29/01/2025 | 17:12:05 Thank you, Mister President. Today, in this hemicycle, we are facing a situation that does not meet those values which are essential to the Council of Europe. And the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe particularly. Challenging the credentials of the Georgian delegation and demanding to organise new elections is a direct interference in domestic affairs and a threat to the sovereignty of Georgia. It is an unfair decision which contradicts the will of the majority population of my... 27/01/2025 | 17:35:24 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you Mister President. Today we are discussing the parliamentary elections held in October in Georgia. Four opposition parties who succeeded in having seats in the Georgian parliament refused to enter the Parliament and stating about the rigged elections, while 3 out of 4 parties have accepted state funding based on the results of the elections and receive in total monthly up to 120 thousand euros. Let me highlight some important facts... 27/06/2024 | 10:36:53 Thank you, Mister President. I want to use this opportunity, first of all, to congratulate the Georgia national football team on the historic victory we had yesterday at UEFA Euro 2024 and the passing to the play of match. So, I want to use this opportunity. Getting back to business, today, when it is four months prior to the upcoming parliamentary elections and we discuss the situation in Georgia, let me emphasise several points on circumstances around the law on transparency that caused hot... 26/06/2024 | 12:46:28 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Since Russia's illegal full-scale and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the international community has put in place an unprecedented level of sanctions. Unfortunately, it is irrelevant to see that Ms Yelyzaveta YASKO included Georgia together with several member states of the Council of Europe in an attached report of the resolution as a country through which Russia evades the sanctions. Also, Georgia is not part of the implementation of sanctions... 25/06/2024 | 13:11:01 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you, Mister President! Special thanks to the rapporteurs for the significant work conducted. Participation is a fundamental right of citizenship, because this is the way to learn what being a citizen means and how to be one. Youth participation can also be seen as a form of a youth-adult partnership. There are different degrees of how the youth can be involved or take over the responsibility, depending on the local situation, resources... 24/01/2024 | 19:42:19 Thank you, Madam President. And thank you for providing this exceptional opportunity. It is really important to have the possibility to speak in front of this important audience. Just to start with some figures: since 2013, when the government changed in Georgia, we have achieved real significant improvements in the penitentiary system of the country. My colleague, a few minutes ago, has been defining a case of Mr Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president who created a system of torture and... 14/10/2022 | 13:21:00 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) In June 2022 the European Council recognized Georgia’s European perspective based on the application for EU membership. It is worth saying that for many years Georgia has been a front-runner in reforms among the Eastern Partnership countries. Georgia has implemented up to 54% of the Association Agreement with the EU and up to 65% will be completed by the end of 2024. At the beginning of July, the Parliament of Georgia launched the follow-up... 14/10/2022 | 11:33:03 Thank you, Mr President, Firstly, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for the significant work conducted and for elaborating and presenting a very well-structured and goal-oriented report. It has been highlighted in various resolutions adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in the past two years (Res. 2329 (2020), Res. 2338 (2021), Res. 2383 (2021), Res. 2361 (2021), Res. 2424 (2022) and Res. 2455 (2022)) that during pandemics, Member States of our Assembly... 13/10/2022 | 12:16:55 Dear Mr President, The whole of the civilised world is witnessing Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine. Since the very first day, Georgia has been condemning Russia's military aggression on Ukraine and has been providing its firm support to Ukraine and to the Ukrainian people, expressing its political support and humanitarian aid. Georgia is a leader among 191 countries per capita in the provision of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. We have accommodated 32 000... 28/04/2022 | 18:34:49 Thank you. Dear Mr President, Honourable colleagues, First I would like to express high appreciation to the rapporteurs for the significant work conducted for the development of this very important document. I would like to focus your kind attention on the positive aspects highlighted in the draft resolution, however, express our firm readiness to continue reforms and implementation of those commitments deriving from this resolution. As an oral assessment, we appreciate the welcoming of the...