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Coming election of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

18/12/2017 | Bureau

The Bureau took note of and declassified the report drawn up by the Sub-Committee on Human Rights on the hearing of the candidates to the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.

Investigation body: extension of the terms of reference

24/11/2017 | Bureau

The Bureau of the PACE has decided to extend the terms of reference of the Independent External Investigation Body to look into allegations of corruption made against certain members and/or former members of the Assembly.

Call for referral of Mammadov case to the Strasbourg Court ‘as soon as possible’ on question of whether...

13/10/2017 | Bureau

The Bureau of the Assembly calls on High Contracting Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights to apply, as soon as possible, the procedure foreseen under Article 46.4 of the Convention in the Mammadov case.

The Free Democrats Group: a new political group within PACE

05/09/2017 | Bureau

At its meeting on 4 September, the PACE Bureau acknowledged the formation of the Free Democrats Group (FDG), in line with Rule 19 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure. There are now six political groups in the Assembly.

PACE Bureau declares ‘no confidence’ in Pedro Agramunt as President

28/04/2017 | Bureau

The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in Strasbourg today, resolved that it has no confidence in Pedro Agramunt as President of the Assembly.

Allegations of corruption in the Assembly

10/03/2017 | Bureau

PACE's Bureau, meeting in Madrid, took note of the memorandum on allegations of corruption within the Assembly and decided to invite the leaders of the five political groups to prepare a revised proposal for the end of April.

Reaffirming the role of the Assembly as a pan-European forum for inter-parliamentary dialogue and co-operation

24/06/2016 | Bureau

In a declaration adopted today, the PACE Bureau reaffirms the Assembly’s role as a pan-European forum for political dialogue among democratically elected members of parliament from the Organisation’s 47 member states.

'Greece needs our full support'

30/05/2016 | Bureau

“The Greek authorities must cope with a disproportionate share of Europe’s responsibility to care for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers,” PACE President, Pedro Agramunt, said in Athens.

"Turkey’s example of dealing with Syrian refugees ‘puts rest of Europe to shame'"

30/06/2015 | Bureau

Anne Brasseur, speaking at the end of a high-profile visit to refugee centres on the Syrian border, has highlighted Turkey’s “extraordinary welcome” for Syrian refugees – and urged other European countries to do more to help.

Top PACE delegation to visit Turkish refugee centres on Syrian border

10/06/2015 | Bureau

A delegation of leading PACE members is to visit Turkish refugee centres on the border with Syria to see at first hand Turkey’s efforts to deal with the large numbers of refugees fleeing conflict in the region.

Statement on the situation in Iraq adopted by the PACE Bureau

27/06/2014 | Bureau

The Bureau is deeply worried by the major humanitarian crisis developing in Iraq, where the rebels of the terrorist organisation ISIS have seized portions of the territory in the North and West of the country.

Committees will no longer meet in Azerbaijan for two years

22/05/2014 | Bureau

The PACE Bureau decided today in Baku that no more Assembly committee meetings will be held in Azerbaijan for two years, following the withdrawal of a visa for PACE Vice-President René Rouquet.