06/03/2015 | Standing Committee
PACE has proposed a set of steps to be taken by member States to improve the democratic participation of diasporas in Europe, including giving foreigners the right to vote and stand in elections.
06/03/2015 | Standing Committee
PACE has expressed concern at “the impact on social and economic rights” of austerity measures imposed on certain eurozone states and called for greater transparency from the EU in such decisions on financial assistance.
06/03/2015 | Standing Committee
Several Council of Europe member States are still not implementing some Assembly recommendations aimed at securing “a fully independent and decently resourced judiciary” Standing Committee has concluded.
06/03/2015 | Standing Committee
On the basis of the conclusions of Christian Barilaro, the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly has called on member states to increase funding for students to encourage their mobility.
27/02/2015 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee meets today in Paris. Debates notably include threats to the rule of law in Council of Europe member States and democratic participation for migrant diaspora.
19/11/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee has condemned the use by Azerbaijan of a prisoner transfer treaty to justify the immediate release of an Azerbaijani soldier, convicted of murdering an Armenian soldier in Hungary.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
"The Ukrainian crisis remains at the heart of our concerns. I shall shortly be travelling to Ukraine and Russia as Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers," Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Reynders said.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
“We have the enormous responsibility of working together to find solutions to defend democracy, human rights and the rule of law, because we know that our principles and values are under serious threat,” said Anne Brasseur.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
"Belgium sees its Presidency as an opportunity to play a leading role in the work of the Council of Europe in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law," said Christine Defraigne.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
Despite an appropriate legal framework for holding democratic elections, and the fact that political parties, coalitions and independent candidates could campaign freely, “the interethnic divide was a key factor”.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee, meeting in Brussels, considers that the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine mark “an important step in consolidating democratic elections in line with international commitments”.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
PACE Standing Committee, meeting in Brussels, today called on European governments for measures to overcome situations of poverty, social exclusion and marginalisation.