23/04/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
According to the PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, meeting in Strasbourg today during the plenary session, the need for European countries to mobilise efforts to curb the production of opium and heroin in Afghanistan, and dismantle networks of drug trafficking from this country is becoming urgent.
09/04/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The members of PACE’s Sub-committee on the Middle East, currently visiting the Palestinian Territories, have learned with great concern that due to the hunger strike of Mr Samer Isawi, his life is in danger.
08/04/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The goal of peace requires the rapid resumption of negotiations,” said Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), who chairs the PACE Sub-Committee on the Middle East, currently visiting the Palestinian Territories. “In the short term, the Palestinians must be able to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of 2013,” Mrs Durrieu added.
07/04/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“Jordan urgently needs the support of the international community in order to cope with the immense necessities of the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees whom it harbours on its territory. Merely fulfilling the basic needs of the 140,000 Syrian refugees placed in the Za’atri camp, which our delegation visited, costs a million dollars a day...
04/04/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The members of the Sub-Committee on the Middle East of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), chaired by Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), will make a visit to Jordan on 6 and 7 April, and then to the Palestinian Territories on 8 and 9 April.
18/03/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Political Affairs Committee of the PACE, meeting in Rabat today, recommended that, in their external relations, member states take into account the question of respect for the fundamental rights of religious communities and the matter of their protection.
14/03/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Leading members of Morocco’s parliament and government yesterday briefed PACE’s Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, meeting in Rabat, on the progress that has been made in strengthening human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the country since the Moroccan Parliament became PACE’s first ever “Partner for democracy” nearly two years ago.
08/03/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The progress of reforms in Morocco and the state of the country’s co-operation with the Council of Europe will be the main focus of parliamentary hearings during a meeting of the PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy in Rabat on Wednesday 13 March.
21/02/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“We are following the latest political developments in Tunisia, following the murder of Chokri Belaid, leader of one of the opposition parties two weeks ago, attentively and with great concern. I endorse the statement made on this subject by Jean-Claude Mignon, President of our Assembly, and I condemn this crime which is aimed at destabilising the democratic transition process in Tunisia,” said Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, ALDE), PACE rapporteur on Tunisia.
15/02/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The Iranian government should immediately and unconditionally release the Iranian Green Movement leaders, who have been held under arbitrary house arrest for exactly two years,” said Pietro Marcenaro (Italy, SOC), Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.
12/02/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Lord John E. Tomlinson (United Kingdom, SOC), PACE rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, will make a fact-finding visit to Turkey on 14 February 2013, in preparation for his report on “Increasing drug traffic from Afghanistan as a threat to European security”.
11/02/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Today’s opening of 257 election registration centres in Gaza, Palestine, might “pave the way for parliamentary and presidential elections later this year”, according to Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), PACE rapporteur on evaluation of the partnership for democracy with the Palestinian National Council.