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Co-rapporteurs welcome the dropping of new criminal proceedings against Mehman Huseynov

22/01/2019 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Sir Roger Gale and Stefan Schennach, have expressed their approval at the decision of the General Prosecutor’s Office to terminate a new criminal case against Mehman Huseynov.

Azerbaijan: co-rapporteurs call upon authorities to review Mehman Huseynov’s case

04/01/2019 | Monitoring

Sir Roger Gale and Stefan Schennach expressed their deep concern at the new charges brought against an anti-corruption Azerbaijani blogger and Chairman of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety.

PACE monitors express concern at conviction in Turkey of honorary PACE member

20/12/2018 | Monitoring

PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Turkey Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans have expressed their deep concern at the conviction of honorary PACE member Ertuğrul Kürkçü to two years in prison.

Albania: co-rapporteurs call on ruling majority and opposition to cooperate, evaluate judicial reform

18/12/2018 | Monitoring

Stressing that the political environment in Albania remained 'polarised, contentious and acrimonious', Andrej Hunko and Joseph O'Reilly urged the ruling majority to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the opposition on key reforms.

Monitors welcome stronger parliamentary oversight in Georgia, but concerned at ‘tense and polarised’ climate

14/12/2018 | Monitoring

Kerstin Lundgren and Titus Corlăţean assess Georgia's progress on fulfilling its Council of Europe obligations and commitments in an information note made public following a recent visit to Tbilisi.

Ukraine monitors call for swift creation of the High Anti-Corruption Court

28/11/2018 | Monitoring

Still on the topic of Ukraine’s efforts to combat corruption, the co-rapporteurs expressed their concern at the fact that tensions between the main bodies had not subsided or been resolved.

Monitoring rapporteurs condemn ongoing ‘borderisation’ in Georgia

26/11/2018 | Monitoring

PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, Kerstin Lundgren and Titus Corlăţean, have condemned the ongoing “borderisation” of the administrative boundary line with South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.

Ukraine: monitoring visit by PACE rapporteurs

15/11/2018 | Monitoring

Dzhema Grozdanova and Alfred Heer, Assembly co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Ukraine, will make a fact-finding visit to Kyiv from 19 to 21 November 2018.

Bulgaria: Frank Schwabe and Zsolt Nemeth appalled by the murder of the journalist Viktoria Marinova

08/10/2018 | Monitoring

Frank Schwabe and Zsolt Nemeth, co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, are appalled by the brutal murder and rape of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova.

Armenia monitor calls on all political forces to fully respect democratic principles and the rule of law

03/10/2018 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Armenia by the PACE, Yuliya Lovochkina, has called on all political forces and players in Armenia to fully respect democratic principles and the rule of law, both in word and deed.

Co-rapporteurs to make post-monitoring visit to Bulgaria

01/10/2018 | Monitoring

Frank Schwabe and Zsolt Németh, co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, will make a fact-finding visit to Sofia from 3 to 5 October.

Skopje: co-rapporteurs praise reform steps, cite hopes created by name agreement

20/09/2018 | Monitoring

The signing of the agreement to solve the name issue in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” has raised “immense hopes” of achieving Euro-Atlantic integration, according to the co-rapporteurs.