21/11/2013 | Bureau
At the opening of its meeting in Vienna, PACE's Bureau held a minute's silence in memory of Peter Schieder, former President of the Assembly and leading Austrian parliamentarian, who died in October.
21/11/2013 | Bureau
PACE's Bureau, meeting today in Vienna, has deplored the fact that an international peace conference on Syria, wholeheartedly supported by the Assembly last month, has not yet been convened.
21/11/2013 | Bureau
In a statement adopted today in Vienna, PACE's Bureau calls for an investigation into the 1 September killings at Camp Ashraf and the release of seven Iranians thought to be held in custody by the Iraqi authorities.
21/11/2013 | Bureau
The Bureau of the Assembly took note of the opinion of the Committee on Rules of Procedure on the 'Likhachev case' and decided that the Assembly should not hold any meetings in Georgia for a period of two years.
13/09/2013 | Bureau
In a statement issued on the occasion of International Democracy Day (15 September), PACE's Bureau has stressed the need to restore public trust in democratic institutions.
02/09/2013 | Bureau
PACE Bureau, meeting today in Dubrovnik (Croatia), called for an inclusive reconciliation process and political dialogue in Egypt which would prevent any further recourse to violence, allow a return to stability and create conditions...
02/09/2013 | Bureau
PACE Bureau, meeting today in Dubrovnik (Croatia), condemned the apparent use of chemical weapons in Syria which, on 21 August 2013, caused the death of hundreds of people, including a large number of children.
31/05/2013 | Bureau
A request for the opening of a monitoring procedure in respect of Hungary will be included on the draft agenda of the summer plenary session (24-28 June 2013) of the Parliamentary Assembly.
31/08/2012 | Bureau
PACE Bureau will update the agenda for the next session and discuss the observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia, Montenegro and Ukraine. Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, will address members at the meeting.
08/03/2012 | Bureau
PACE Bureau meeting in Paris on 8 March 2012, International Women’s Day, recalls that every year for over a century, this day has drawn our attention to the fact that women and men do not have the same opportunities in life. This year it should also remind us that equality and democracy are inextricably linked and that one cannot exist without the other.
24/11/2011 | Bureau
PACE Bureau meeting today in Edinburgh, expressed its consternation at the harsh sentence handed down today on Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialatski by the Pervomaiski District Court of Minsk.
24/11/2011 | Bureau
PACE Bureau, meeting in Edinburgh today, is deeply concerned about and strongly condemns the continuing systematic use of violence by the Syrian authorities against their own people, resulting in thousands of deaths, including children. The Bureau urges the Syrian authorities immediately to stop the bloodshed and put an end to all human rights violations and abuses. The authorities in Damascus must instead create the conditions for the peaceful expression of the democratic aspirations of their people.