, the rules and the regulations of actions at sea. And I draw your attention to paragraph 3 of... 08/04/2025 | 19:07:09 Thank you, Mister President. I don't accept, of course, that analysis, which we've just heard of this report. It is a disturbing report. It, unsurprisingly, shows that all member countries of the Council of Europe are struggling to find solutions to the large movement of people across our continent. But while the report itself is hard-hitting and pulls no punches, it provides some powerful steps to assisting countries to meet their human rights and international legal obligations. The report... 29/01/2025 | 18:31:48 Colleagues, I'd like to take a slightly different view of the position as described by colleagues from Sweden just now, because this is a problem which obviously is very high on the agenda and requires definite European solutions. What the proposed resolution before us addresses is key aspects of a policy which affects all parts of our continent. Increasingly strident populist voices promote fear and prejudice, which at least in part leads to the backsliding on integration spoken about...