23/06/2022 | 10:28:03 Thank you Chair, The assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia has helped bring light to many underlying problems within the Maltese institutions. As the report states, corruption, lack of independence of the judiciary, inequality or the treatment of asylum seekers are some of them. But I would like to focus on three issues. The first is the independence of the judiciary. It is important to keep in mind the recommendations of Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) on this to avoid the... 20/06/2022 | 15:28:35 Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, we want to thank the rapporteur for this important initiative. It is of urgent need to put racism in the front row of political parties' priorities and especially now, with this resurgence of the extreme right and populist political parties like in Poland or Spain, Türkiye, etc. Because racism is a frontal attack on democracy and human rights, political parties play a key role in combating and eradicating racism. We could summarise five actions that could... 28/04/2022 | 10:44:55 Thank you. Thank you Chair and Mr Luigi DI MAIO. We are deeply concerned about the deprotection of citizenship before deep state structures using spyware tools for surveilling illegally the defenders of self-determination rights. Well, two days ago the Secretary General said that when confirmed, the Council of Europe has organisms for protecting civil society. Well then, the Spanish government yesterday admitted in Parliament, that they have spied us. Spain is a supposed democracy but the... 26/04/2022 | 16:04:36 Thank you Chair. Madam Secretary General, Two years ago we asked the Committee of Ministers to take action against illegal espionage. The answer was at the time lodge an application before the European Court of Human Rights and apply binding treaties. Last week, the greatest espionage scandal broke out almost. Almost 70 people have been victims of Pegasus only in Catalonia: lawyers, politicians, journalists, maybe some of you here. Domestic espionage is a growing malpractice within the... 25/04/2022 | 18:26:07 Thank you Chair, Dear all, on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left I want to start by thanking the rapporteur for the efforts Mr Dimitri HOUBRON has put into researching this report, this topic, and writing this highly relevant report. A report that deals with a controversial and complex topic but is of utmost importance to be debated today for the rights of the children, but also, as the pornography industry is the one directly benefited from exposure from an early age. The... 15/03/2022 | 12:29:18 Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, let me show my deep solidarity with all the Ukrainian people and especially with the Ukrainian delegation colleagues present here. There us no doubt that the invasion of Ukraine is clearly in breach of our statute, in breach of the Charter of the United Nations, and in breach of the international law. It is a serious threat to peace and security throughout Europe and with devastating effects on the civilian population provoking the worst humanitarian and... 14/03/2022 | 17:46:18 Thank you, Mister Chair. The right to seek refuge and asylum is applicable to all, regardless of race or origin. We must avoid racialising human rights and ensure that the principles of equal treatment and protection are applied to all. We've seen increasing reports of racist violence and discrimination against students from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East when fleeing Ukraine. The Council of Europe has an obligation to ensure protection to all; race, skin colour or ethnicity does not make... 25/01/2022 | 16:25:54 Thank you, Mr President, and congratulations by the way. Thank you, Madam Chair, on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left. As the European Charter for regional or minority languages states, "teaching in minority languages is crucial. It fosters respect and tolerance towards ethnic and cultural diversity". A positive example is the Catalan linguistic model that has been followed by other states and praised by the Council of Europe. Nevertheless, Spanish courts are deciding on... 30/09/2021 | 09:21:03 Thank you, Madame Chair. We want to congratulate the rapporteur for this balanced report. Our group will support it. The occupation of Afghanistan in 2001 showed a government in decay. The investment in military premises and huge corruption has left the population in an ongoing humanitarian emergency. This has shown democracy cannot be exported by military means, nor by the failure of a model of foreign intervention. Surprisingly the European Union had, until now, considered that Afghanistan... 27/09/2021 | 19:25:37 Thank you, Chair, colleagues, this is an important report that Mr Tiny KOX has presented that will surpass the scope of PACE parliamentarians' rights. We already have debated some cases in detail like Catalonia, Spain and Turkey, but there is a broader tendency in Council of Europe territories to undermine the rights of parliamentarians to represent people. This is an authoritarian rule spreading across and it is necessary to set standards throughout member States, so valuable tool for our...