20/04/2016 | Session
Recalling the importance of respecting the values embodied by the Council of Europe, the Austrian President Heinz Fischer stressed that these fundamental values may not be sacrificed in the fight against terrorism.
20/04/2016 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has encouraged the members of its Palestinian partner for democracy delegation to “step up efforts” to speed up reform and to address human rights and rule of law concerns.
20/04/2016 | Session
"Spain is and will remain a reliable and predictable member of the Council of Europe", Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Garcia-Margallo said today, addressing the Parliamentary Assembly.
20/04/2016 | Session
“Governments and political leaders should refrain from using xenophobic rhetoric linking migrants to security risks, thereby making the integration of the few migrants staying in the country even more problematic,” said Mr Mitov.
20/04/2016 | Session
Expressing concern about the de facto erosion of intellectual property rights in the digital era, the Parliamentary Assembly today recalled that intellectual property rights are protected human rights.
20/04/2016 | Session
The EU-Turkey Agreement “raises several serious human rights issues” the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has said, following a joint debate during its plenary session.
19/04/2016 | Session
“The Council of Europe and the European Union are built on the same foundations and the same ideals,” said Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, addressing today the Assembly.
19/04/2016 | Session
“Turkey is an inseparable part of Europe,” Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said today. He stressed Turkey saw the Council of Europe as one of its main partners in bringing about future reforms.
19/04/2016 | Session
The 2016 Europe Prize - the highest level of the Prize which is awarded each year by the PACE to the town most active in promoting the European ideal - has been awarded to the town of Girona.
19/04/2016 | Session
Thorbjørn Jagland today answered the parliamentarians’ questions during a question and answer exercise as part of the Parliamentary Assembly’s spring session.
19/04/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today elected Marko Bošnjak as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Slovenia. Mr Bošnjak has obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
19/04/2016 | Session
In adopting a resolution based on a report by Jacques Legendre, the Assembly welcomed the development by the '47' of a European Framework of Competences for a culture of democracy and intercultural dialogue.