29/01/2025 | 18:11:42 Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment? The Committee unanimously accepted this amendment, and 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 2 is agreed. Amendment 5... no sorry, Amendment 3. I call Mr Givi MIKANADZE to support amendment.. sorry... okay we don't need to vote because it was rejected by a two-thirds majority. We go on to the draft resolution. We will proceed to vote. The draft... 29/01/2025 | 18:06:37 The Committee rejected this amendment with a two-thirds majority. I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. Amendment 4 is rejected. Therefore, Amendment 5 follows. I continue to oral amendment. I have received an oral amendment from Mr Eerik-Niiles KROSS which reads as follows: In paragraph 11.1, replace the words "genuinely democratic new elections" with the words "genuinely democratic new parliamentary... 29/01/2025 | 17:55:36 Thank you, Mogens. Dear colleagues, The Monitoring Committee has presented a draft resolution to which 7 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. Any amendment which has been unanimously approved by the Committee seized for report shall not be put to the vote in plenary and shall be declared as definitively approved, unless 10 or more members of the Assembly object... 29/01/2025 | 16:39:53 Dear colleagues, The next item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled “Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia” (Doc. 16104) presented by Ms Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICA on behalf of the Monitoring Committee with an oral opinion presented by Ms Petra BAYR on behalf of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (Doc. 16107). In order to finish by 5:45 p.m., we must... 29/01/2025 | 15:35:00 The sitting is open. Dear colleagues, please, be seated. I want to remind members that they should insert their badge before taking the floor. As you begin your speech, please, press the microphone button once only, wait for a couple of seconds, and then start. Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, It is my great honour to welcome His Excellency Mr Luc FRIEDEN, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, to the 2025 opening session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Dear Prime... 29/01/2025 | 12:07:33 Dear colleagues, Good morning. As set out on the agenda, we will now turn to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and hear several speeches. Dear Chief Rabbi Meir Lau, Dear Secretary General, Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, we gather today in our hemicycle to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The presence of Chief Rabbi MEIR LAU under the vaulted ceiling of this hemicycle is profoundly... 28/01/2025 | 19:04:08 Anyone against the sub-amendment? No. Dear colleague, are you standing because you want to speak against? Are you standing because you have asked for the floor? Oh thank you, my mistake. The Committee is obviously in favour of the sub-amendment. I shall now put the sub-amendment to the vote. The vote is open. It is sub-amendment to Amendment 32. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The sub-amendment is accepted. Now we come to the main Amendment 32 as sub-amended. Does... 28/01/2025 | 18:51:54 Thank you, dear colleagues, the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has presented the draft resolution to which 34 amendments and one sub amendment have been tabled. Any amendment which has been unanimously approved by the Committee seized for report shall not be put to the vote in plenary and shall be declared as definitely approved unless 10 or more members of the Assembly object. I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee wishes to propose to the... 28/01/2025 | 16:45:37 Dear colleagues, let's be seated. The next item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled “The absolute and urgent need to end the humanitarian crisis for women, children and the hostages in Gaza” (Doc. 16093) presented by Ms Saskia KLUIT on behalf of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. In order to finish.. Please, order! Please, order, colleagues. In order to finish by 7:20 p.m., I will interrupt the list of speakers at about 6:10 p.m. to... 28/01/2025 | 15:40:07 The sitting is open. Dear colleagues, I want to remind you that if you want to take the floor you have to insert your badge before taking the floor. As you begin your speech, please, press the microphone button once only. Wait for a couple of seconds and then start your intervention. This morning we held a ballot to elect a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Andorra, Armenia, and Slovenia. I have now the honour to announce the results. Elections of a judge to the...