26/01/2026 | 11:42:40 Thank you, dear Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, dear Mr Alain BERSET, dear Ms Despina CHATZIVASSILIOU, dear Mr Bjørn BERGE, dear Mr Frank SCHWABE, dear Mr Pablo HISPÁN, dear Mr Zsolt NÉMETH, dear Mr Iulian BULAI, dear Mr George LOUCAIDES, dear Ms Laura CASTEL, dear ambassadors, dear colleagues, dear friends and family who came from Athens for this very nice and touching moment for me. The first time I entered this Hemicycle was in January 1984. I was a young journalist, just 21 years old, and I was... 03/10/2025 | 12:19:00 Thank you, Mr Ričards ŠLESERS. And that is why I used the now famous phrase of Barack OBAMA when Charlie KIRK was assassinated. Thank you all. The debate is closed. The next item on today's agenda is the continuation of the debate on the progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly at the Standing Committee, Document 16257, Addendum 3. The Bureau has proposed several references to committees set out in Addendum 3. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Parliamentary... 03/10/2025 | 12:12:21 Dear Mr Roland Rino BÜCHEL, You know that we have started this session by commemorating Mr Alfred HEER with a moment of silence. I would like to add a few words to what you have said that moved all of us. The first time I saw Mr Alfred HEER face to face, I told him, "I want you to come to my office". He said, "What have I done?" And when he came to my office we had a discussion. There was a dispute between Mr Alfred HEER and another parliamentarian. He really understood what I told him and... 03/10/2025 | 11:37:49 So, dear Mr Hayk MAMIJANYAN, I need to answer to what you have said. You characterisation about the Assembly that was sleeping or pretend to sleep. It is an unacceptable characterisation. And it is unacceptable because not only during my presidency, but during my predecessor's presidency, whenever, whenever, in all cases, a parliamentarian was banned or his application was rejected by his parliament to travel anywhere the Council of Europe or committees of the Council of Europe were gathering... 02/10/2025 | 16:57:37 So, the next item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled "Political parties and democracy", Document 16248, presented by Ms Ingjerd Schie SCHOU on behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy. I remind members that the speaking time limit is 2 minutes. In order to finish by 6 p.m., I will interrupt the list of speakers at about 5:45 p.m. to allow time for the reply and the vote. So, Ingjerd. Dear colleagues, may I have your attention, please? Ms Ingjerd... 02/10/2025 | 16:52:57 Okay, thank you. Amendment 1 is therefore withdrawn. I have received an oral amendment from the Committee which reads as follows: in Paragraph 8, third sentence, replace the words 'imperils the proper functioning' with the words 'endangers their functioning and existence'. The sentence as amended would therefore read as follows: The Assembly is therefore seriously concerned about the Georgian authorities' action against NGOs to enforce the controversial Foreign Agent Registration act which... 02/10/2025 | 16:51:21 Thank you, Mr Claude KERN. Colleagues, the debate is closed. The Monitoring Committee has presented a draft resolution, Document 16271, to which six amendments have been tabled. They will be taken in the order in which they appear in the Compendium. I remind you that speeches on amendments are limited to 30 seconds. I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee wishes to propose to the Assembly that Amendments 6, 2 and 4 to the draft resolution, which were unanimously approved by the... 02/10/2025 | 13:06:32 Okay, 10 people objected. So, as I'm informed by the Secretary General, there's no need to vote. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Document 16273 as amended. A simple majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution in Document 16273, as amended, is adopted. I want to thank all colleagues who participated in this crucial discussion and debate. I want to thank the interpreters for staying... 02/10/2025 | 13:03:55 Thank you. I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment 1 is rejected. I have received an oral amendment from Lord Michael GERMAN, rapporteur, which reads as follows: "In paragraph 23.1, after 'acts of harassment against it', insert 'is concerned by the boarding and arrest of the crew by Israel'". The President may accept, as you know, an oral amendment on the grounds of promoting clarity, accuracy or... 02/10/2025 | 12:59:20 Thank you, Lord Michael GERMAN. And the procedure goes as such: The Assembly will now vote on the motion to refer Document No. 16273 back to the Committee. As I said earlier, a simple majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. The motion is rejected. The Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons has presented a draft in Document 16273, to which three amendments have been tabled. They will be taken in the order in which they appear in the Compendium. I remind you...