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... 24/06/2025 | 16:07:42 Thank you. Mister President, The Council of Europe is the only regional human rights system without the recognition of the right to live in a healthy environment. In April 2024, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted its most recent resolution on this topic, which strongly advocates for a legally binding instrument. What actions are you planning to take to ensure that during the budgetary negotiations, the Committee of Ministers create a new steering committee on the... 24/06/2025 | 11:05:44 Thank you Mister President, dear colleagues. Today I choose to speak in Italian. I intend, in fact, to address my country, Italy, as well, because it is especially at home that a worrying climate of questioning the foundations of democracy is being nurtured. Today, I feel the onus is on me to raise the issue of a very specific political offensive: a coordinated network, promoted by extreme right-wing parties, that crosses borders and is now targeting the EDU Convention. A network that, under... 10/04/2025 | 10:27:17 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, The health of our planet and our own health are closely linked. By turning a blind eye to environmental degradation, we are cutting the branch on which we are sitting. By failing to act to curb environmental crime, we undermine our fundamental right to a healthy environment, with dire consequences in sight. To prevent this collective suicide, we need strong collective action. The new Convention on the Protection of the Environment through... 28/01/2025 | 18:04:32 Thank you, Mister President, dear colleagues, First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Ms Saskia KLUIT for her outstanding work on this crucial and balanced report. Its presentation in this Parliamentary Assembly marks an important moment for the Council of Europe, reaffirming our commitment to the core principles of human rights and humanitarian law, that are and should remain our guiding light. I urge all of you to adopt this report, as it represents not just a...