08/03/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee has asked the Palestinian National Council (PNC) to speed up the reform process in accordance with the political commitments it made when it was granted “Partner for democracy” status by PACE.
04/03/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
In lifting the sanctions against Belarus, the European Union has taken an important step, which acknowledges the improved situation and shows the EU’s commitment to dialogue.
17/02/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Meritxell Mateu, general rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty and Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, deplore the new death sentence handed down by a Belarusian court.
18/01/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Michele Nicoletti will conduct a fact-finding visit to Kyiv on 19-20 January, in the context of the preparation of his report on “Corruption as a governance regime: a barrier to institutional efficiency and progress”.
14/01/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur on the situation in Belarus and Marietta Karamanli, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, said they were appalled by the death sentence on Henadz Yakavitski handed down by the Minsk Regional Court in Belarus.
08/12/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee expressed concern about the scale of the phenomenon of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq and its potential threat to international security. As regards responses, a security-oriented, repressive approach is not enough.
07/12/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The first priority of the Kosovo* authorities should be to ensure respect for the rule of law and its effective enforcement, according to PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.
07/12/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
On the basis of a report by Josette Durrieu, the committee came out unanimously in favour of granting partner for democracy status to the Jordanian Parliament. The PACE is due to take a decision on the matter at its session in January 2016.
24/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Two rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have expressed their dismay at a death sentence handed down in Belarus last week, and urged the authorities not to carry it out.
12/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Meeting with President Poroshenko, the rapporteur on the political consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, Krystýna Zelienkovà, urged the country to continue on its European path.
10/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Krystýna Zelienkovà (Czech Republic, ALDE), Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur on the political consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, is to hold talks with President Poroshenko in Kyiv tomorrow.
04/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
In a draft resolution approved today, PACE's Political Affairs Committee calls for "the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces and other irregular armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh" in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Process.