27/06/2024 | 17:16:54 "In favour", you said. I shall now put Amendment 9 as amended to the vote. The vote is open. Okay. So, after this noise, we will now proceed with the vote on the draft resolution contained in Document 16004 as amended. A simple majority is required. The vote is open. Okay. There is a technical problem. Please, be patient. I'm going to come back when it is solved. So, the vote is open, it's still open. I repeat, we vote for the draft resolution contained in Document 16004 as amended. A simple... 27/06/2024 | 15:37:42 Dear colleagues, The sitting is open. I 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 2 seconds, and then speak. The first item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled “Call for Varosha’s return to its lawful inhabitants” (Doc. 16004) presented by Mr Piero FASSINO on behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy. In order to finish by 5:05 p.m., I will... 27/06/2024 | 11:25:08 OK. We will now proceed to vote on the draft Resolution contained in Document 16018, as amended. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft Resolution in Document 16018, as amended, is adopted. Dear colleagues, The next item of business this morning is the debate on the Report titled “An urgent call to Europe and its partners: envisioning immediate and long-term policy solutions in support of the displaced people of Ukraine” (Doc. 16002) presented... 27/06/2024 | 11:16:56 Thank you, Ms Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICA. The debate is closed. The Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) has presented a draft resolution to which five amendments have been tabled. Any amendment which has been rejected by the Committee seized for report by a two thirds majority of the votes cast shall not be put to the vote in plenary and shall be declared as definitely rejected unless 10 or more members of... 27/06/2024 | 10:09:33 Good morning, dear colleagues. The sitting is open. I remind members that they should insert their badge before taking the floor. As you begin your speech, please, press the microphone button once only, and then wait for two seconds, and then speak. There have been changes to the proposed membership of committees. These are set out in Document Commissions (2024) 06 Addendum 1. Are the proposed changes in the membership of the Assembly's committees agreed to? They are agreed to. The next item... 26/06/2024 | 17:46:30 Thank you, thank you, Ms Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO. Dear colleagues, we will now interrupt for less than 10 minutes following the ceremony of welcoming the Olympic Flame in our hemicycle. Madam Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ms Marija PEJČINOVIĆ-BURIĆ. Madam Secretary General of the Assembly of the Council of Europe Ms Despina CHATZIVASSILIOU-TSOVILIS. Madam Mayor of Strasbourg, Madam President of the Strasbourg Eurometropole, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues, We will... 26/06/2024 | 12:59:49 Dear colleagues, now we have to suspend the list of speakers. We will continue this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Before, I announce you the names of the newly elected... Because as far as I know, we have no need for a second round, we have elected judges. I want to thank our dear colleague Mr Marco NICOLINI, who was chairing this morning. Dear Mr Marco NICOLINI, it was a pleasure to have you with us for almost 8 years. It was a very fruitful period. A period that was very interesting as well... 26/06/2024 | 10:38:12 Thank you so much, Mister O'FLAHERTY, for your most interesting address. We will have the opportunity to meet each other many times. Let me take the opportunity to congratulate you once again and to wish you the best for your new duties, which you are aligned with in all your life, as I know. You were always serving human rights. You are always welcome in this Assembly, and we will be interested in listening to your views and, of course, to your experience from now on. Dear colleagues, The... 26/06/2024 | 10:11:36 We now come to the joint debate on a report from the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights titled "Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine", Document 15998, presented by Mr Davor Ivo STIER; a report from the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy titled "The role of sanctions in countering the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine", Document 16000, presented by Ms Yelyzaveta YASKO; and the report from the Committee on... 26/06/2024 | 10:09:37 Dear colleagues, the sitting is open. I 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 2 seconds and everything will go on smoothly. Dear colleagues, This morning the Agenda calls for the election of three judges to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Finland and Serbia. The list of candidates and biographical notices are to be found in Documents 15988, 15991...