24/06/2025 | 16:46:48 Thank you, Since 2022, according to the UN, at least 12 900 civilians have been killed, 14 000 people have ended in captivity. More than 80 000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and 400 000 soldiers seriously wounded. The Russian aggression on Ukraine has caused mass moving out, destroyment of the infrastructure and deep trauma for the civilians, who now unfortunately perfectly well can determine which siren signals mean what: bombing, warning or any other atrocity. Thousands civilians are feared... 24/06/2025 | 11:12:08 Thank you Mr President. The European Convention on Human Rights is a supranational convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe. The European court of human rights makes sure that they are indeed protected. According to Mr Guido RAIMONDI, The European system of protection of human rights with its Court is inconceivable untied from democracy. In fact, we have a bond that is not only regional or geographic. A State cannot be party to the European Convention on Human... 09/04/2025 | 19:43:57 Respected Madam President, Dear colleagues, Allow me to first congratulate the rapporteur Mr Constantinos EFSTATHIOU for this report on the importance of the implementation of the judgments of the European court of human rights. There are many improvements that the executions of judgments have brought to the member states. In 2024, the most recent annual report of the supervision of the execution of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, says that almost 4 000... 08/04/2025 | 17:37:32 Thank you. Respected President and colleagues, Central Europe won't mind if I neglect her during my two minutes. Why? Because the European Union has been neglecting the Western Balkans for more than 20 years. So, I think that the rallies come as no surprise. We still have dictators, even though some of them are modern, media darkness, the highest level of corruption and the utmost derogation of human rights, an overly outdated judicial system that is crying for reforms. We have an eroded... 30/01/2025 | 16:11:41 Thank you, Madam President. First of all, let me congratulate the rapporteur for this wonderful report. Why is it wonderful and necessary? Because when more women work, economies grow. Women’s economic empowerment increases economic diversification and income equality for shared prosperity. Women’s economic empowerment means ensuring women can equally participate in and benefit from decent work and social protection; access markets and have control over resources, their own time, lives and... 30/01/2025 | 11:33:13 Thank you, Madam President. Free, fair and democratic are no adjectives that can be added to the election process held this month in Belarus, where Mr Alexander LUKASHENKO, faced with a make believe four counter-candidates, won his seventh mandate to rule the country that is neither free, nor democratic. Thanks to the constitutional changes adopted in 2022, he's been in power for 31 years. These changes that the Venice Commission strongly oppose, stating that they violate international... 29/01/2025 | 10:43:07 Thank you, Madam President. I would first like to congratulate the rapporteur for this utmost timely report. As we can see, history has never been misused like today and in recent times. This balanced, yet innovative approach that this detailed recommendation portrays puts teachers and students in the centre and leaves history to tell its story and not politicians. We can all agree that education system must adapt to social changes and respond with new curricula. And they should contribute to... 27/01/2025 | 16:14:28 Thank you. Respected Minister, The Democracy Reporting International report for 2024 for the EU member states says that the same failed to completely implement the verdicts from both the European Court of Human Rights and the EU Court of Justice. We have Romania and Bulgaria on top of the list and the oldest verdict to be implemented dates back to 2006. This seriously undermines democracy and the rule of law in the EU and casts a doubt and increases the Euroscepticism among our nation. Do you... 28/09/2021 | 17:45:05 Thank you. Respected colleagues, The need for the report that you have in front of you is of the utmost importance. Women's equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Even though the number of women running for elected office has increased over the last decade, still women only add up to approximately 20% of the seats in parliaments or governments. Also, many of the political campaigns appear to focus...