25/06/2025 | 22:51:05 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you, Chair. Please allow me to contribute four points to our debate: Point One: The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is the result of a blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law by the Israeli Armed Forces. Condemning terrorism and national or religious fanaticism is a necessary starting point. But we should also condemn every breach of international law- without applying double standards. We must... 09/04/2025 | 20:10:06 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Let us be clear and bold: The judgments of the European Court of Human Rights are not recommendations. They are legally binding obligations – a cornerstone of the system of human rights protection that the Council of Europe has built over decades. After all, 75 years after its signature, the European Convention on Human Rights is more than a legal document. It is a moral and political commitment to uphold the dignity, liberty, and rights of... 09/04/2025 | 20:01:02 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Mayor İmamoğlu’s imprisonment along with numerous other politicians and journalists, after his nomination as presidential candidate, before his trial, is indeed a serious backsliding of democracy in Turkey. And we could really build bridge here between this debate and the debate we will have later on this evening, regarding the non-enforcement of the ECHR judgments, especially in the Kavala and Demirtaş cases. The İmamoğlu case adds another... 08/04/2025 | 19:46:32 Thank you, Mister President. Indeed, it should be clear to everyone, especially in this chamber, that collective expulsions, by nature, violate not only the European Convention of Human Rights and but also the fundamental rights and values that this very Organisation has been founded upon, as this report so perfectly elaborates. I thank the rapporteur for this. This should unite us regardless of the national interests and views. I come from a country that was deeply influenced by migration... 28/01/2025 | 14:28:07 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Multipolarity and multilateralism should indeed serve as a guarantee of a more effective global governance. Rules are pivotal, indeed. The adoption of the UN Pact for the Future is an important starting point. But this should apply to every resolution of the General Assembly and the Security Council on every major crisis, including the Two-State Solution for the peaceful co-existence of Israel and Palestine and the reunification of Cyprus and... 27/06/2024 | 16:12:55 Thank you. Thank you, Mister Chairman. First of all, let me extend my warmest congratulations to the rapporteur Mr Piero FASSINO for his meticulous work over the course of no less than four years and his in-depth and objective analysis of such a delicate issue. This resolution urges us to revisit one of the last deep scars that the 20th century left on the tortured body of Europe. The Varosha issue is not a minor case, irrelevant to the Cyprus problem, on the contrary it constitutes a vital... 11/10/2023 | 20:03:19 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) The illegal wiretapping scandal implicates certain European governments -and unfortunately among them the conservative government of Greece- in the systematic violation of the privacy of the communications of selected individuals, including journalists and politicians. As detailed in the Report, the targets include the Chairman of my own party, Nikos Androulakis, MEP and candidate for the presidency of PASOK, at the crucial time. Thanks to...