22/06/2023 | 16:55:28 Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine prompted us to reaffirm our values at the Reykjavík Summit on 16 and 17 May. At this Summit, it was decided that support for Ukraine should be a political imperative for the Council of Europe and its member states. This support is all the more necessary as the outcome of this war will determine the future of our democratic values and the stability of our continent. If Ukraine fails to push back Russia, the... 21/06/2023 | 19:13:13 Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, Today, our colleague Mr Kamal JAFAROV is presenting us with a report on a subject that I find particularly worrying: the Human Rights Bill and the Illegal Immigration Bill presented by the British government. In the opinion of several associations representing civil society, these two projects could call into question the UK's respect for the rule of law. As long ago as June 2022, the British government strongly criticised a provisional decision by the... 24/04/2023 | 15:54:50 Mister President, Dear Colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank our colleague Mr Joseph O'REILLY for his report, which gives a good account of the progress made by Montenegro since its independence in 2006. Indeed, we have come a long way! In 2007, Montenegro joined our Organisation and set up a political system aimed at strengthening democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Today, these elections represent a particular turning point in that they mark a political changeover. The... 25/01/2023 | 18:41:32 Mister President, Dear Colleagues, I would like to start by thanking our three colleagues for their reports, which underline how much the fight against violence against women remains a topical issue. The Istanbul Convention is a major step forward to the credit of the Council of Europe. It has made it possible to influence many national legislations with the aim of protecting women more against the violence of which they could be victims. I believe that this should be recalled at the... 24/01/2023 | 17:18:36 Mr President, Dear colleagues, The fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the member States of the Council of Europe, which we had been hoping for, will finally take place on 16 and 17 May in Reykjavik. It must be an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the values on which our Organization is founded, namely democracy, human rights and the rule of law. This is all the more necessary as we are witnessing a challenge to these values with the aggressive attitude of Russia, which... 13/10/2022 | 12:32:12 Mr President, dear colleagues, Confronted with important setbacks for its army and great logistical difficulties, the Russian Federation has chosen to intensify the conflict, having recourse, once again, to bombing, trying to destroy strategic infrastructure, particularly energy infrastructure, and bringing about terror. I vigorously condemn these bombings, just as I obviously condemn the sham referenda organized to justify annexing Ukrainian territory. Ukraine's territorial integrity must be... 12/10/2022 | 12:16:31 Mister President, Dear Colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank our colleagues John HOWELL and Boriss CILEVIČS for their report, which shows that many difficulties persist in Türkiye. I would like to come back to two points in particular: the implementation of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and the presidential and parliamentary elections of 2023. First of all, as a member State of the Council of Europe, Türkiye is obliged to implement the judgments of the European... 12/10/2022 | 11:02:38 Dear Minister, On 6 October, the first meeting of the European Political Community was held in Prague. The geographical scope of this new political co‑operation structure, which was created on the initiative of the European Union, is almost identical to that of the Council of Europe. The launch press release states that it does not replace any existing organisation, structure or process, nor is it intended to create any new one. Mister Minister, You are a dual holder of the European Union and... 10/10/2022 | 17:03:33 Madam President, Dear colleagues, The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is once again occupying our Assembly. The situation has deteriorated again in the month of September, with several hundred deaths following the outbreak of hostilities for which both sides accuse each other. I regret this situation in which Azerbaijan seems to me to take advantage of the situation caused by the war in Ukraine to be able to impose its views on Armenia and thus recover territories lost since 1991... 24/06/2022 | 10:29:48 Thank you, Mr. President. Dear colleagues, Vaccination has represented a considerable advance in the medical field and prevents 2 to 3 million deaths per year. However, we are now seeing a resurgence of certain infectious diseases. This is particularly true of measles, for which the number of cases increased by 79% in the first two months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. At the same time, it should be remembered that the epidemic of Covid-19 is not over and that most of the people...