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Monitors return to Kyiv to explore peaceful solutions to crisis

14/02/2014 | Monitoring

PACE's monitoring co-rapporteurs for Ukraine return to Kyiv from 18 to 21 February to meet leading personalities on all sides of the current crisis and to explore possibilities for a peaceful resolution.

Rapporteur makes post-monitoring visit to Bulgaria

11/02/2014 | Monitoring

Frano Matušić (Croatia, EPP/CD), rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, will make a fact-finding visit to Sofia on 12-13 February 2014.

Call on the Turkish authorities to guarantee judicial independence and impartiality

30/01/2014 | Monitoring

On the basis of the preliminary findings of Josette Durrieu, the committee adopted a statement in which it stresses that it has been following events in Turkey since 17 December 2013 with concern.

Co-rapporteurs strongly condemn violence and fatalities at the Euro-maidan protests

23/01/2014 | Monitoring

Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin have condemned the escalating violence at the Euro-maidan protest, which has already resulted in at least three fatalities, two reportedly as a result of police bullets.

Georgia: rapporteurs welcome improved political climate but stress that challenges remain

20/01/2014 | Monitoring

Following their visit to Tbilisi from 13 to 16 January 2014, the co-rapporteurs for Georgia, Michael Aastrup Jensen (Denmark, ALDE) and Boriss Cilevics (Latvia, SOC), welcomed the improved political climate after the Presidential elections that was evident during their visit. At the same time...

Ukraine: deep concern about adoption of “Anti-Maidan” laws by the Parliament

17/01/2014 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for Ukraine expressed their deep concern about the anti-protest laws and laws in particular restricting the work of Civil Society organisations and free flow of information adopted by the Verkhovna Rada.

Monitoring co-rapporteurs make fact-finding visit to Azerbaijan

17/01/2014 | Monitoring

Pedro Agramunt and Joseph Debono Grech, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will visit the country to further assess the honouring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.

Monitoring co-rapporteurs to visit Georgia

10/01/2014 | Monitoring

Michael Aastrup Jensen and Boriss Cilevičs, co-rapporteurs on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia, will undertake a fact-finding visit to the country from 13 to 15 January.

Azerbaijan: rapporteurs concerned about pre-trial detention of Anar Mammadli

20/12/2013 | Monitoring

Pedro Agramunt and Joseph Debono Grech, PACE rapporteurs for monitoring of Azerbaijan, have expressed their deep concern at the Nasimi District Court’s decision to place Anar Mammadli in pre-trial detention.

Ukraine: the authorities need to seek a consensus, co-rapporteurs say

20/12/2013 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin said the authorities need to seek a broad consensus among all political forces on the geo-political direction and European integration.

Russian Federation: co-rapporteurs expect immediate implementation of amnesty bill

20/12/2013 | Monitoring

Dora Bakoyannis and Andreas Gross co-rapporteurs for monitoring of the Russian Federation have expressed their satisfaction at the announcement of the release of Mikhail Khodorkovsky following a pardon from Vladimir Putin.

Monitoring co-rapporteurs to visit Ukraine

18/12/2013 | Monitoring

PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine, Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin, are to visit the country from 19-20 December to familiarise themselves with current developments.