20/06/2022 | 12:41:26 Thank you Mr President, Dear colleagues, I also would like to thank our rapporteur, our colleague Mr Aleksander POCIEJ, for the report which summarises the work of the Bureau of the Assembly and Standing Committee until now especially in Dublin, Ireland. As has been the case until now, the Turkish delegation will continue to support the activities of the Assembly and the committees. I am proud that the Turkish delegation from the whole political spectrum is among the best in attending and... 28/04/2022 | 18:30:00 Thank you Mister President, I would also like to support co-rapporteurs for their excellent work. As a close neighbour and strategic partner, Georgia’s political stability and prosperity is of fundamental significance to Turkey. Therefore, I hope that the extremely tense and polarised political environment described in the report, and by some speakers here, can be restored back to normal in the soonest possible time with the constructive co-operation of all political forces for the good of... 28/04/2022 | 17:46:57 The Committee is in favour. Now I put the Amendment to the vote in the hemicycle and via the remote system. The vote is open. The vote is closed. Waiting for the results. The Amendment is carried with 63 votes in favour, 1 against, 6 abstentions. Now we finished the amendment, and now proceed to the vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 15486 as amended. For adoption, a simple majority is required. The vote in the hemicycle and via remote voting is now open. Please cast your votes... 28/04/2022 | 17:30:42 Thank you, Mr Zsolt NÉMETH. With these genuine statements from both rapporteur and chairperson. The debate is closed. Now, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft resolution [Doc. 15486] to which 11 Amendments and 1 Sub-Amendment have been tabled and also a draft recommendation [Doc. 15486] to which no Amendments have been tabled. May I remind you that speeches on Amendments are limited to 1 minute. I ask parliamentarians participating remotely to ask for the... 28/04/2022 | 15:31:36 The sitting is open. The first item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled “Safeguarding and promoting genuine democracy in Europe” (Doc. 15486) presented by Ms Marie-Christine DALLOZ of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy. We shall also hear an opinion from Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. In order to finish by 6:00 p.m., I will interrupt the list of speakers at about 5:40 p.m. to allow time for the... 27/04/2022 | 11:08:30 Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, With this report, once again, we strongly condemn this aggression in the strongest form and express our solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people fighting ferociously for their freedom and their independence. The continuation of this aggression serves for nothing but more death and destruction. In addition to indiscriminate attacks on urban areas, civilian infrastructures and even innocent civilians, we have witnessed shameful scenes which... 26/04/2022 | 17:40:18 Does anyone object? It was unanimously adopted in the Committee. It seems there is no objection, and I declare that Amendment 1 to the draft resolution has been agreed. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 15496 [as amended by Amendment 1]. A simple majority is required. The vote in the hemicycle and via remote voting is now open. Please, start voting. The vote is closed. Please, display the results. 82 in favour, 1 against, 6 abstentions. The draft... 26/04/2022 | 17:39:10 Thank you. The debate is closed now. Now we come to the consideration of the amendments, draft resolution, and recommendations. The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has presented a draft resolution [Doc. 15496] to which 1 amendment has been tabled and a draft recommendation [Doc. 15496] to which no amendments have been tabled. Now we will start with consideration of the draft resolution. After that we will consider the draft recommendation. I understand that the... 26/04/2022 | 10:46:13 Mister President, Dear Colleagues, I begin by congratulating the rapporteur for preparing this comprehensive report. Indeed, we had comprehensive and meaningful discussions thanks to him in the Committees. Since its creation, the Council of Europe has become a pioneer among international organisations on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, particularly on the European continent. In this respect, the presidency of our organisation and its benchmarking role with all institutions and... 15/03/2022 | 10:40:26 Thank you, Mr President. Without repeating the previous speakers, indeed we are united on what we are doing here. Let me begin by congratulating and appreciating the resilience and bravery of the Ukrainian people in defending their country. Now they deserve our united solidarity. Russia, which violated and breached all international rules, and made a big harm to the international order, it deserves a united response from us. Dear colleagues, since 2014, right after the illegal annexation of...