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Ms Iryna KONSTANKEVYCH

Speeches since 2019

23/04/2026 | 11:01:50 Dear colleagues, In 2026, we stand at the decisive moment for European justice and for the credibility of international law. The creation of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is no longer a theoretical debate. It is moral and legal necessity. Today, Ukraine is defending its territory, sovereignty and its very right to exist against the ongoing armed aggression of the Russian Federation. Ukrainian soldiers, civilians and institutions are not only protecting our... 28/01/2026 | 19:36:54 Thank you, Mister President. Thank you to the rapporteur and to everyone who worked on this report. It addresses a very important and timely issue. Education today needs transformation. More democracy in schools, stronger citizenship education, more inclusion, more participation. As the report rightly says, schools reflect our societies, but they also shape our future societies. As a politician and as someone who has worked in schools and universities, I strongly believe in one thing. If we... 03/10/2024 | 11:14:08 Dear President and colleagues, I would like to thank for this report and comprehensive analysis of the Holodomor in Ukraine as genocide. Despite almost 100 years that separate us from those tragic events when up to 7 million Ukrainians were starved, this issue has become relevant anyway. Russia's full scale aggression against Ukraine is a direct continuation of the genocide and component of Russia's imperial policy for 300 years. The nation issue has always been the main topic, with social... 19/04/2024 | 11:32:49 Dear President and colleagues, The protection of children against violence in the digital environment is an issue that definitely requires our greatest attention and immediate actions. Especially under the circumstance of the current war in its different forms. Today, children in the online space are not mere information recipients, but the most active participants. They widely use digital technologies in their everyday lives and for education. Developing effective guarantees regarding the... 13/10/2023 | 13:15:46 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear Colleagues, Mr. President, It’s been almost 600 days as Ukrainians have been living with a constant feeling of fear. Air raids, explosions and shelling have become the reality in the 21st century for a European country. The war of Russia in Ukraine has changed the whole generation of our children for 8 years. Stress, injuries, loss of loved ones have already affected the psyche of children and will have an accumulative and prolonged... 28/04/2023 | 11:38:18 Mister Chairman, Dear Colleagues, Russia's war against Ukraine has shown that the aggressor carries out activities not only on the battlefield but also in the information space. One of the forms of Putin's strategy is to destabilise Ukrainian society through the minds and souls of young people. Russian propaganda penetrates the information space of Ukraine and distorts reality, spreading racist information and speeches. Russian propaganda acts in a powerful way in the countries of the Western...