16/06/2006 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Two Sub-Committees of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development and of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs took part in the Parliamentary Conference on Energy Cooperation around the Baltic Sea, held in Riga, Latvia, on 16 June 2006. The Conference, organised by the European Energy Forum, brought together members of the PACE, of the EP, representatives of the European Commission, of other international organisations and of the industry.
17/05/2006 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Her Majesty Queen Silvia took part in an exchange of views on childrens’ rights in Sweden being organised by the Social Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) in Stockholm on 18 May 2006. The meeting formed part of PACE’s contribution to the Council of Europe programme “Building a Europe for and with children”.
31/03/2006 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Sub-Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs of the PACE, meeting in Paris on 27 and 28 March 2006, discussed the bird flu crisis. Their Chairs, Daniel Goulet (France, ADLE) and Walter Schmied (Switzerland, ALDE), appeal to all member states, to national, regional and local authorities and to all relevant organisations within civil society to help circulate accurate information based on scientific fact.
12/01/2006 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee holds an exchange of views with EBRD President Jean Lemierre in the framework of its annual report on the Bank’s activities. Also on the agenda: "Economic development in Ukraine, a test case for European solidarity" and "Europe’s interest in the continued economic development of Russia". On Thursday 19, the committee will meet senior representatives of the global risk management company Swiss Re.
16/12/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
At a meeting in Paris today, the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee decided not to continue its work on the report “For recognition and supervision of surrogacy as an alternative to sterility.” The committee concluded that it was unable for the time being to submit proposals on the matter to the Assembly.
10/11/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Cevdet Erdol, Président de la Commission de la santé et des affaires sociales de l’Assemblée nationale de Turquie, prononcera le 14 novembre à Istanbul l’allocution d’ouverture de la réunion de la Commission des questions sociales de l’APCE. La commission aura notamment des échanges de vues avec les autorités turques sur le trafic d’organes et sur la grippe aviaire dans le cadre de la préparation de deux rapports sur les sujets.
03/11/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Organised on 4 November by the Parliamentary Assembly’s Environment Committee, this colloquy will look at the role of local administration and public services in waste management and environmentally-friendly treatment techniques. Meeting separately a day earlier, the committee will hold an exchange of views with members of the Romanian government and parliament, and may approve reports on Regrouping agricultural land in central and eastern Europe and on the 50th anniversary of the Europe Prize.
18/10/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
More than one hundred national, regional and local elected representatives, members of governments, experts, international organisations and associations from about 50 countries, including Europe, the Maghreb, the Middle East and North America, participate in a conference on “Water Management: A Shared Responsibility”, in Strasbourg on 20 and 21 October 2005. This conference is a joint initiave of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe to address water management as a challenge for local, regional and national decision-makers, including members of Parliament.
06/10/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE today deplored the fact that most countries are unprepared to face bird flu as well as “the flagrant lack of medicines”, both vaccines and anti-viral medicines, which are one of the most effective ways of countering this pandemic. Following an urgent debate on ‘Europe and bird flu - preventive measures in the health field’, the parliamentarians underlined that among the 46 European members of the organisation, only a small number have set up an early warning system and taken preventive measures against the new virus.
16/09/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee on Social, Health and Family Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is due to approve the report on ‘Surrogacy as an alternative to sterility’, by Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, LDR), during its meeting to be held in Paris on Friday 16 September.
16/09/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Meeting today in Paris, the Committee on Social, Health and Family Affairs decided, following a lively debate, to continue work on the report "Surrogacy as an alternative to sterility" drawn up by Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, ALDE). So as to allow its members time to propose amendments, the committee intends to adopt the preliminary draft resolution at its next meeting in Paris on 16 December.
13/09/2005 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Parliamentarians from 46 countries joined senior officials from the OECD, the World Bank and the EBRD as well as European Trade Union representatives to discuss the pros and cons of “outsourcing” – the practice of companies in wealthier countries moving their production to low-wage, less regulated economies – at a public hearing in Paris on 14th September. The conclusions of the hearing, organised by the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development of the PACE, form part of a report being prepared by Neven Mimica (Croatia, SOC).