26/01/2016 | Session
“Bulgaria has become a pillar of stability and an important factor in the Balkans, working to deepen regional cooperation,” today said Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria, addressing the Assembly.
26/01/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe’s Secretary General has asked parliamentarians to go home and be louder than ever in defending Europe’s human rights architecture. Speaking about the many challenges facing Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland said the European Convention on Human Rights is a shared vocabulary, the set...
26/01/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Georgios A. Serghides as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Cyprus. Mr Serghides has obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
26/01/2016 | Session
PACE granted the Jordanian Parliament Partner for Democracy Status, the fourth time that this status has been granted since being introduced in 2009. This status provides an appropriate framework for the continuation of the reform process.
25/01/2016 | Session
Europe's migration and refugee crisis and international terrorism will take centre-stage at the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 25-29 January 2016).
25/01/2016 | Session
At the opening of its Winter plenary Session today, the Parliamentary Assembly elected its Vice-Presidents. The seats for the Vice-Presidents in respect of the Russian Federation and Spain remain vacant.
25/01/2016 | Session
The credentials of the Moldovan delegation to the PACE were challenged on procedural grounds at the opening of the Assembly’s session. Making the challenge, Jordi Xuclà said the Moldovan list was “incomplete”.
25/01/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe has an important role to play in assisting our countries in the fight against terrorism, through the arsenal of its legal instruments, while respecting the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, said Daniel Mitov.
25/01/2016 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held this afternoon a free debate on current issues not included in the Winter Session agenda. Sixteen Assembly members took the floor.
25/01/2016 | Session
Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, ALDE) urged her fellow parliamentarians to deal with current challenges by drawing inspiration from the founding values of the Council of Europe – the European Convention on Human Rights – as she presented the progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee...
14/01/2016 | Session
Europe's migration and refugee crisis, international terrorism and the functioning of democratic institutions in Poland will take centre-stage at the PACE Winter Session (Strasbourg, 25-29 January 2016).
18/12/2015 | Session
Europe's migration and refugee crisis and international terrorism will take centre-stage at the PACE winter session (25-29 January 2016). The Assembly will also elect its President for a one-year term, renewable once.