11/04/2025 | 10:38:17 The next item on today’s agenda is the continuation of the debate on the Progress Report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (Document 16140, Addendum 3.) The Bureau has proposed several references to Committees, set out in Addendum 3. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Assembly in accordance with Rule 26.3. Any objections successfully raised mean those references will be referred back to the Bureau. Any objections to these references? No, no objections. The... 10/04/2025 | 17:56:40 Thank you, Mister Bouyx. Dear colleagues, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft resolution, to which no amendments have been tabled. So, we will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Doc. 16128. I just want to remind you that a simple majority is required. The vote is now open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution in Doc. 16128 is obviously adopted. Congratulations. Dear colleagues, The next item... 10/04/2025 | 17:12:51 Thank you. Thank you, Paul. Dear colleagues, I remind you that at the end of a current affairs debate, the Assembly is not asked to decide upon a text, but the matter may be referred by the Bureau to the Responsible Committee for a report. The next item of business this afternoon is a debate on “Interconnections between the Council of Europe and the European Political Community” (Doc. 16128). The item will be presented by Mr Zsolt NÉMETH, the leader of European Conservatives, Patriots... 10/04/2025 | 15:58:06 You are absolutely right about what happened yesterday. This is my responsibility. I have to inform all Vice-Presidents. We have changes in Vice-Presidents. Yesterday it was a mistake. Not what happened. I mean, not the acceptance of the minute of silence. I do not disagree with the acceptance, but the time, the way that it happened and the procedure followed, was the wrong procedure. Please, go on with the procedure that I kindly ask you all and I now address to all the colleagues: Whenever... 10/04/2025 | 15:55:59 Dear colleagues, Just a moment. At that point, I have said twice in the past, when a colleague, who is respected, wants to ask for a moment of silence, he or she has to first refer to the Secretariat, and then the Presidium will decide. The previous time that happened, I decided that we can have it, if and when it is only up to the President and the Presidium to decide. Please follow this. This is something that I always ask you. With respect to what we have said, we will not hold it now... 10/04/2025 | 15:34:42 Dear colleagues, The sitting is open. I remind members that they should... Joe! Mister O'Reilly! Joe! Mister Hispán! 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. Colleagues, The first item of business this afternoon is a current affairs debate on “An urgent call for an immediate end to the humanitarian blockade of Gaza and the reinstatement of the ceasefire”. The debate is limited to a... 10/04/2025 | 12:05:45 Dear colleagues, the next item of business this morning is the debate on the report titled "Legal aspect of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights", Document 16126, presented by Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. This debate will conclude around 1 p.m. to allow time for the replies and the vote, and I will call the rapporteur to take the floor. Titus, when you are ready, you can take the floor. Mister... 10/04/2025 | 12:03:50 You agree, Boriana. The committee is obviously in favour of the sub-amendment. I shall now put the sub-amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. And I call for the result to be displayed. The sub-amendment is agreed. Now we come to the main Amendment 6, as sub-amended. Does anyone wish to speak against the amendment as sub-amended? No. The committee agreed to this amendment as sub-amended, and I shall now put Amendment 6, as sub-amended, to the vote. The vote is open. The... 10/04/2025 | 12:00:13 Thank you, Mister Goncharenko. Amendment 4 is therefore withdrawn. I have been informed by the committee of an oral amendment as follows: “In the draft resolution, paragraph 12, replace the second sentence with the following sentence: “It is concerned that criminal charges have been brought against former UNM members as well as other personalities, including from other opposition parties and civil society representatives, who have declined to appear before this commission”. In my opinion the... 10/04/2025 | 11:57:08 OK. I will now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment 3 is agreed to. Now we go to Amendment 2 and oral amendment, Doc. 16153. I understand that Ms Boriana ÅBERG would like to withdraw Amendment 2 in favour of an oral amendment of conciliation. Is that so? "Yes, it's correct" is the answer. I have been informed by the committee of an oral amendment as follows: In the draft resolution, paragraph 6, replace the...