26/10/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Following a visit to Amman, Theodora Bakoyannis, who is preparing a report on “The situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries”, has underlined the importance of reaching a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
22/10/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Theodora Bakoyannis, who is preparing a report for PACE on “The situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries”, will make a fact-finding visit to Jordan on 24 October.
12/09/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The Internet is not only a place of democracy and open debate but also a place where discourse is deliberately manipulated, where fake news is knowingly disseminated on a large scale”, rapporteur Frithjof Schmidt stressed.
11/09/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
After seven years of implementation of the partnership for democracy between the Parliament of Morocco and PACE, the he Political Affairs Committee has made a “positive assessment” of its results.
11/09/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Political Affairs Committee has urged Council of Europe states to “put an end” to any foreign funding of Islam which is used for the purpose of “national political expansion into other States under the guise of Islam”.
18/06/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
PACE rapporteurs Yves Cruchten and Andrea Rigoni, have welcomed the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Belarus to suspend and review the death sentences of two men while their appeals are pending.
30/05/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Yves Cruchten, rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, and Andrea Rigoni former rapporteur on the situation in Belarus,have strongly condemned two recent executions which reportedly took place in secret in mid-May.
22/05/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
A committee calls on academics and scholars throughout the Council of Europe area to come together in a trans-national network to combat corruption, and encourage implementation of Council of Europe Conventions in this field.
22/05/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Dora Bakoyannis, rapporteur on the situation in Syria, has called on the international community to support a wide-ranging plan to bring security and political transition to the country – backed by the UN and regional powers.
22/05/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The victim of a terror attack in London has told a parliamentary hearing in Athens about the difficult challenges he faced in the aftermath of the attack – and how he had hoped for greater support from the authorities.
16/05/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“I strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force by the Israeli Army. I join my voice to those asking for an international investigation,” said Mrs Oomen-Ruijten reacting to the escalation of violence in Gaza.
12/03/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The situation in Syria has severely deteriorated to the extent that the UN Secretary General has described it as ‘hell on earth’ and the international community has failed to achieve a political solution,” said Dora Bakoyannis.