28/09/2021 | 18:34:02 Yes, thank you very much. I think that this amendment is, in fact, both more restrictive and less ambitious than the initial article, since the initial wording sets the objective of parity, whereas this one sets the objective of one third. However, given the difficulties in finding a balance between the volunteers, the groups and the themes of the committees, I would say that encouraging strong consultation with a view to achieving parity seems to be much more operational than establishing a... 27/09/2021 | 16:38:58 Thank you, Madam President. Mister President, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, First of all, allow me, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to thank our colleague Mr Paul Gavan for the quality, precision and strength of his work, and also his balance, on a subject that concerns us all. I think that everyone is aware of the dramatic impact of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, which involves two of our countries, with 7,000 deaths, more than 91,000 Armenians and 84,000 Azerbaijanis displaced on... 27/09/2021 | 16:18:53 Yes, I'll be very brief in my response. I don't need three minutes. I think the discussion has been very interesting. We have seen a gradual return to normal in the way in which our Assembly functions. Not only in terms of every day work, but also in election observation. I am pleased to take note of the high quality observations that have mentioned Moldova and we are convinced by what has been said. Yes, there are still the effects of the pandemic. The fact that we are able to give more... 27/09/2021 | 12:10:55 Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Madam Secretary General, I am very pleased to be able to present this progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee of our Assembly for the period from 21 June to 22 September. As is customary, I shall not go into detail about all the activities that are mentioned in the report, of course. I shall concentrate on a few areas of political significance for our Organisation. I would like to start by mentioning not an... 21/06/2021 | 18:09:56 Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by warmly thanking our colleagues Mr Boriss CILEVIČS and Mr Pere LÓPEZ for the quality, precision and balance of their work as rapporteurs on a truly sensitive subject, as we know. The Council of Europe had to be aware of the fact that the Council of Europe had a responsibility to defend the values of democracy, the rule of law and human rights. In your report, Mr CILEVIČS, you focus on two specific cases: Turkey and... 22/04/2021 | 11:26:01 Thank you, Mr President. I would first like to thank all our colleagues for their useful and strong speeches, and I would also like to thank our Russian colleagues in particular for holding this debate. I note from this debate that the pressure on Russia is now extremely high. That is why I repeat that it is not a matter of dictating anything to the Russian authorities: it is a matter of them now finding ways and means to fulfil the obligations to which they and the Russian people have freely... 22/04/2021 | 10:11:37 Thank you, President. Ladies and gentlemen, Today's debate is essential. It is essential, firstly, for Alexei Navalny, who is suffering alone in prison. The reports on his state of health are alarming. Allow me at this point to spare a thought for him, for his wife Yulia and for his children Daria and Zakhar. The report is important for Russia because it goes to the heart of the pact that unites us with our Russian colleagues: respect for the European Convention on Human Rights. The European... 20/04/2021 | 15:42:31 Thank you, Mister President. First of all, on behalf of the entire ALDE Group, I would like to thank our colleague Mr Giórgos KATROÚNKALOS for the quality and accuracy of his report on the OECD's work on tax justice. In your report, you rightly show the deleterious impact of the race to the bottom on democracy and public finances. I would like to mention an unbearable example that you yourself cite with Mr Ángel GURRÍA: international corporate tax evasion represents a loss to individuals of... 19/04/2021 | 12:25:50 I am delighted to have the opportunity to conclude this morning on this subject. I believe that what is very important, indeed, in what our colleague Mr Aleksander POCIEJ has said, are these five important axes. What has not been addressed in the report but I would like to stress is the importance of your trips, both to Moscow and to Ankara. You did so with the agreement of all the groups. I would like to emphasise the importance of your visits to Moscow and Ankara, which you did with the... 27/01/2021 | 16:02:06 Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, Our topical and urgent debate is of particular importance. The arrest of Alexei Navalny has aroused a great deal of emotion in Europe and in this House, the guardian of human rights and of the citizens of all our Member States, from Reykjavik to Vladivostok and from Svalbard to Cyprus. Today we have an opportunity, a first opportunity I would say, to debate the arrest and detention of Mr Navalny. There will be others. It is important to apply the same...