10/10/2022 | 16:15:22 Thank you very much, Mister President. I now have to interrupt the list of speakers; we have run out of time. Sorry for those who had put their names on the list, but we have spent the time that we were able to spend. We will have a current affairs debate immediately after this debate. May I thank you very much for being with us, for addressing this Parliamentary Assembly and giving your analysis, your proposals, and answering our questions. I wish you well with your great country in the... 10/10/2022 | 15:18:09 Mr President, until recently the prospect of war on European soil seemed unlikely, almost impossible. However, today, this very day, we are confronted with the brutal war of aggression waged by our former member state, the Russian Federation, against our member state Ukraine. An illegal war, a brutal war, a horrible war against fundamental civil liabilities and against humanity. We should be humble but we can be proud that European peoples and nations have responded with unity and resolve to... 10/10/2022 | 15:16:32 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear colleagues, I have the honour to welcome in this hemicycle His Excellency the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr Ignazio CASSIS. Welcome, Mr President, to what we consider to be the agora of European parliamentary diplomacy. We are particularly pleased to have you here today. By your presence, you reaffirm your commitment and that of Switzerland to multilateralism and the European project. You recently said, and I quote: "Switzerland is a concentration of... 10/10/2022 | 12:28:52 Thank you, Mister Andrej HUNKO. I now have to interrupt the list of speakers. The speeches of the members on the speakers' list who have been present during the debate but have not been able to speak may be given to the Table Office for publication in the official report. I remind colleagues that the texts are to be submitted in typescript, electronically if possible, no later than four hours after the list of speakers is interrupted. The Bureau has proposed references to committees for... 10/10/2022 | 11:56:29 Thank you very much, Mr Ian LIDDELL‑GRAINGER, for this personal statement and also thanks to all our colleagues who did send their condolences to someone who was even longer reigning than Mr Boriss CILEVIČS for serving this Assembly. That is also possible. The first item on the agenda is the examination of credentials of new members. The names of the representatives and substitutes are in Doc. 15627. If no credentials are challenged, the credentials will be ratified. Is there any challenge... 10/10/2022 | 11:52:30 It will also be, dear colleagues, the very last session of our longest-serving member, Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, sitting here in front of me who has served this Assembly with so much passion, dedication, wisdom and commitment every since – yes, I pronounce it well – 1999. That is a century ago, dear Boriss. Dear Boriss, It has been a true pleasure and a great honour to work with you for so long. It will be difficult to imagine this hemicycle and this Assembly without you. As an honorary member, you... 10/10/2022 | 11:49:00 Dear Colleagues, There are many important challenges in Europe that require our full attention this week, including the recent and very disturbing escalation of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which has resulted in new casualties on both sides. I urge both countries to redouble their efforts to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict, which is having such a negative impact on the lives of millions of people in the South Caucasus region. I call on the parliamentarians... 10/10/2022 | 11:38:34 I declare the Fourth Part Session of the Ordinary 2022 Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe open. Madam Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, Madam Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Ambassadors, Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, all those who are following our meeting online, or at the public gallery, may I welcome you all to the beginning of this Fourth Part Session. Please allow me to make... 24/06/2022 | 12:02:44 Thank you, Mister Vlad BATRÎNCEA. This concludes the list of speakers in the free debate. Thank you very much for participating in the debate, and for the way of proposing your ideas in this debate. We now turn to the progress report of the Bureau. This morning the Bureau has proposed several references to the Committees. They are set out in the progress report that you can find in Document 15550 and Addendum 3. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Assembly in... 23/06/2022 | 18:20:30 I shall now put the amendment as amended, to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The amendment is carried. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 15526 as amended. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The resolution is adopted unanimously. Thank you very much, congratulations to the rapporteur. This is the end of the debate, but is also the end of an era, as the...