27/01/2022 | 11:01:36 Thank you, Mr President, Mr Rapporteur, Dear colleagues, The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe considers that is an hour for our Assembly to raise today, thanks to the commitment and perseverance of our rapporteur who has invested a great deal of time and effort in this subject, the painful issue of enforced disappearances. Unfortunately, these do not spare Europe. Several tens of thousands of people have disappeared without explanation for their relatives, due to open or latent... 26/01/2022 | 19:27:56 Thank you. Does anyone wish to speak against Amendment No. 3? Is it withdrawn? I'm sorry, I thought it was going on. Okay, so we'll consider Amendment No. 3 withdrawn. In that case, we shall proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 15434 as amended. Members present will vote using the voting system in the Chamber. Members participating remotely will use the remote voting system. The draft resolution contained in Doc. 15434 was adopted. Congratulations. The next public session... 26/01/2022 | 19:17:31 All right. Does anyone wish to support this amendment as it stands or shall we consider it withdrawn? Anyone? On the line either? It's an oral amendment, right? The following oral amendment has been moved by Mr Jacques MAIRE on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. I quote: At the end of paragraph 9.1.1, insert the following words: "and ideally should benefit from international cooperation". Under Rule 34.7.a of the Rules of Procedure, the President may, in exceptional... 26/01/2022 | 11:57:15 The next item of business this afternoon is the presentation of and debate on the report by Mr Carlos Alberto GONÇALVES, on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and the Media, entitled "Sport policies in times of crisis". I would like to remind you that we must finish the examination of this text, including the vote, at 1 p.m. We will have to interrupt the list of speakers at about 12:30 p.m. in order to hear the reply from the Committee and to take the necessary votes. The... 24/01/2022 | 19:10:12 Thank you, Madam President, Mr Rapporteur, Dear Colleagues, On many occasions, our Assembly has dealt with the sensitive and difficult issue of the attitude of European States towards migrants and asylum seekers. Between the imperatives of sovereignty and the respect of the most elementary human rights, this is a fragile ridge to say the least. On our continent, the European Union has been working since the Amsterdam Treaty of 1999 to provide a framework in this area. Five years after the... 30/09/2021 | 10:41:59 The committee's opinion is, of course, in favour, so we will proceed to vote on oral sub-Amendment No. 1. The vote is open. The vote is closed. Oral sub-Amendment No. 1 is largely adopted, with 4 abstentions. The Chair has received an oral sub-amendment from the Committee, which reads as follows: "In Amendment No. 1, insert the word "Afghan" before the word "student". The sub-amendment therefore reads, and I quote: "... to establish a visa system for Afghan students enrolled in universities... 30/09/2021 | 10:39:24 The Chair has received the following oral sub-amendment from the committee, so listen carefully. In Amendment No. 1, replace the words "after paragraph 8.3" with the words "before paragraph 8.12". The amendment as sub-amended therefore reads, and I quote: "In the draft resolution, before paragraph 8.12, insert the following paragraph". Under Rule 34.7.a. of the Rules of Procedure, the President may, in exceptional circumstances, declare an oral sub-amendment to be in order if he or she... 30/09/2021 | 09:08:21 Ladies and gentlemen, The sitting is open. The next item of business this morning is the debate on the report on "The situation in Afghanistan: consequences for Europe and the region", presented by Sir Tony LLOYD on behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, Document 15381. I remind you that we must finish the debate, including the vote, at 11 a.m. We will therefore have to interrupt the list of speakers at about 10.30 a.m. in order to allow time for the reply from the... 29/09/2021 | 11:01:32 Thank you, Mr President. Ladies and gentlemen, rapporteurs, colleagues, For the third time, our Assembly is holding a full day's debate on an essential and particularly topical human rights issue. After the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects, and then artificial intelligence a year ago, we are now dealing with a set of challenges posed by climate change for our societies, our democratic systems, our states and multilateralism in general. In this respect, I would like to congratulate all the... 28/09/2021 | 19:26:30 Thank you, Mister President. In the eyes of those who commit or justify them, so-called "honour" crimes aim to rehabilitate a community – family, cultural or ethnic – that has been "sullied" by the victim's behaviour. According to them, it is therefore a legitimate act, which obviously cannot be tolerated or excused under so-called extenuating circumstances. I say this here: no murder, kidnapping, abduction, mutilation, forced marriage or suicide under the pressure of the social or family...