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Monaco round table focuses on youth, education and digital safeguards
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Monaco round table focuses on youth, education and digital safeguards

27/05/2026 | Standing Committee

Parliamentarians, youth representatives and experts met in Monaco for a round table organised by the PACE Parliamentary and Electoral Co-operation Division together with the Monaco delegation to PACE to discuss the impact of new technologies on young people, education and democratic life...

PACE Secretary General reiterates the Assembly’s support for Ukraine as the country prepares for post-war governance

PACE Secretary General highlights growing trust with Ukrainian partners as latest high-level dialogue...

01/04/2026 | Secretary General of the Assembly

PACE Secretary General Despina Chatzivassiliou has highlighted growing trust between Ukrainian partners and the Council of Europe after nearly four years of high-level dialogue between them – and underlined the Assembly’s continued support as the country looks to reinforce its democratic...

In Chisinau, round table focuses on the Republic of Moldova’s work to tackle violence against women and implement the Istanbul Convention

In Chisinau, round table focuses on the Republic of Moldova’s work to tackle violence against women and...

25/11/2025 | Women free from violence

A parliamentary round table at the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in Chisinau focused on what parliamentarians can do to implement the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s legal standard on combating violence against women, and heard from leading Moldovan officials the progress...

Post-war elections and good democratic governance in Ukraine the focus of latest high-level dialogue in Lviv

07/07/2025 | Parliamentary support

The fourth session of an ongoing high-level dialogue between the Council of Europe and Ukrainian partners took place in Lviv on 3-4 July 2025 on the topic of good democratic governance in Ukraine, with a focus on improving the legal framework in the country for multi-level governance and...

Inauguration of the ‘Media Box’ in the Moroccan Parliament with the support of the PACE and the EU

Inauguration of the ‘MediaBox’ in the Moroccan Parliament with the support of PACE and the EU

06/06/2025 | Parliamentary support

On 4 June 2025 Rachid Talbi El Alami, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco, presided over the inauguration of the ‘MediaBox’, a new audiovisual studio designed to enhance parliamentary communication, located in the Moroccan Parliament. The ceremony was attended by the heads of...

Seminar Rabat, 6-7 May 2025

PACE reaffirms commitment to legal certainty and democratic oversight at international seminar in Rabat

12/05/2025 | Parliamentary support

On the occasion of the international seminar “Legal Certainty and the Quality of Law: Concepts, Challenges, and Comparative Perspectives", which took place in Rabat on 6-7 May 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) reaffirmed its strong commitment to legal clarity...

Additional rights granted to Morocco's Partner for Democracy delegation

Additional rights granted to Morocco's Partner for Democracy delegation

30/01/2025 | Parliamentary support

[Translation in progress] Conformément à sa Résolution 2492 (2023) sur l’Évaluation du fonctionnement du partenariat pour la démocratie, l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe a décidé d’accorder des droits supplémentaires à la délégation de Partenaire pour la démocratie du Maroc. A...

The Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes are celebrated in Luxembourg

29/11/2024 | Standing Committee

The Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes – a series of 47 different itineraries across Europe which trace the continent’s rich tapestry of traditions, languages and customs – and their role in encouraging intercultural dialogue were celebrated at a parliamentary round table held on the margins of...

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In Athens, PACE announces the creation of a Parliamentary Alliance for Good Governance and Integrity in Sport

05/11/2024 | Parliamentary support

In Athens, the Parliamentary Assembly today announced the creation of a new structure to add a parliamentary dimension to the current multi-stakeholder efforts to improve sports governance. The new Parliamentary Alliance for Good Governance and Integrity in Sport aims notably at reinforcing PACE...

PACE Secretary General and the PACE President at the Athens Conference on Sport, jointly organised by PACE and the Hellenic Parliament, November 2024

'Let us strengthen networks and co-operation to ensure sport remains a force for good' PACE Secretary...

05/11/2024 | Parliamentary support

“This conference has been more than a series of sessions; it has been a shared moment of reckoning and resolve, a testament to our collective drive to safeguard integrity, safety, equality and inclusion in sport”, said PACE Secretary General Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis, speaking today at the...

Athens Conference

Athens conference hails the transformative power of sport

04/11/2024 | President

PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, speaking at an Athens conference, has hailed what he called “the transformative power of sport”, and urged all sides to work together to make sport a positive force for society. The two-day conference (4-5 November 2024), jointly organised by PACE and the...

PACE hearing tackles companies' evasion tactics and highlights measures to avoid their circumvention

24/05/2024 | Standing Committee

A PACE Parliamentary and Electoral Cooperation Division hearing, organised in the margins of the Standing Committee in Vilnius, in collaboration with the Lithuanian Delegation to PACE, focused on sanctions against the Russian Federation and companies aiding in their evasion. The hearing gathered...