22/06/2026 | 12:20:34 Thank you very much. On behalf of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP), I would first like to convey our condolences to the San Marino delegation for the passing of Ms Mariella MULARONI. She was part of the EPP group from 2020 to 2024. After a long illness, she passed away at 63 years old. And the San Marino government has declared 1 June as a day of national mourning and announced the state funeral. Secondly, I will congratulate our friends in Hungary on the elections to the newly... 24/04/2026 | 10:03:13 Good morning, everybody. The sitting is open. I remind members that in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge when you take your seat and keep it inserted for at least 30 seconds. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote. To request the floor please press the "request" button just once. I also remind the Assembly that members who have not submitted an annual declaration of interest are required to start any intervention with the oral... 23/04/2026 | 18:16:27 Thank you very much. The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media has presented the draft resolution, Document 16374, to which no amendments have been tabled. We will now proceed to vote on this draft resolution where a simple majority is required. I now open the vote. The vote is open. Please vote. Thank you. I now close the vote and call for the results to be displayed. Thank you very much. The draft resolution is adopted. Congratulations. The Parliamentary Assembly of the... 23/04/2026 | 11:13:27 Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, In this Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, we have discussed many reports on Ukraine, from abduction of Ukrainian children to crimes committed against civilians. I come from Croatia and Croatia stands firmly with Ukraine. Our nations share a bond rooted in resilience, courage and defence of sovereignty. Croatia is the recent European Union member that experienced war on its own territory. Croatia remembers the pain, destruction... 30/01/2026 | 10:10:45 Good morning to everybody. The sitting is now open. I remind members that in order to be registered for the sitting, you should insert your badge when you take your seat and keep it inserted for at least 30 seconds. You should also insert your badge in order to speak or vote. To request the floor, please press the “request” button, just once. Please press the request button just once and wait couple of seconds. I also remind the Assembly that members who have not submitted an annual... 02/10/2025 | 18:00:07 Thank you very much. May we ask the rapporteur and for another to take its place. Thank you. Thank you very much. The next item of business this afternoon is the debate on the report titled "Draft Council of Europe convention on co-production of audiovisual works in the form of series", Document 16238, presented by Ms Valentina GRIPPO on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media. I remind members that the speaking time is limited to 2 minutes. In order to finish by 6:30... 02/10/2025 | 17:57:39 Approved. Thank you. I shall now put the amendment as amended to the vote and cast the votes please. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. Unanimously, Amendment 2 as amended is agreed. Thank you very much. We'll now proceed to vote on the draft resolutions contained in Document 16248 as amended. A simple majority is required. I open the vote. The vote is open. Please cast your votes. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed. The... 01/10/2025 | 13:47:47 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) First, let me warmly congratulate the winner of this year’s Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender Maksym BUTKEVYCH. Yesterday, in our Group of the European People's Party, we had the privilege of hearing from him directly and his colleagues reflecting on the immense suffering of journalists during the war in Ukraine. Two other courageous journalists, from Georgia and Azerbaijan, were runners-up. This... 01/10/2025 | 10:41:27 Thank you very much. Mr Speaker, Croatia is a good neighbour to Serbia and, as a responsible neighbour, we support Serbia’s European Union path and the strengthening of democratic processes. At the same time, Croatia is committed to speaking frankly and truthfully about the current political crisis in Serbia, rather than offering silent acquiescence. On November 1, 2024, in Novi Sad a concrete canopy collapsed, tragically killing 16 people and injuring many more. This disaster became the... 29/09/2025 | 16:59:44 Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I would like to thank you for this minute of silence for 30 years remembrance of this Srebrenica genocide. It reminds us that we need to support human rights and European processes in the Western Balkans so Srebrenica never happens again. Our Prime Minister Mr Andrej PLENKOVIĆ was in Srebrenica recently to pay homage and respect to the victims and their families. Part of my speech will also be dedicated to supporting democratic processes in the Western...