14/10/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee has called for the signing of a new trade agreement between the EU and Canada to be postponed – because it would “unacceptably restrict the powers of national parliaments to adopt legislation”.
14/10/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
According to the report by Stella Kyriakides, unanimously adopted by the Social Affairs Committee on 11 October, even in the early 21st century, not all children in Europe enjoy equal access to healthcare services.
14/10/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In a draft resolution, the committee urges Council of Europe member States to ensure strict environmental and public health regulations are applied to the exploration and exploitation of non-conventional hydrocarbons.
12/10/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee organised a breast cancer awareness-raising event. The President and members of the Assembly as well as the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, showed their support by wearing the pink ribbon.
05/10/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In co-operation with the Council of Europe, Wilton Park is holding a conference on “Protecting children from violence: next steps for effective strategies” in Steyning (United Kingdom) from 9 to 11 November.
03/10/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
At a meeting in Lviv, Serhiy Kiral and Lord Prescott called on the '47' to take an over-arching leadership role in reinforcing the implementation of the Paris climate change agreement.
29/09/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE rapporteur Sevinj Fataliyeva has called on European governments to step up their action to protect and support children concerned by the armed conflict in Syria, in particular in Aleppo.
21/09/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE committee recommends that the Council of Europe's ministerial body considers the desirability and feasibility of “drawing up European guidelines to safeguard children’s rights in relation to surrogacy arrangements”.
21/09/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee is concerned by the scope of tax avoidance and evasion, as illustrated by the “Panama Papers” scandal, which exposed how shadow companies and secret accounts are used to hide taxable income and assets in tax havens”.
21/07/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE rapporteur Sevinj Fataliyeva has called on European governments to develop more effective policies against political and religious radicalisation amongst young or marginalised people with foreign backgrounds.
07/07/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A delegation led by Pedro Agramunt and the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, Jean-Claude Frécon, presented the Europe Prize to the Mayor of Girona, the Prize-winner for 2016, on Friday 8 July.
23/06/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
At a ceremony today at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Stella Kyriakides and Jean-Claude Frécon awarded the European Diploma 2016 to the mayors of the 12 winning municipalities.