13/03/2015 | Session
Speaking at the end of her official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Anne Brasseur welcomed the commitment of all institutions and political stakeholders to the European agenda.
10/03/2015 | Session
In a speech to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia today, PACE President Anne Brasseur praised the Serbian authorities, as well as political stakeholders, for having resolutely embarked on the path of reform since accession to the Council of Europe in 2003.
30/01/2015 | Session
“Equality and inclusion for people with disabilities are rarely seen as priorities and these people are often invisible to the rest of the population,” the Assembly stated in a debate.
30/01/2015 | Session
“Witnesses who stand up for truth and justice must be guaranteed reliable and durable protection, including legal and psychological support and robust physical protection before, during and after the trial,” PACE said today.
29/01/2015 | Session
In his speech today to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland addressed the crisis in Ukraine, freedom of expression and the fight against terrorism.
29/01/2015 | Session
Declaring that “democracy and the protection of human rights depend on media freedom”, PACE has called for a series of steps to keep journalists safe and enable them to work freely.
29/01/2015 | Session
PACE expressed its concern following “numerous acts of hostility, violence and vandalism recorded in recent years against Christians and their places of worship,” these acts being often overlooked by the national authorities in Europe.
29/01/2015 | Session
The Assembly has called on national parliaments in the Council of Europe’s 47 member States to “look in depth” at the whole question of parliamentarians switching political allegiance mid-term.
28/01/2015 | Session
Following the terrorist attacks which targeted journalists and cartoonists from Charlie Hebdo, policemen and Jewish people, Europe must continue to show that it is not afraid and “keep using humour and satire”, PACE said.
28/01/2015 | Session
PACE has called for negotiations on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights to resume “without delay” following the recent opinion by the EU Court of Justice. “The obstacles identified by the EU’s Court of Justice … must be overcome as soon as possible, in line with political...
28/01/2015 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Branko Lubarda as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Serbia.
28/01/2015 | Session
The committees of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected their Chairpersons: