11/10/2022 | 19:37:28 Can the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the rapporteur move into the front? Mr Ziya ALTUNYALDIZ are you ready? Sorry, can you take the picture in another place? Yes, excellent. Thank you. The final item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled Misuse of the Schengen Information System by Council of Europe member States as a politically-motivated sanction in document 15600, presented by Mr Ziya ALTUNYALDIZ on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and... 10/10/2022 | 17:06:40 Thank you, Mr Bernard FOURNIER. I must now interrupt the list of speakers. The speeches of members on the speakers list who have been present during the debate but have not been able to speak may be given to the Table Office for publication in the Official Report. I remind colleagues that type-written texts must be submitted electronically, if possible, no later than four hours after the list of speakers is interrupted. I remind you that at the end of a current affairs debate, the Assembly is... 10/10/2022 | 15:58:48 Thank you, Chair, and President. Considering the major challenges we face in Europe today with an ongoing war and the values of liberal democracy being threatened more than ever before, how should Switzerland and other well-functioning democracies best contribute to the Council of Europe's agenda, and the protection of democracy, human rights and the rule of law today and into the future? At the same time, the biggest political party in Switzerland, the Swiss People's Party is known for being... 23/06/2022 | 19:59:05 In favour. As the mover of the sub-amendment the Committee is clearly in favour. I shall now put the sub-amendment to the vote. The vote is now open. The vote is now closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The sub-amendment is agreed to. We shall now consider the main amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment? No. What is the opinion of the Committee on the amendment? The Committee is in favour. I shall now put Amendment No. 1 to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is... 23/06/2022 | 19:56:28 I shall now put to the sub-amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The sub-amendment is agreed to. We will now consider the main amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment? No. What is the opinion of the Committee on the amendment as amended? In favour. I shall now put Amendment 3 to the vote and the vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment 3 is agreed to. Then we continue to... 23/06/2022 | 19:53:15 The mover of the main amendment is supported. As the mover of the sub-amendment and the Committee is clearly in favour? Yes? I shall now put the sub-amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed: The sub-amendment is agreed to. I will now consider the main amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment as amended? No, none? What is the opinion of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media on the amendment? In... 23/06/2022 | 16:11:01 Thank you President, The right to seek asylum is enshrined in the United Nations Refugee Convention from 1951 and the 1967 protocol. It guarantees asylum seekers' protection from being returned to a country where they face serious threats to their lives or freedom. What was not foreseen at the time of drafting was how modern communications would develop, and the ease with which we now travel between continents. However, President, what was foreseen was the importance of ensuring individuals... 23/06/2022 | 11:36:46 President, thank you for giving me the floor. As our Group of the European People's Party spokesperson, Ms Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN had to return to The Netherlands, I will be speaking on behalf of the group. For Ms Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN, coming from The Netherlands, the downing of MH17 is a case is very close to her heart. Many of our countrymen are still suffering the loss of loved ones. Still, almost eight years later, relatives of the 298 victims find no peace because those responsible have not been... 22/06/2022 | 12:00:35 Thank you, Mister Titus CORLĂŢEAN. What is the opinion of the Committee on the Amendment? The Committee is against. Thank you. I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The Amendment is rejected. Thank you. I will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Document 15539 as amended. A simple majority is required and members present in the chamber should use the hemicycle voting system. The vote is now... 22/06/2022 | 10:04:13 Good morning everybody. I also would like to thank the Irish Presidency for a very wonderful concert last evening and that will be a very good memory for all of us I think who participated there. So, good morning, and the sitting is open. The first item of business at this sitting is the debate on the Report titled “Preventing and combating antisemitism in Europe” (Doc. 15539) presented by Ms Petra BAYR on behalf of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. Ms Ute STEYER, Rabbi of the...