26/01/2026 | Session
Adopting a resolution today, based on a report prepared by Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica (Latvia, EPP/CD), the Assembly took stock of the PACE monitoring activities carried out in 2025. It assessed the situation in countries under a full monitoring procedure, engaged in post-monitoring dialogue, or...
26/01/2026 | Election observation
Meeting in plenary, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe debated its observation of the early parliamentary elections held on 30 November 2025 in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Assembly concluded that “the elections were efficiently run but the restrictive campaign environment stifled...
03/10/2025 | Session
Debates on an "Urgent call to put an end to the devastating humanitarian catastrophe and the killing of journalists in Gaza" as well as on the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by Russia were on the agenda of the autumn session of the Parliamentary...
03/10/2025 | Session
“Sexual violence against men and boys is a reality but also a hidden phenomenon,” PACE underlined today, stressing that it must be prevented and combated, “giving priority to the needs of all survivors”. Adopting a resolution based on the report by Edmunds Cepurītis (Latvia, SOC), the Assembly...
03/10/2025 | Session
PACE has urged the Georgian authorities to immediately reverse the country’s “breakdown of democracy”, pointing out that the very existence of democracy in the country is now in question. In a resolution based on a report by Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC), the Assembly condemned the “ongoing and...
03/10/2025 | Session
PACE has warned that the right to adequate housing remains a “broken promise” for more than a billion people worldwide, insisting that housing must be treated as a human right, not as a commodity. Ensuring access to a safe, affordable and sustainable home, the Assembly underlined, is a...
03/10/2025 | Session
According to PACE, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in migration management must balance efficiency gains with protection of human rights “at all stages of the migration journey”. In adopting a resolution based on the report by Petri Honkonen (Finland, ALDE), PACE proposed a set of...
03/10/2025 | Session
PACE this afternoon held a “free debate” on current issues not included in the session agenda. Members can speak on any issue which falls within the Assembly’s mandate. Thirteen parliamentarians took the floor.
03/10/2025 | Session
The Assembly is amending its Rules of Procedure on waiving the immunity of its members, and will update its Guidelines on this topic, to better reflect the central importance of free movement for parliamentarians in carrying out their work. “National parliaments should facilitate travel by PACE...
02/10/2025 | Session
PACE has decided to create a Platform for Dialogue between the Assembly and Russian democratic forces in exile. Participants in the platform – whose composition has yet to be decided, based on a set of criteria – would be able to hold two-way exchanges with the Assembly on issues of common...
02/10/2025 | Session
During an urgent debate held today in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session, once more called for “an urgent end to the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which worsens day by day”, and paid particular attention to the protection of...
02/10/2025 | Session
It is imperative that Council of Europe member states “do everything in their power to strengthen their deterrence, preparedness and resilience capabilities against the threat posed by Russia” if Europe is to have a peaceful future, PACE has warned. Unanimously approving a resolution based on a...