23/06/2022 | 17:02:20 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, The aggression of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has a global impact. In addition to the destruction of cities, the atrocities and the displacement of the population, there is the risk of a world famine. Russian troops are occupying arable land, destroying agricultural infrastructure and imposing a blockade on Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea. As a result, no goods are entering or leaving Ukraine's largest port, Odessa. President Zelensky... 23/06/2022 | 16:17:15 Thank you, Mister President. Mister President, Ladies and Gentlemen, The British government has signed an agreement with the government of Rwanda to allow the transfer of asylum seekers who have arrived illegally in the UK to Rwanda, where their asylum claims will now be processed. Funded by London to the tune of 141 million euros, it aims to deter illegal crossings of the English Channel. When the agreement was announced, it drew strong criticism from human rights groups, opposition figures... 23/06/2022 | 10:54:59 Thank you, Mister President. I will only take the floor very briefly to thank very sincerely and very warmly the various colleagues who have spoken during this session and for the remarks they have made. I note that most of the speakers are in favour of the report we are presenting to you. This is a source of satisfaction for us, along with Mr George LOUCAIDES. Several subjects have rightly come up during these discussions. I note in particular the rights of women; the courage of Malta in... 23/06/2022 | 10:09:34 Thank you, Mr President. Mr President, Distinguished colleagues, Today we are considering the report on the honouring of the membership obligations of Malta. This report was prepared by the Monitoring Committee within the framework of the periodic review of membership obligations of Council of Europe member states which are not under a full monitoring procedure. This report as well the draft resolution contained therein give an overview of the way democratic institutions and rule of law... 22/06/2022 | 16:13:06 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank our five fellow rapporteurs for their excellent reports and opinions. The joint debate we are holding this afternoon illustrates the dramatic consequences of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine, which has caused the largest population movement in Europe since the Second World War. More than 6 million people have left Ukraine to take refuge in other European countries, while 7 to 9 million people have... 21/06/2022 | 18:49:34 Thank you, Mr President. President, dear colleagues, I would like to thank our rapporteur for her report on the cases of political prisoners in the Russian Federation. I would also like to take this opportunity to pay a heartfelt tribute to my French colleague Mr Jacques MAIRE, who has been particularly involved in the case of Alexeï Navalny. Here we are taking the measure of the extent of the violation of human rights in this country, the violation of all democratic procedures. According to... 28/04/2022 | 16:31:44 Mr President, Dear colleagues, I congratulate our colleague Ms Marie-Christine DALLOZ for her very complete report which defines the constituent elements of a true democracy. I share her concern about the decline of democracy throughout the world and particularly in Europe. Perhaps we have assumed certain principles and freedoms are here to stay? We have to admit that this is not the case. The adjectives sometimes attached to the term "democracy" to modify its content, or even to empty it of... 28/04/2022 | 10:41:55 Dear Minister, In the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, you have organised an event on the Lanzarote Convention, co-organised with the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. That week, we discussed strengthening the strategic partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Union and coordination of the actions of the two organisations, which will have to be rethought in the new geostrategic context we are experiencing. Nearly at the... 27/04/2022 | 10:51:53 Mr President, Dear colleagues, Two months have passed since the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. Two months since the Russian President flouted the values of peace on which our continent was built. Two months that the Russian Federation has been violating the rules of international humanitarian law on a daily basis. Two months of destruction, suffering, acts of violence. Faced with this situation, the Council of Europe has taken a clear and rapid stand. Our Assembly did not fail... 24/01/2022 | 18:57:27 Mr President, Dear colleagues, I would like to thank our colleague Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO for the quality of his report, as well as the European Commissioner, Ms JOHANSSON, for her participation in our work. The question of borders and the management of migration issues is a major political issue within the European Union. The Union has put in place a system of free movement of citizens and, in a voluntary form, which covers 22 of the 27 Member States, has abolished the control of internal...