02/10/2019 | 16:18:00 Thank you very much, Madame President. And I'd like to give a warm welcome to Mr Governor on behalf of the Socialist group. In January 2018, the High-Level Task Force on investing in social infrastructure in Europe drafted the report, highly debated on its estimates, but they argued that the infrastructure gap in Europe to be fulfilled was around 100 and 150 billion euros. Now this suggests that Europe needs more social investment, Europe needs more social rights and Europe needs less... 02/10/2019 | 11:21:10 Thank you, Mr Chairman. As everybody has said, this is an extremely timely report so I'd like to congratulate the rapporteur. It's timely because we're going through times of erosion in democratic institutions and human rights violations are on the rise -- though at different degrees across Europe -- so we do need a common set of standards, and we have to ensure that the institutions are functional in actually protecting human rights. So in this regard, I not only commend and welcome this... 27/06/2019 | 10:37:02 Thank you very much, Madam President. Home is where the heart is but, unfortunately, very heartbreakingly for millions of children their homes, their schools, their communities are where they first face violence. As we frequently hear, violence wears a familiar face. But violence also has unfamiliar faces. When a humanitarian crisis outbreaks, it is the children who are most affected with grave material and psychosocial effects. Violence in campsites visited out of will as in the news today... 10/04/2019 | 18:25:24 I congratulate Mr Tiny KOX on a constructive report about our institution. We have to take a step back and note the precarious situation that the world is in. Authoritarian politics and neo-populism are on the rise. The title of Freedom House’s 2019 report, “Democracy in Retreat”, speaks millions of words. The report states that 2018 was the 13th consecutive year of decline in global freedom. It underlines the point that the decline was most prominent in respect of elections; polls were... 09/04/2019 | 18:54:22 This very diligently prepared report is extremely timely and relevant, so I congratulate the rapporteur. We as politicians aim to be intermediaries in creating solutions to societal challenges. Sexism, gender inequality and sexual harassment continue to be prevalent societal challenges which we face. If as politicians we are to create solutions to these problems, we have to start in-house. As such, this report is extremely relevant and critical. Coming up with solutions requires making note... 23/01/2019 | 18:56:36 Both reports are very timely and I congratulate both rapporteurs. Pick any economic indicator and you are certain to observe huge inequalities. On wealth, for example, the recently published annual Oxfam international report notes that the combined fortune of the world’s 26 richest individuals is equal to the total wealth of the 3.8 billion poorest people. Pick unemployment. Historically, women have been more affected by unemployment than men. Youth unemployment is much higher than overall...