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... 25/06/2025 | 19:35:20 Thank you very much. If we can clear the chamber quietly, so that we can move on with further items on the agenda. Colleagues, once again, can we clear the chamber so we can move on to the next item? Thank you very much. The next item of business is the debate on the report titled “Draft protocol amending the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism” presented by Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. This debate will conclude on... 25/06/2025 | 18:40:18 Thank you, Mister Speaker. Thank you to the rapporteurs. One word that best describes this new social contract is trust. Trust in institutions, trust in democracy and trust of the people in us that we can deliver. Deliver in wages, deliver in economy, deliver in security, deliver in social stability. Thus, a partnership that promotes this report between institutions and citizens is fully recommended. We have seen various influences on our democratic systems, from foreign interference to... 10/04/2025 | 10:53:52 And now we proceed to another debate. Urgent debate “The situation in Georgia and follow up to Resolution 2585 (2025) "Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia"”. The second item of business this morning is the debate presented by Ms Sabina ĆUDIĆ and Ms Edite ESTRELA on behalf of the Monitoring Committee. This debate will conclude around 12:00 p.m. to allow time for the replies and the votes. We will begin with Ms...