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Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to Palanga (Lithuania)

25/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The town of Palanga will receive the PACE Flag of Honour on Saturday, 26 September. Arturas Skardžius, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to Rossdorf (Germany)

23/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The town of Rossdorf (Germany) will receive the Flag of Honour of the PACE on Saturday, 26 September 2015. Victor Ruffy, PACE honorary member will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

Dresden: Europe Prize to be presented during ceremony

22/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

A delegation of parliamentarians, led by the Chairperson of the PACE Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, Axel E. Fischer, will present the Europe Prize to the Mayor of Dresden, the Prize-winner for 2015, on 24 September.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the town of Wisła

11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The town of Wisła will receive the PACE Flag of Honour, on Friday 11 September. Klaus Bühler, Honorary Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

The Council of Europe Plaque of Honour awarded to The town of Sopot (Poland)

11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Sopot will receive the Plaque of Honour of the PACE on Sunday 13 September. Johanna Schicker, former Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

Committee in favour of a more transparent pharmaceutical industry

11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Governments should oblige pharmaceutical companies to ensure “absolute transparency regarding the real costs of research and development”, particularly in relation to the public research portion, the committee says.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the town of Vinnytsia (Ukraine)

04/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Vinnytsia will receive the PACE Flag of Honour on Saturday 5 September 2015. Edeltraud Gatterer, PACE Honorary Member will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

Bergen auf Rügen (Germany) will receive the Plaque of Honour

04/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Bergen auf Rügen will receive the Plaque of Honour of the PACE on 5 September. Marlene Rupprecht, PACE Honorary Member, will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

The Council of Europe Plaque of Honour awarded to Ternopil (Ukraine)

24/08/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Robert Biedron, former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, will present the Plaque of Honour to the town of Ternopil (Ukraine) during a ceremony on 28 August.

Azerbaijan: visit by rapporteur on the issue of inhabitants of frontier regions deprived of water

20/08/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Milica Marković will visit different towns in Azerbaijan from 24 to 27 August in the context of the preparation of her report on “Inhabitants of frontier regions of Azerbaijan are deliberately deprived of water”.

PACE short film 'The Lake' wins social marketing EACA Care Award 2015

25/06/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Anne Brasseur today announced that the Assembly‘s film “The Lake”, which encourages young people to speak up about sexual abuse as part of the ONE-in-FIVE campaign, is the winner of the EACA Care Award for 2015.

Towards a new European Social Model

21/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The committee called for appropriate measures to address the continuous downgrading of employment and working conditions, and the reduction of the quality of public services.