01/10/2026 | 18:38:57 President, Dear colleagues, Young people are at the heart of our debate today. And this is good. As a youth rapporteur, I bring you the voice of Europe's younger generations. The stark reality is that young adults across Europe face increasingly long and uncertain transitions into independent living, stable careers and family formation. High housing costs, job insecurity and a shortage of quality public services mean that the dream of starting a family is often postponed for later or even... 01/10/2026 | 12:22:12 Thank you, President. I would like to sincerely thank the colleagues, the panellists, the young representatives, for your powerful and strong words, insights and perspectives that you shared here today in this Chamber. We have heard words of anger, words of frustration by the young generation. They are watching us and we have to deliver. We have also heard that it is urgent to act now. And this resolution, this report, is only one step on the way that we are working on. You demand that we... 01/10/2026 | 10:17:22 Thank you, President. Dear panellists, Dear young representatives, Dear colleagues, Today is a great day for the Council of Europe, we are putting today climate action with young people at the core of our debate. We are finally giving it the space it deserves. And, wow, let me say, that it fills me with gratitude, with joy, and with a real and well-deserved sense of satisfaction for the great teamwork that has brought us here; involving different offices, committees and actors, both within... 25/06/2026 | 16:16:35 Thank you, President, colleagues; I shall now speak in Italian. First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Ms Aysu BANKOĞLU, for her valuable and vital report on women’s access to justice. Yes, I say vital, because we are talking here about women’s lives, about our right to live in safety and to have full access to justice. But we know that this is not the reality. We know that the violence women experience in a wide variety of settings – at home, in the workplace and in public... 24/06/2026 | 18:51:28 Thank you, President. We often think of food as something obvious. It is not. In times of peace, food arrives on our tables without questions. But in times of crisis, food becomes fragile. It can be cut off, controlled, or even used as a weapon of war. In this matter, our political group firmly stresses that it is our collective responsibility to condemn this practise of wherever it occurs and whoever the victims may be. Ukraine is the central focus of this report, with some references to... 22/06/2026 | 17:02:22 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, We have witnessed a historic moment in Hungary during the parliamentary elections and an extraordinary expression of democratic participation. First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the millions of Hungarian citizens who turned out to vote. Having been there, I have breathed in the atmosphere and intensity of this election first hand. It was a wave that swept across the country and challenged Mr Viktor ORBÁN's political model... 22/04/2026 | 11:04:24 I would like, if possible, to continue in Italian, if you can give me a minute. The report on the Istanbul Convention, which is legally binding in Europe for preventing and combatting gender-based violence, confronts us with a simple but uncomfortable truth: while there has been significant regulatory progress, structural obstacles persist which hinder the full implementation of the Convention. And we are not just talking about norms and numbers, we are talking about culture, society, women... 22/04/2026 | 11:03:12 Thank you very much, President. Dear colleagues, First of all, let me thank you, dear Minister Redondo, for your inspiring words. You are indeed an example and a guiding light for us to follow. Secondly, as you may know, Ms Zita GURMAI will be leaving the Council of Europe. So, dear President, allow me to thank Ms Zita GURMAI, a strong woman, for the work she did at the Council of Europe. Thank you, really, for your incredible voice for gender equality and women's rights. You are a true tiger... 28/01/2026 | 19:30:09 Thank you. Thank you Mister President, dear colleagues. I will speak in Italian. I would like to thank my colleague Ms Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO for her invaluable report on schools, a pillar of our democracies, whose role is central not only in the transmission of content and knowledge, but also in the formation of responsible, inclusive citizens who are attentive to democratic values. The report highlights the critical aspects of our education systems, which hinder social cohesion and limit... 28/01/2026 | 11:26:27 Thank you President, colleagues. First of all, I would like to thank my colleague Ms Sona GHAZARYAN for her excellent report, which highlights the need to actively involve young people in European democratic life, moving from simple consultative mechanisms to a true intergenerational co-responsibility in decision-making processes. Young people are already protagonists of change in many areas, from climate and social activism to civic and digital initiatives. Nonetheless, youth participation...