‘Our weapons to fight battles are not bullets, but the words that combine to create arguments‘

Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly, addressed the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities at its 47th plenary Session, emphasizing the pressing challenges of democratic backsliding, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, environmental crisis, gender inequalities, AI impact on democracy and human rights, and migration crisis. He praised the Congress’s role in connecting with citizens and highlighted their revised priorities for monitoring local democracy and the rule of law. Rousopoulos concluded by emphasizing the importance of using words as weapons in addressing battles within the Assembly and Congress.

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