30/09/2026 | 11:28:20 Today’s message is simple: journalism must be free, independent and professional. But our reality, as Ms Valentina GRIPPO noticed in the report, is very different. When powerful political or financial actors own, finance or control media outlets, there is a real risk that editorial policies will no longer be guided by professional standards, but by their interests, while the public is presented with a carefully selected version of reality. This is why today’s resolution is so important. It... 29/09/2026 | 18:34:35 Distinguished colleagues, As someone who is coming from a country of 620 000 inhabitants, I am quite aware of the fact that people are our most valuable resource. In a time of significant demographic changes, especially ageing of population in so many countries across Europe, maintaining strong and lasting links with our citizens abroad is not only a matter of identity, it is also a matter of our social, economic and democratic future. Comparing to the number of citizens living in the country... 02/10/2025 | 11:51:21 Thank you, Chair. Dear colleagues, When I talk about Gaza, as a parliamentarian of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), I must say that all the values that we stand for such as human rights, democracy and rule of law are unfortunately unfamiliar for Palestinian people. In the last two years, tens of thousands of civilian lives are lost and around 70% of them were children and women. Millions are displaced from their homes. Shelters are also being bombed together with...