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Call to halt the construction of border fences in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

23/09/2013 | Monitoring

PACE co-rapporteurs for Georgia expressed concern about the resumption of the installation of fences and other physical obstacles by Russian border guards along the administrative borderlines with South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Georgia: call for an acceptable compromise between flexibility and constitutional stability

17/09/2013 | Monitoring

“We take note of the discussions in the parliament about amendments to the Constitution. The parliament should take into account any comments by the Venice Commission,” PACE co-rapporteurs said.

Moldova committed to meeting Council of Europe standards, but ‘fundamental issues’ remain outstanding

06/09/2013 | Monitoring

Monitoring Committee has acknowledged the continuous commitment of the Republic of Moldova to complying with Council of Europe standards, but pointed out a series of “fundamental issues” to be addressed.

Committee raises prospect of suspending Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Council of Europe

06/09/2013 | Monitoring

PACE should ask the Committee of Ministers, to consider suspending Bosnia and Herzegovina from its right of representation in the organisation if it does not make “substantial progress” in implementing the Sejdić and Finci judgment.

Developing the Assembly's monitoring procedure

05/09/2013 | Monitoring

The Committee adopted a report by Andres Herkel on "The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure" which takes stock of the committee's activities concerning the ten countries subject to the monitoring procedure.

Montenegro: co-rapporteurs welcome the adoption of constitutional amendments

06/08/2013 | Monitoring

Nursuna Memecan and Kimmo Sasi, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Montenegro, have welcomed the adoption of the constitutional amendments on the judiciary by the Montenegrin parliament on July 2013.

'The judicial procedure against Mr Navalny has all features of political process'

19/07/2013 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for monitoring of Russia, Theodora Bakoyannis and Andreas Gross have expressed their deep concern at the Court’s decision in Kirov (Russia) to jail Alexei Navalny, Russian protest leader.

Montenegro encouraged to amend its Constitution and legislation

10/07/2013 | Monitoring

"We welcome the discussions in the Montenegrin parliament to amend the Constitution with regard to the Constitutional Court, the State Prosecutor and the Judicial Council", co-rapporteurs said.

PACE Russia monitors visit Yaroslavl and Moscow

02/07/2013 | Monitoring

Theodora Bakoyannis (Greece, EPP/CD) and Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC), PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Russia, are making a three-day fact-finding visit to Yaroslavl and Moscow from 2-4 July 2013.

PACE co-rapporteurs stress the need for a fair electoral campaign in Azerbaijan

13/06/2013 | Monitoring

PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Pedro Agramunt (Spain, EPP/CD) and Joseph Debono Grech (Malta, SOC), have stressed the need for the creation of conditions which would allow for a fair electoral campaign during the forthcoming presidential election, in compliance with democratic standards.

PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs make fact-finding visit to Azerbaijan

10/06/2013 | Monitoring

Pedro Agramunt (Spain, EPP/CD) and Joseph Debono Grech (Malta, SOC), PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will visit the country from 11 to 13 June 2013, to further assess the honouring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.

PACE rapporteur appeals for calm in Turkey

06/06/2013 | Monitoring

“We have closely followed the events taking place in Turkey in the last few days,” said Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), PACE rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, appealing for calm and dialogue.