21/06/2022 | 17:39:52 Thank you, dear Chairperson. Dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his important report. The current security environment is different from the past. It is much more complex and immediate in parallel to the evolution of the security environment. We are surrounded with significant political, economic, and social challenges. In addition to these challenges, Russia’s military agression in Ukraine drastically threatens stability in Europe. The threats we face today combine... 28/04/2022 | 16:53:37 Thank you. Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I welcome the approach taken in the report, as I believe it would be more meaningful to not only point out a few countries but to underline that the regression is across Europe and even around the world. In this regard, it is essential to evaluate the current situation accordingly, and to take the necessary steps all together. As can be seen from the report, there are many reasons and indications of the current democratic regression. However, I... 26/04/2022 | 11:21:38 Dear President, Dear Colleagues, First of all I would like to thank the rapporteur for his constant considerable efforts to present us this important report. In recent years, we have all been facing significant challenges. The intensity and the diversity of them are increasing every day. In addition to these continuous challenges, the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine put serious strain on the unity and stability of the European continent. All these challenges require our... 25/04/2022 | 18:55:32 Dear President, Dear colleagues, I congratulate Mr Dimitri HOUBRON for his report. A crucial step to develop mechanisms to protect children's exposure to harmful content. It's all accepted that widespread digitalisation has benefits for all of us. However, there are also increasing risks of digitalisation, particularly for children. Without any restrictions regarding age or competence, children can easily have their own smartphones or tablets and even their own social media accounts. So in an... 30/09/2021 | 17:53:35 Dear President, dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for preparing this high-quality report in such a short period. The Assembly's contribution to the second additional protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence carries utmost importance as cybercrimes' importance increases every day in our digitally connected world. There is an urgent need to address important challenges for the investigation of cybercrimes, such... 28/09/2021 | 11:59:15 Thank you. Dear President, Dear Colleagues, Socio-economic inequalities have risen in Europe gradually but surely since the mid-1980s. With the increased adoption of market-oriented policies in sectors such as education and health, divergences in quality and accessibility of social services have also increased. Concerns over inequalities have further surged in the aftermath of the post-2008 financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. As the socio-economic inequalities are deepening, the need... 27/09/2021 | 19:39:07 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, Let me start by expressing my disappointment about the report. To my knowledge, this report is the first official report which will be adopted by PACE as well as other international organizations in the aftermath of the 44-day war. For this reason, our expectation from this report was a complete and fair description of the humanitarian consequences of the conflict and true account of how the conflict between... 28/01/2021 | 13:31:26 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I appreciate the work done by the rapporteur. His report objectively outlines how ethnic profiling can encounter an ordinary person in his or her daily life. It is beyond doubt that the ethnic profiling is an insidious type of racial discrimination that affects the lives of millions. I do regard this issue significant and it is worth to pay special attention since it results in breach of fundamental human... 27/01/2021 | 11:15:59 Thank you, Mister President. Dear Colleagues, The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge we have faced since World War II. Since its emergence in Asia late last year, the virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica. Vaccines are giving us real hope of bringing the pandemic under control in the next 12 months and returning life to a semblance of normal. One year on since the WHO issued is first disease outbreak news about this... 30/01/2020 | 20:02:11 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to have opportunity to debate this critical issue since it has humanitarian and political impacts on not only the Middle East and North Africa, but also Europe. Libya has hardly had stable government after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Since then, measures taken through military means has deepened crisis rather than providing a solution. Therefore, I would like to stress that current...