12/10/2022 | 20:16:33 Thank you. Does anyone object? If so, please ask for the floor. Where is your hand? There are no objections. I declare that amendments 1–6 to the draft resolution have been agreed. The President would say now I should go to page... We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in document 15592. A simple majority is needed. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The draft resolution in document 15592 is adopted. I understand that the... 12/10/2022 | 20:15:32 Thank you. The debate is closed. The Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons has presented the draft resolution Document 15592, just to remind you, because this is a joint debate. The first document we will deal with is "Safer Countries for Asylum Seekers". To this document six amendments have been tabled, and the draft recommendation to which one amendment has been tabled. We will start with the consideration of the draft resolution, and then we will consider the draft... 12/10/2022 | 17:52:47 Thank you, distinguished Chair. Dear colleagues, We should not think of democracy in a static way. Democracy has continually evolved since its emergence. Across Central and Eastern Europe, democratic institutions have evolved from the ruins of failed socialist systems. A multi-party system, free elections, secret ballots and other aspects of a representational government have been rapidly developed since 1989 in many countries in the region. The very question posed by this report is the... 12/10/2022 | 16:32:25 Distinguished Chair, Prime Minister, On behalf of the Group of the European People's Party, I'm also shocked. This was disrespectful to this organisation. The report you mentioned was a report not of a Serbian delegation, Russian delegation or whoever. The report of this organisation. You show true disrespectfulness. It was adopted by overwhelming majority. We agreed with the Group of the European People's Party that I would ask you about the Open Balkan initiative, but it is impossible after... 11/10/2022 | 19:34:22 Thank you. Does anyone object? If so, please, raise your hand. That's not the case. No objection. I declare that Amendment 1 to the draft resolution has been agreed. So we will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 15616 [as amended]. A simple majority is required. The vote is now open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution as amended in Doc. 15616 is adopted. Congratulations to the rapporteur. Okay, dear colleagues, thank... 11/10/2022 | 11:39:38 Thank you, distinguished president. Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, For the last two decades it has been reiterated many times that the full EU membership for the Western Balkans is a geostrategic investment in a stable, strong, and united Europe. However, at this point, we have to admit that the EU enlargement policy towards the Western Balkans is at a standstill. Very modest progress has been made in the field of European integration in the region, and in recent years, the EU has... 20/06/2022 | 17:00:10 Thank you. The debate is closed. The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination has presented a draft resolution, Document 15535 to which one amendment has been tabled. I remind you that speeches on amendments are limited to 30 seconds. I understand that the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination wishes to propose to the Assembly that the amendment to the draft resolution, which was unanimously approved by the Committee, should be declared as agreed by the... 20/06/2022 | 12:51:25 Thank you. This thing we share, dear colleagues, it is valuable that we meet, talk, and use our experiences to try to improve our institutions and our procedures. As you know, regular presidential elections as well as the early parliamentary elections and local elections in 13 locals have government units and in one city municipality were held on 30 April this year in Serbia. The republic electoral commission is in charge of conducting the election and announcing the final results. Electoral... 26/04/2022 | 11:09:34 Thank you. Distinguished Chair, Dear Colleagues, During the last two decades the Council of Europe has been providing support to Serbia to advance its reform agenda, ensuring compliance with the Council of Europe's standards and advancing the European Union accession process. As you all know, Serbia is committed to pursue its integration into the European Union. Therefore, support of the Council of Europe for all key reform activities in our country, especially those which are part of the... 25/01/2022 | 17:15:51 Dear Colleagues, One of the themes of the Italian Presidency strongly accented was the protection of the cultural heritage as an outstanding tool for dialogue and social inclusion. Without any doubt culture, landscape, and our common heritage are topics of utmost importance. I would like to point out that although the cultural heritage of minorities and their contribution is recognised within the Council of Europe and the European Union, such recognition falls short when it comes to the...