MP George Loukaidis addressed a question to the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mrs.Sakellaropoulou during her address to the Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
MP Mr. George Loukaides, member of the Cypriot delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), addressed a question today on behalf of the Group of the European United Left, to the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, following her address to the Plenary of the House.
The Cypriot MEP asked for her opinion on the defence of labour and social rights and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and economic inequalities. She also asked about ways to more effectively support young people in terms of their right to housing, access to quality health and education services, as well as vulnerable groups of the population in general, implementing in practice the provisions of the European Social Charter, which is a key pillar of the Council of Europe.
In response, Ms Sakellaropoulou said that the defence of social rights, especially today after the pandemic crisis and the ongoing war in Ukraine which further undermined basic human rights and the sense of security of European citizens, is at the heart of her efforts. National parliaments and the CSCE, he pointed out, have a very important role to play in this context, particularly in coordinating efforts at European level to raise awareness of societies in order to consolidate and safeguard social rights.
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