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Turkey-YouTube: PACE rapporteur welcomes Constitutional Court decision

30/05/2014 | Monitoring

Josette Durrieu, rapporteur on “post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey”, has welcomed the Constitutional Court decision requiring the ban on YouTube to be lifted, a demand that had also been made by PACE.

Co-rapporteurs make monitoring visit to Albania

28/05/2014 | Monitoring

Jonathan Evans and Grigore Petrenco, co-rapporteurs for the PACE monitoring of obligations and commitments by Albania, will make a fact-finding visit to that country on 2 and 3 June 2014.

Rapporteurs call for investigation of attack on former Georgian Ambassador to the Council of Europe

28/05/2014 | Monitoring

Michael Aastrup Jensen and Boriss Cilevičs, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, called on the Georgian authorities to conduct a full and transparent investigation into the attacks on leading United National Movement.

PACE post-monitoring rapporteur visits Turkey

23/05/2014 | Monitoring

Josette Durrieu, rapporteur for “post-monitoring dialogue” with Turkey, is to visit the country from 26-29 May to assess Turkey’s progress in implementing the outstanding matters listed in the last post-monitoring resolution.

Monitoring Committee: Statement on “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”

16/05/2014 | Monitoring

The Committee urges all political parties to work together to participate in an effective democratic parliament. "It is the duty of the newly elected parliament to address the serious electoral shortcomings", it said.

Monitoring visit by PACE co-rapporteurs to Azerbaijan

16/05/2014 | Monitoring

Pedro Agramunt and Joseph Debono Grech will be making a fact-finding visit to Azerbaijan on 19-21 May. Talks are scheduled with the President of the Republic, the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor General.

Ukraine rapporteurs regret holding of referendums in Donetsk and Luhansk

13/05/2014 | Monitoring

PACE rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine deeply regret the holding of so-called referendums in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, despite calls from the international community, including Russia, not to do so.

“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia": Committee makes public an information note

17/04/2014 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee made public an information note by Robert Walter, rapporteur on the post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", on his fact-finding visit to Skopje.

Montenegro: effective fight against corruption is an essential step to secure the rule of law

17/04/2014 | Monitoring

On their return from Podgorica and Budva, Kimmo Sasi and Terry Leyden, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Montenegro, stressed that effective implementation of anti-corruption laws is essential to secure the rule of law.

Monitors make fact-finding visit to Montenegro

11/04/2014 | Monitoring

Kimmo Sasi and Terry Leyden will make a fact-finding visit to Montenegro discuss implementation of the Assembly’s latest resolution and to assess the latest political and legal developments in the country.

Azerbaijan: concern at announcement of jail sentence on two opposition politicians

21/03/2014 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan expressed their serious concern at the announcement by the court of a seven-year jail sentence, on charges of inciting the Ismaili protests, on two opposition politicians.

Josette Durrieu: blocking twitter accounts in Turkey would be a serious violation of freedom of expression

21/03/2014 | Monitoring

PACE rapporteur on the post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, reacted to the blocking of twitter accounts in the country. "This development, if confirmed, would be a serious violation of the freedom of expression".