02/05/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Committee on Political Affairs will organise in Athens a conference on “Freedom of religion or belief in the Middle East and the Southern Mediterranean: the situation and safety of Christian communities”.
02/05/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The parliamentary contribution to solving the Western Sahara conflict, and facing the challenges of a federal Europe, on the agenda of the next meeting of the committe in Athens.
10/04/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Two committees have expressed their deep concern over the death sentences that were handed down in Egypt against more than five hundred supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi.
10/04/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy once again draws the attention of the international community to the situation of Iranian refugees in Camp Liberty (Iraq).
28/03/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“There is a contradiction between applying for closer relations with the Council of Europe and at the same time preparing legislation on the prohibition of so-called homosexual propaganda,” according to two rapporteurs.
20/03/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Josette Durrieu (France, SOC) will travel to Amman from 24 to 28 March as part of the preparation of her report on the request for partner for democracy status with PACE, submitted by the Parliament of Jordan.
20/03/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Kerstin Lundgren (Sweden, ALDE) will travel to Brussels as part of the preparation of her report on ‘The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the EU’.
12/03/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The rise of neo-Nazi movements requires a co-ordinated response on a European level,” said Theodora Bakoyannis, Chairperson of the Committee, concluding a hearing on counteracting manifestations of neo-Nazism.
12/03/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee has today given the go-ahead for granting partner for democracy status to the Kyrgyz Parliament. PACE is to take a decision on this matter on 8 April this year, at its plenary session in Strasbourg.
14/02/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Andreas Gross will make a fact-finding visit to Bishkek on 24-25 February, in the framework of the request for partner for democracy status with the PACE submitted by the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic.
07/02/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) will make a fact-finding visit to Oxford (United Kingdom) on 11 February 2014, in the context of the preparation of his report on “Challenges of a federal Europe”.
27/01/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia last night voted on the text of the new Tunisian Constitution. It still needs to be solemnly proclaimed by the President, however this is an event of extreme importance, Anne Brasseur has declared.