Logo Assembly Logo Hemicycle

News

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the town of Wisła

11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The town of Wisła will receive the PACE Flag of Honour, on Friday 11 September. Klaus Bühler, Honorary Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

The Council of Europe Plaque of Honour awarded to The town of Sopot (Poland)

11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Sopot will receive the Plaque of Honour of the PACE on Sunday 13 September. Johanna Schicker, former Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

Committee in favour of a more transparent pharmaceutical industry

11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Governments should oblige pharmaceutical companies to ensure “absolute transparency regarding the real costs of research and development”, particularly in relation to the public research portion, the committee says.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the town of Vinnytsia (Ukraine)

04/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Vinnytsia will receive the PACE Flag of Honour on Saturday 5 September 2015. Edeltraud Gatterer, PACE Honorary Member will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

Bergen auf Rügen (Germany) will receive the Plaque of Honour

04/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Bergen auf Rügen will receive the Plaque of Honour of the PACE on 5 September. Marlene Rupprecht, PACE Honorary Member, will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

The Council of Europe Plaque of Honour awarded to Ternopil (Ukraine)

24/08/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Robert Biedron, former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, will present the Plaque of Honour to the town of Ternopil (Ukraine) during a ceremony on 28 August.

Azerbaijan: visit by rapporteur on the issue of inhabitants of frontier regions deprived of water

20/08/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Milica Marković will visit different towns in Azerbaijan from 24 to 27 August in the context of the preparation of her report on “Inhabitants of frontier regions of Azerbaijan are deliberately deprived of water”.

PACE short film 'The Lake' wins social marketing EACA Care Award 2015

25/06/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Anne Brasseur today announced that the Assembly‘s film “The Lake”, which encourages young people to speak up about sexual abuse as part of the ONE-in-FIVE campaign, is the winner of the EACA Care Award for 2015.

Towards a new European Social Model

21/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The committee called for appropriate measures to address the continuous downgrading of employment and working conditions, and the reduction of the quality of public services.

Strategies and mechanisms to protect children from sexual abuse

21/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

For child protection mechanisms to be effective, they need to respond to topical events and address abuse in different contexts (institutions, family), said members of One in Five network.

Conclusions of the first regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership

19/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The first regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership countries focusing on the European Social Charter took place in Chisinau on 18 May. Members of the committees dealing with social rights shared experiences.

First regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership countries

18/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

A first regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries will focus on the European Social Charter. They will discuss present problems, possible solutions and examples of good practice in this area.