06/10/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“I welcome the inter-Libyan dialogue, of which the second round of talks continues in Bouznika (Morocco), between the delegations of the Libyan High Council of State and House of Representatives,” declared Piero Fassino (Italy, SOC), PACE rapporteur on “Recent developments in Libya and the Middle...
06/10/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Chair of PACE's Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, Dame Cheryl Gillan (United Kingdom, EC/DA), has expressed concern at the unfolding situation in Kyrgyzstan. “I am concerned by the news of mass unrest and street violence in Kyrgyzstan following the parliamentary elections on 4...
23/09/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
As states reintroduce extraordinary measures to deal with recent increases in the COVID-19 virus, PACE’s Political Affairs Committee has again warned that “democracy, human rights and the rule of law cannot be allowed to become the collateral damage of the pandemic”. While supporting States and...
23/09/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“There is a need for a global regulatory framework for AI, with principles based on the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law,” said the Political Affairs Committee today, which proposed that the Committee of Ministers support the elaboration of a “legally binding instrument...
08/09/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“My country, my nation, my people now need help,” said Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, former Belarusian presidential candidate, addressing PACE's Political Affairs Committee today during an exchange of views on the situation in Belarus following the Presidential election. “Peaceful protesters have been...
08/09/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The prevailing political situation in Belarus is to evolve. We understand that it has not kept up with the times”, Andrei Savinykh, Chairperson of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the National Assembly of Belarus, said today addressing PACE Political Affairs Committee during a...
08/09/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The events that have unfolded following the presidential election of 9 August 2020, including the disproportionate use of force and widespread detentions of peaceful protesters, confirm the need for substantial reforms to bring Belarus’s legislation, institutions and practices in line with...
07/09/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is to address PACE's Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy by videoconference on 8 September 2020 during an exchange of views on the situation in Belarus following the 9 August Presidential election. Andrei Savinykh...
13/08/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Chairperson of PACE Political Affairs Committee, Dame Cheryl Gillan (United Kingdom, EC/DA) today made the following statement on the situation in Belarus: "I am concerned by the scenes of violence on the streets of Belarus during the protests that followed last Sunday’s Presidential...
23/06/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“Pointing the finger at the alleged failures in WHO diverts countries from the painful exercise of addressing their own inadequacies and lack of preparation”, today said Charles Clift, Senior Consulting Fellow for the Global Health Programme - Chatham House, addressing the Political Affairs...
15/06/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World held a meeting by video-conference on 12 June 2020. Opening the meeting, George Loucaides (Cyprus, UEL), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee, stressed that the conflicts and instability in the Mediterranean region, in particular the Israeli...
29/05/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy
How can parliaments adjust their role as guarantors of stability and democratic legitimacy during the current pandemic crisis? How can continuity of parliamentary oversight be ensured? Where do the boundaries of delegation of powers from national parliaments to the executive lie in emergency...