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... 26/01/2026 | 17:20:58 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, The observation of the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, in which I took part, offers us an important lesson not only about Kyrgyzstan, but also about key requirements for the health of democratic systems, including our own. One serious warning sign stands out: the repeated and late changes to the electoral law. In 2025 alone, the electoral framework was amended seven times, altering the system, weakening political parties and restricting... 02/10/2025 | 19:33:16 Thank you, Madam President. Dear colleagues, Thank you very much for your valuable contribution and insights shared. They show that the issue of the right to housing and the housing issue is a pressing one, a common one, and that we have to act now. It also shows that we have to restore the balance. There is no balance at the moment, on the one side, due to the outsourced sector, and on the other side, the fact that housing is treated as a commodity. And so we have to find a balance. As Mr... 02/10/2025 | 18:34:51 (So I'm waiting for my colleague and just a second. Thank you. Yes. Alistair is lost. Okay, three more seconds. Okay? Okay.) Thank you very much, Mister President. Dear colleagues, A house is the second skin of the human being. A place of safety, protection and belonging, where we find shelter not only from the world outside, but also a sense of ourselves. It is a longing that exists in each of us. It is also a right which has been recognised internationally for decades. The universal human... 02/10/2025 | 11:38:12 Today in Gaza, we are faced with a humanitarian tragedy that shocks the consciences of the entire world, a world that forcefully and desperately calls for immediate action by the various governments. In the face of political inaction, civil society has mobilised, demonstrating courage and moral greatness with the flotilla, through non-violence, a powerful tool that frightens those armed to the teeth. And today, here, we remember 2 October, the International Day of Non-Violence. Non-violence... 01/10/2025 | 15:53:31 Thank you. Mister President, Dear colleagues, Distinguished Minister, Thank you for being here during this debate on this important issue: youth. As the youth rapporteur of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, I'm fully aware that we must stop referring to young people as an abstract entity that passively endures the decisions of others, unable to decide for itself. Across Europe, they are leading the defence of democracy: protesting corruption in Serbia... 25/06/2025 | 20:38:49 Thank you. Mr President, dear colleagues, I thank Ms Saskia KLUIT for this valuable report that highlights the imperative to ensure clean, safe and affordable energy for all users across Europe. Affordable energy for all represents, in a certain sense, a basic right to ensure dignity, health, and participation in society for all. It is one of the conditions for guaranteeing and protecting the right to an adequate and decent standard of living, as food, water and housing are. On the other side...