15/01/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
José María Beneyto, PACE rapporteur on political transition in Egypt, has expressed his deep regret that the first day of the constitutional referendum in the country was marked by violence which resulted in several deaths.
11/12/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Committee on Political Affairs calls on all sides in Ukraine to refrain from any acts of violence and intimidation which will further undermine the stability of the country, including its democratic process.
03/12/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
José María Beneyto, who is in Cairo to prepare a report for PACE on political transition in Egypt, has welcomed the approval – and presentation to the interim President today – of a new draft constitution.
02/12/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
José María Beneyto, who is preparing a report on political transition in Egypt, begins today a four-day visit to the country during which he is due to meet the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Justice.
22/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin will make a fact-finding visit to Athens on 25-26 November as part of the preparation of her report on “Counteraction to manifestations of neo-Nazism and xenophobia”.
18/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority has requested the continuation of the Palestinian National Council’s ‘Partner for democracy’ status with PACE.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"Parliaments are the strategic venue for any political reform which leads to freedom, the gateway to every Spring!" said the Speaker of the Portuguese Parliament Assunção Esteves, speaking in Lisbon.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“Our advanced status in the EU and Partner for Democracy status in PACE are constantly influencing our political choices,” said the Speaker of the Moroccan House of Councillors.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"A Partnership for Democracy with the PACE is and should not be for free; it needs obligations and commitments for both partners," said Tiny Kox.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The representative institutions, such as Parliaments and Constituent Assemblies, have a key role to play in the transformation process launched by the Arab Spring”, today said João B. Mota Amaral.
05/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The role of representative institutions in the political changes in the South Mediterranean and the Middle East will be the central theme of a conference organised by PACE with the support of the EU at the Ismaili Centre on 8 November.
03/10/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Any opening of dialogue between the Assembly and the Belarusian authorities should remain conditional on the release of political prisoners and on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, PACE committee says.