25/01/2024 | 19:55:01 If no one objects, – does anyone object? – I will consider this amendment definitively rejected. Does anyone object? There are no objections. There are no objections. Amendment No. 3 to the Draft Resolution is rejected and will not be called. We will now proceed to the vote on the Draft Resolution. A simple majority is required. We proceed to vote on Doc. 15869 (amended) on "Combating SLAPPs: an imperative for a democratic society". The Resolution was accepted by 49 votes to 2, with 4... 25/01/2024 | 19:53:15 Thank you, Mister Vice-Chairman. The general discussion is closed. We now come to the first report on "Combating SLAPPs: an imperative for a democratic society" (Doc. 15869). The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and the Media has presented a Draft Resolution (Doc. 15869) to which 12 Amendments have been tabled, and a Draft Recommendation (Doc. 15869) to which no amendments have been tabled. We shall first examine the Draft Resolution. I have been informed that the Chairman of the... 25/01/2024 | 17:56:11 I suggest you take a seat. Ladies and Gentlemen, The next item is our joint debate. We will first hear the presentation of the Report "Combating SLAPPs: an imperative for a democratic society" by Mr Stefan SCHENNACH on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and the Media (Doc. 15869). The opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights will be presented by Lord Richard KEEN (Doc. 15879). Next, Mr Mogens JENSEN will present the Report of the Committee on Culture... 24/01/2024 | 19:06:12 Thank you, Madam Chairman. Dear colleagues, I have to tell you quite clearly. I was shocked to read the excellent report by our Cypriot colleague. Shocked and outraged. We represent states that have voluntarily joined our Organisation and its values of democracy, justice and respect for the rule of law and human rights. Our various countries have ratified the legal foundation of our Organisation: the European Convention on Human Rights. This text has been translated into every language, and... 24/01/2024 | 17:26:15 The Chair has received the following oral sub-amendment from the Political Affairs and Democracy Committee: In the second paragraph of amendment no. 15, replace the words: "as well as the preparation of the accession roadmap for Ukraine" with the words: "as well as the opening of an initial accession dialogue with Ukraine". I consider this oral sub-amendment admissible under the criteria of the Rules of Procedure. However, it cannot be taken into account if at least 10 representatives or... 24/01/2024 | 17:23:46 Thank you, Mister CORMANN. I'd like to come back to what I was saying. I was referring to the fact that the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has submitted a draft resolution (Doc. 15868) to which 15 amendments have been tabled. They will be called in the order in which they apply to the text as published in the collection of amendments. Dear colleagues, I remind you that the speaking time for each amendment is limited to 30 seconds. I have been informed that the Chairman of the... 23/01/2024 | 19:55:08 Thank you, Mister Chairman. I'd actually like to start my final speech by thanking Ms Marie MARTIN from the Committee secretariat for her really important work. She was a great help. I have two comments to make on the debate that has just taken place. Firstly, there was Lord KEEN's speech, in which he expressed, in a way, many things that all people use, but perhaps with a logic that seems wrong to me, and which I'm going to try to demonstrate. The idea is that we talk about real refugees and... 23/01/2024 | 19:24:43 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues, The theme of migration and asylum is increasingly becoming a key issue in many election campaigns. The escalation of restrictive measures is increasingly turning into a vicious circle, generating rhetoric that often borders on hate speech or discrimination against foreigners... [The Chairman interrupts to request silence in the Chamber]. Thank you. As I was saying, the escalation of restrictive measures is increasingly turning... 23/01/2024 | 17:47:35 Thank you, Madam Vice-Chairwoman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his report. I agree with most of his remarks and proposals. What happened in Israel on 7 October is unacceptable, the barbarity perpetrated by Hamas intolerable, and Israel's response understandable. But at the same time, we must recognise that the price paid by the civilian population of Gaza in terms of innocent deaths and suffering is also unacceptable. The UN has just called... 22/01/2024 | 16:11:04 Thank you, Mr Chairman. First of all, congratulations on your appointment. I had the opportunity to take part in the mission to observe the parliamentary elections in Serbia last December. And the first thing that struck me was that early parliamentary elections seem to have become something of a national sport, with dissolutions following one another in rapid succession. Dissolving a parliament is a perfectly legal practice in itself, but dissolving it hampers parliamentary work, which, in...