13/02/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Kristýna Zelienková, rapporteur on the political consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, will visit Ukraine from 16-18 February to discuss mainly security challenges and prospects for peace and stability.
26/01/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“On 7 January we lost some of our most brilliant cartoonists - those who mocked politicians, religions, and all sorts of symbols, denouncing those who use them wrongly or to oppress others” said Caroline Fourest.
23/01/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Following the attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket and in Montrouge, what conclusions can we draw? Two committees will look into these issues at a parliamentary hearing on Monday 26 January.
10/12/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Agustín Conde, rapporteur on the situation in Kosovo, has encouraged the Kosovo authorities to actively implement PACE resolutions and to follow up on the recommendations made by Council of Europe monitoring bodies.
08/12/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee calls on all parties to act speedily and constructively to conclude negotiations and complete the ratification process to enable the EU's rapid accession to the European Convention on Human Rights.
26/11/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Sub-Committee on the Middle East of the Parliamentary Assembly will make a visit to the Palestinian Territories on 28-29 November, and then to Israel on 29-30 November.
09/09/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Discussing the report by Cheryl Gillan on the activities of the EBRD in 2013-2014, the committee observed that this period had been marked by the beginning of recovery from the financial crisis.
05/09/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Neo-Nazis are not to be disregarded, or indeed turned into martyrs, the Political Affairs Committee members emphasised by unanimously adopting a report by Marietta Pourbaix-Lundin on "Counteraction to manifestations of neo-Nazism".
04/09/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Bogdan Klich, rapporteur on evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco, has called on the Parliament to play a more active role in pushing for reforms.
19/08/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Theodora Bakoyannis has called on the international community to send humanitarian aid to religious groups in Iraq threatened by the terrorist insurgency there and to help restore security.
11/07/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"Morocco represents a unique model of transition towards democracy and is an example for the whole region. Bold reforms are required to fully implement the democratic potential of the 2011 Constitution," said Bogdan Klich.
04/07/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Bogdan Klich, who is preparing a report to evaluate the Moroccan Parliament’s “Partnership for democracy” with the PACE, will make a fact-finding visit to Morocco from 6 to 10 July.