01/10/2026 | 17:36:22 Thank you very much, Madam President. Dear colleagues, Türkiye is already in serious conflict with several of the fundamental values of the Council of Europe: freedom of expression, democratic standards, the protection of civil society and the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Now we are witnessing a new and deeply troubling chapter: the persecution of LGBTI people and those defending their rights. Since 12 September, we have seen mass arrests and detentions... 01/10/2026 | 16:58:23 Thank you. The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft resolution to which eight amendments have been tabled. I understand that the Committee wishes to propose to the Assembly that Amendments 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 2, 3 and 4 to the draft resolution (Document 16472), which were unanimously approved by the Committee, be declared as definitively approved. Is that so, Mister Chair? That is so. So if no one objects, I'll consider the amendments to be approved. Is there any... 30/09/2026 | 11:54:32 Thank you, Mister President, According to the latest report of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, “the digital transformation of communication has profoundly altered the institutional conditions under which pluralism operates”. I haven't heard anybody in this very great discussion today dispute this statement. Not so long ago we were getting the news through a limited number of newspapers and TV and radio channels. Now a seemingly unlimited number of social media services... 29/09/2026 | 17:52:32 The committee is in favour. I will now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. I'll close the vote and ask for the result to be displayed. Amendment 6 is agreed. And now we proceed to vote on the draft resolution as a whole. And a simple majority is required. The vote is open. I now close the vote and ask for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution is unanimously adopted. [Applause] Congratulations. And we now come to the amendment to the draft recommendation proposed by... 29/09/2026 | 17:44:09 Thank you. The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has presented a draft resolution entitled "Towards coherent policies on veterans in Europe", to which one amendment has been tabled. The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has also presented a draft recommendation on which no amendments have been tabled. So we begin by examining the amendment to the draft resolution. And I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee wishes to... 29/09/2026 | 16:36:15 Dear colleagues, we will now continue the session. And we now come to the joint debate on the two reports from the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. The first is titled “Towards coherent policies on veterans in Europe” (Document 16473) presented by Ms Lesia ZABURANNA; and the second is titled “The need for systemic support to Ukrainian soldiers who became disabled as a result of hostilities” (Document 16464) presented by Mr Jan Filip LIBICKI. These will be... 29/09/2026 | 10:43:49 Madam President, Secretary General, Dear colleagues, I would like to share four points with you. First, we must have the courage to change at a time when the world is changing at a pace that is difficult to follow, let alone anticipate. Europe’s oldest regional organisation, that's what we are and we should have an even greater duty to change to ensure that our core values, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, continue to be protected and defended throughout the continent. We owe this... 28/09/2026 | 16:34:00 Thank you so much, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, Thank you so much for your contributions to the debate on this Progress Report. As it has been obvious most of you have focused on election observations and especially the missions in Armenia and Kosovo. And I cannot comment directly on the election missions, but I would just like to notice how encouraging it is to see how many members participate in these missions and also are so sincerely committed to strengthening electoral integrity across... 28/09/2026 | 12:00:19 Thank you very much, Madam President. Dear colleagues, at its meeting on 26 June, the Bureau appointed me as rapporteur for this report which covers the activities from the last Bureau meeting of the third part-session and until this morning's pre-session Bureau meeting. As you know, the Progress Report is essentially a compilation of the decisions taken at Bureau meetings. Furthermore, Addendum 2 to the present Progress Report presents the conclusion of the Committee of the election of... 25/06/2026 | 19:00:41 The Committee is in favour with a large majority. I now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. And the vote is closed. I call for the results. The amendment is agreed to. Then we come to the draft recommendation contained in Document 16422 as amended. And I remind you that a two-thirds majority is required. The vote is open. And the vote is closed. I call for the result. The recommendation is adopted. Thank you very much and congratulations. [Applause] And the Assembly will hold...