23/04/2026 | 16:34:57 Thank you, Chair. I would like to thank the rapporteur for this report and perhaps to distinguish the difference between myself and our group and the previous speaker. We're talking about rights here, not regulations. I welcome the exposure of a problem facing many migrant workers, particularly seasonal and part-time workers. These are our forgotten workforce, a group filling gaps in the labour market where national labour shortages exist. By their very nature, these are short-term workers... 28/01/2026 | 16:46:42 Thank you. I think I just want to return to the Gaza issue. First of all, of course it goes without saying that the America-brokered ceasefire is very welcome indeed. But, as has already been said, it's very fragile. And I do hope that the Rafah crossing will be opened next Sunday, as promised by the Israeli government, because that is one way to be sure there will be more humanitarian aid. So we must now look to the future, the future of this disaster-hit place. And it would not be... 02/10/2025 | 12:54:08 I'm sorry. I've listened very carefully to every single speech that's been made here, and I think that there is a huge amount on which we all agree. I've listed here these things which no one has either spoken against or people have spoken for. And I think this is the sense that I get from this debate: an immediate ceasefire, openness for journalists, condemnation of Hamas, return of the hostages, allowance of aid into the country, upholding international law. Interesting, because of course... 02/10/2025 | 11:11:02 Thank you very much, Mister President. It's, for me, a particular privilege and a great responsibility to be the rapporteur for this important debate. This motion has been produced at great speed, and on two occasions in this last week, we have had to make additions to the motion as a result of actions related to Gaza. It was the decision of the Bureau meeting last Sunday to hold this urgent debate. They too decided to refer it to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons for... 30/09/2025 | 17:05:16 Thank you very much, Mr President. Thank you, Mr Maulen ASHIMBAYEV, for your detailed discussion with us and informing us of what is happening currently in Kazakhstan. This report which is before us and your statement clearly shows that Kazakhstan is building towards democratic reform. But as you might expect, of course, and as explained, there is some road still yet to travel. Given the position of this vast country, and there was a statistic given at lunchtime at the opening which said that... 26/06/2025 | 11:55:04 I'd just like to say that I think I ought to stick to the report which is before us, rather than looking at very much wider issues, because there are some very significant matters inside this report which relate to the way in which public bodies and charities and NGOs operate together. Migration management is a very, very complex operation. It involves people at all levels of society, in lots of places and across whole countries. And the value of locking together the voluntary non... 26/06/2025 | 10:14:05 Thank you, Madam President. Yesterday, here in this hemicycle, the Prime Minister of Malta said that the solution to migrant crossings by sea was "on the land, not on the sea". I agree with him. Trying to take dangerous actions at sea with vessels which are unseaworthy puts those in the boats at serious risk of harm and death. This report and its recommendations correctly draw attention to the laws, the rules and the regulations of actions at sea. And I draw your attention to paragraph 3 of... 08/04/2025 | 19:07:09 Thank you, Mister President. I don't accept, of course, that analysis, which we've just heard of this report. It is a disturbing report. It, unsurprisingly, shows that all member countries of the Council of Europe are struggling to find solutions to the large movement of people across our continent. But while the report itself is hard-hitting and pulls no punches, it provides some powerful steps to assisting countries to meet their human rights and international legal obligations. The report... 29/01/2025 | 18:31:48 Colleagues, I'd like to take a slightly different view of the position as described by colleagues from Sweden just now, because this is a problem which obviously is very high on the agenda and requires definite European solutions. What the proposed resolution before us addresses is key aspects of a policy which affects all parts of our continent. Increasingly strident populist voices promote fear and prejudice, which at least in part leads to the backsliding on integration spoken about...