30/05/2017 | Standing Committee
"We live in a world where we face many challenges, especially the fight against international terrorism," said Milan Štěch, President of the Czech Senate, in his address to the members of the Standing Committee.
30/05/2017 | Standing Committee
The activities implemented by the PACE in the biennium 2018-2019 will be directly related to the three priority areas of action of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, said the Standing Committee in Prague.
30/05/2017 | Standing Committee
The Parliamentary Assembly's Standing Committee, meeting in Prague, today called on member States and the EU to help Tunisia deal with the economic and security challenges currently facing it.
30/05/2017 | Standing Committee
PACE, meeting in Prague at Standing Committee level, today fully supported the draft protocol amending the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
30/05/2017 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee has called on member States to guarantee the social protection and labour rights of domestic workers, in particular normal hours of work, daily and weekly rest and annual leave.
30/05/2017 | Standing Committee
PACE has spelled out a series of steps to end “age discrimination” and counter the social isolation or exclusion of older people – and called on Europe’s governments to consider a legally-binding treaty to enforce them.
10/05/2017 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee of the PACE will meet in Prague, at the Senate of the Czech Republic, on Tuesday 30 May, in the context of the Czech Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (May-November 2017).
10/03/2017 | Standing Committee
On the eve of the commemoration of the Atocha terrorist attacks, the Standing Committee, meeting in Madrid, paid tribute to the victims, once again supporting the #NoHateNoFear initiative.
10/03/2017 | Standing Committee
"40 years ago, Spain chose to embrace democracy after several decades of dictatorship and at the same time embraced with genuine commitment the values and principles of the Council of Europe", the President said in Madrid.
10/03/2017 | Standing Committee
The PACE Standing Committee, meeting in Madrid, has underlined the importance of detainees’ access to lawyers as a guarantee of the rights of the defence and the right to a fair trial.
10/03/2017 | Standing Committee
Guaranteeing observance of the political rights of people with disabilities is a democratic issue, “raising questions with regard to the inclusiveness and efficiency of democratic systems,” said the Standing Committee.
10/03/2017 | Standing Committee
King Felipe VI of Spain, receiving the representatives of the PACE for a private audience marking 40 years of Spain’s membership in the Organisation, confirmed that he will address the Assembly on the occasion of its next sessions.