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Albania: post-monitoring visit by PACE co-rapporteurs

27/03/2026 | Monitoring

Ionuț-Marian Stroe (Romania, EPP/CD) and Paweł Jabłoński (Poland, ECPA), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make a fact-finding visit to Albania from 30 March to 1 April, in the context of the post-monitoring dialogue with this country. During their...

PACE monitors, ending visit to Serbia, focus on Novi Sad tragedy, ‘Mrdić laws’ and local elections

PACE monitors, ending visit to Serbia, focus on Novi Sad tragedy, ‘Mrdić laws’ and local elections

27/03/2026 | Monitoring

Following a visit to Belgrade on 23 and 24 March, Victoria Тiblom (Sweden, ECPA) and Yunus Emre (Türkiye, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Serbia’s obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe, made the following...

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PACE rapporteurs to make monitoring visit to Serbia

20/03/2026 | Monitoring

Victoria Тiblom (Sweden, ECPA) and Yunus Emre (Türkiye, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Serbia, will make a fact-finding visit to the country on 23-24 March. In Belgrade, the co-rapporteurs are...

PACE committee urges key reforms to strengthen democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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PACE committee urges key reforms to strengthen democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

12/12/2025 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee today underlined its concern over “recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, marked by attacks against the State, the rule of law and the institutions established following the General Framework Agreement of Peace”, while noting “cause for hope” after decisions...

PACE committee reviews its monitoring activities in 2025

12/12/2025 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee has adopted its annual report taking stock of its monitoring activities in 2025 and summarising its assessments concerning the countries under a full monitoring procedure or engaged in post-monitoring dialogue, as well as those subject this year to the periodic review of...

Committee proposes to close post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia
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Committee proposes to close post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia

10/12/2025 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee, meeting in Paris on 9 December, has proposed “to close the post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia”. Adopting a report by Sibel Arslan (Switzerland, SOC) and Joseph O'Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), the committee welcomed the measures taken by the authorities to reform...

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‘Political polarisation should not stand in the way of respect for the rule of law’ say PACE monitors...

28/11/2025 | Monitoring

“The respect of judicial decisions is a key principle in any democracy. Political polarisation should not stand in the way of respect for the rule of law, the separation of powers and a culture of constructive institutional dialogue,” said Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD) and Valentina Grippo...

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PACE monitors for Georgia call for an immediate end to politically motivated legal actions against...

19/11/2025 | Monitoring

Following their visit to Georgia from 10 to 12 November 2025, the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Georgia, Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC) and Sabina Cudic (Bosnia and Herzegovina, ALDE), urged the authorities to fully implement the...

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PACE co-rapporteurs to make periodic review visit to Spain

10/11/2025 | Monitoring

Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD) and Valentina Grippo (Italy, ALDE), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the periodic review on Spain, will make a fact-finding visit to Madrid and Barcelona from 12 to 14 November, to assess the honouring of membership...

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PACE co-rapporteurs to make monitoring visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

31/10/2025 | Monitoring

Zsolt Németh (Hungary, ECPA) and Pablo Hispán (Spain, EPP/CD), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina, will make a fact-finding visit to Sarajevo from 3 to 5 November. They are due to...

PACE Georgia monitors deeply concerned by the ruling majority's appeal to the Constitutional Court to ban...

29/10/2025 | Monitoring

The PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Georgia, Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC) and Sabina Ćudić (Bosnia and Herzegovina, ALDE), have expressed their deep concern at the ruling majority's decision to appeal to the Constitutional Court to ban three of the four democratic opposition parties. "As...

PACE monitors: remarkable progress with reforms in Ukraine, but important challenges remain

PACE monitors: remarkable progress with reforms in Ukraine, but important challenges remain

17/10/2025 | Monitoring

Following a visit to Kyiv from 8 to 10 October 2025, the PACE Monitoring Rapporteurs for Ukraine, Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE) and Saara-Sofia Sirén (Finland, EPP/CD), have welcomed the many reforms implemented by the Ukrainian authorities to ensure the functioning of the country’s...