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PACE platform for dialogue with Russian democratic forces holds its first meeting in Strasbourg

PACE platform for dialogue with Russian democratic forces holds its first meeting in Strasbourg

29/01/2026 | President

The first meeting of a new platform for dialogue between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and Russian democratic forces took place in Strasbourg today, on the margins of the Assembly’s winter plenary session. The new Platform, which was created last October, will enable...

Participants in the PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces are named

Participants in the PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces are named

26/01/2026 | Bureau

The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting this morning ahead of the opening of the Assembly’s winter plenary session in Strasbourg, has approved the list of Participants in the Assembly’s Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces, which was...

Ekrem Imammoglu, Mayor of Istanbul

The Bureau of the Assembly calls for the immediate release of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul

19/03/2025 | Bureau

Meeting in Strasbourg today, the Bureau of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) made the following statement: “The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly expresses its grave concern at the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu from the Republican People's Party (CHP), just...

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Assembly sets up a special committee to feed in proposals for the Fourth Summit

24/06/2022 | Bureau

PACE has set up a special committee to contribute to the preparation of a Fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe. The new ad hoc committee brings together the Assembly’s President and the heads of its political groups and committees, the rapporteur of a recent...

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Parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation: statement by PACE Election Assessment Mission

20/09/2021 | Bureau

Upon the decision of the Bureau of the Assembly and at the invitation of the Russian authorities, an ad hoc committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) met in Moscow, on 17-20 September 2021, in the format of an Election Assessment Mission composed of the...

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Parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation: PACE Election Assessment Mission

06/09/2021 | Bureau

An Election Assessment Mission of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will take place in Moscow on the occasion of the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation (17-19 September 2021). Following a decision taken today by the Bureau of the Assembly, a five-member delegation...

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COVID-19: Temporary arrangements to enable remote committee meetings

07/05/2020 | Bureau

At its meeting on 7 May, the Bureau approved a memorandum on arrangements for the conduct of remote committee meetings, introducing supplementary working methods on a temporary basis in response to the exceptional situation of COVID-19. The organisation and holding of such meetings must guarantee...

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COVID-19: PACE Summer session postponed to a later date

30/04/2020 | Bureau

At its meeting on 30 April, the Bureau decided to postpone its part-session scheduled to be held in Strasbourg on 22-26 June to a later date, but before the October part-session. A decision on the date is expected to be taken by the Bureau at its meeting in June. The Bureau also approved a...

Summer Session: report on strengthening decision-making process concerning credentials and voting

24/05/2019 | Bureau

Drawing up the draft agenda of the PACE June session, the Bureau decided to include a report on “Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting”.

Next step in the Assembly reform process

29/06/2018 | Bureau

Proposals aimed at maintaining, changing or supplementing the rules governing the ratification or challenge of credentials, and participation rights of national delegations, have been referred to PACE’s Rules Committee.

Ad hoc Committee on the role and mission of PACE

13/06/2018 | Bureau

At its meeting in Zagreb on 1 June, the Bureau's ad hoc Committee on the role and mission of the PACE held an exchange of views on the basis of a revised memorandum prepared by its Chairman and decided to declassify it.

An Ad hoc Committee on the role and mission of the Assembly

20/12/2017 | Bureau

At its last meeting, the Bureau decided to set up an ad hoc Committee on ‘The role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly’. Its purpose is to make proposals to the Bureau on the implementation of the Resolution 2186.