27/01/2022 | 18:11:44 Madam President, thank you very much for allowing me to say a few words also about the debate and the report itself. I only want to stress strongly that I've thoroughly enjoyed my colleague Ms Boriana ÅBERG's presentation because she fully summarised all my experiences also and we can share the view. So I don't want to repeat what she said. Madam chair, in November 2021 we visited the country to prepare this report. And that report is reflecting our experiences because we were – I was... 27/01/2022 | 12:55:53 Mr President, The theme for us is the challenges in security in Europe, what's the role for the Council of Europe? Some cynical statements could say that there is no role whatsoever for our Assembly to discuss about the security policy of Europe. That's an issue to handle at a pan-European level by the OSCE, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and its parliamentary assembly. I say that approach is wrong. Obviously, our focus is primarily on human rights, democracy and... 26/01/2022 | 18:19:34 Madam President, first of all I would like to thank you. Sorry, but I cannot breathe, I must do it that way. I really have a breathing problem. Let's try to, but I do really have problems. Even doctors know it, and sorry. Madam President, We have had an interesting debate. The previous item and this one important issue we are discussing about Russia. We are discussing the credentials, there are lots of emotions from those involved, we can say, and also rational argumentation. This is a very... 30/09/2021 | 17:18:58 The Committee was against, but nobody spoke against. Ok, that's fine. Now let's move to the vote. We are closing the vote. 32 in favour, 25 against, 5 abstentions. It's approved. Now we move to the final stage of the draft resolution where a simple majority is required. I remind you, because the technicalities are always like that, now we are voting about the whole resolution. The vote is now open. The vote is closed. And the result: 58 in favour, 15 against, 8 abstentions. The resolution... 30/09/2021 | 17:01:56 The amendment has been withdrawn. We don't discuss that at all. Oh yes. Of course. Does anyone wish to support this amendment? It doesn't seem to be the case. It's unanimously withdrawn. Let's move to the another amendment. The next amendment No. 5. That's technically more complicated, I can guarantee it. I had one technical problem, that is that my signature is in this amendment by technical error. By saying this, I don't take any positions on the substance of the amendment, but there was a... 30/09/2021 | 17:00:13 Thank you very much. And now the debate is closed. We move to the more decision-making stage of the report and urgent debate. When it's a question about the urgent debate, we do have a report as you know. The Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons has presented a draft resolution which was introduced by Ms Anne-Mari VIROLAINEN. There are actually six amendments made for the report, or for the resolution, we could say. And we go then, not in numerical order, but in the order... 30/09/2021 | 16:53:37 Thank you very much. And the next one is Ms Mónika BARTOS from Hungary. It seems she´s not here. No, online? Actually, we are in a good situation that we now have time to discuss. I'm now flexible, which I haven't been before, because I have sometimes stopped the list in between. We are at the end of the list and there's one request made to do an additional speech – and I'm allowing it because it seems that we are in good time. So, Mr Rustem UMEROV from Ukraine, you have the floor. That was... 30/09/2021 | 15:36:11 Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. We are now in the last part of the whole week's procedures. Last two items being addressed this afternoon. I will chair. The first item is the “Increased migration pressure on the borders of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland with Belarus” (Doc. 15382 rev). I would like to say that it's an important item and, even personally, it's important because I myself visited the border of Lithuania and Belarus two weeks ago. So, I know its significance. I'm very pleased... 28/09/2021 | 19:38:55 Thanks for the excellent work done. Now we move to the final part of our session and that's actually to approve the draft resolution which has been proposed by the Committee. Good luck. No amendments whatsoever, so we can go straight to the final voting of the draft resolution. And actually I straight away declare the vote to be open. Now we're voting for the whole draft resolution proposed by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. The vote is closed. And the result: adopted with... 28/09/2021 | 19:22:28 Thank you very much. Now we are in the situation that we have gone through the political groups. The subject is important. I obviously had the right if I wish to stop the discussion straight away and finish the meeting exactly by 19.30 p.m. as in program, but the Secretary General whispered to me that we could use 10 minutes more in terms of staff and interpreters. Actually I'm asking somewhat your opinion on thinking how you are feeling. This issue is an important one. Should we call a...