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Ogtay Asadov: Azerbaijan will work to reinforce the fundamental principles of the Council of Europe

23/05/2014 | Standing Committee

"Azerbaijan will put in efforts in order to successfully continue the work carried out to reinforce the fundamental principles of the Council of Europe", the Speaker of the Milli Majlis said in Baku addressing PACE’s Standing Committee.

Standing Committee to meet in Baku

14/05/2014 | Standing Committee

PACE Standing Committee will meet in Baku in the context of the Azerbaijani Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers. After the opening of the meeting by PACE President, the Speaker of the Milli Mejlis will address participants.

Call for an end to the failure to report sexual abuse of children

07/03/2014 | Standing Committee

The Assembly has noted that there are still many cases of child abuse, including sexual abuse, which remain unreported and has called for information campaigns to raise public awareness of the problem.

PACE strongly supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty

07/03/2014 | Standing Committee

The Standing Committee expressed its full support for the territorial integrity and national unity of Ukraine and strongly condemned the violation by Russia of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Heritage conservation, a key element in socio-economic development

07/03/2014 | Standing Committee

According to the Standing Committee, heritage preservation needs policies which should take into account not only the costs of conservation projects but also their contribution to economic and social development.

Lawyers need better training in the European Convention and Strasbourg case-law

07/03/2014 | Standing Committee

The European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the Strasbourg Court should be an integral part of the basic and further training of law professionals throughout the Council of Europe area, according to PACE’s Legal Affairs Committee. Approving a report by Jean-Pierre Michel (France...

Standing Committee to discuss the political crisis in Ukraine

03/03/2014 | Standing Committee

A current affairs debate on the political crisis in Ukraine has been proposed to be held at the meeting of PACE’s Standing Committee scheduled on 7 March. The Standing Committee acts on PACE's behalf between plenary sessions.

Jean-Claude Mignon: 'Our Organisation suffers from a lack of recognition'

22/11/2013 | Standing Committee

"Today we suffer from a real lack of recognition and visibility for the thorough work we are doing," said the PACE President this morning at the opening of a meeting of the Standing Committee in Vienna.

'A very strong connection between the Austrian Parliament and PACE'

22/11/2013 | Standing Committee

"Since Austria joined the Council of Europe in 1956, there has been a very strong connection between our parliament and your Parliamentary Assembly," said the President of Austria's Federal Council Reinhardt Todt.

Austrian Chair of the Committee of Ministers calls for closer co-operation

22/11/2013 | Standing Committee

"I am very well-acquainted with PACE and I want us to work together more closely,” said Michael Spindelegger, addressing the Standing Committee in Vienna, setting out the priorities of the Austrian Chairmanship for the coming six months.

Belarus: the Nordic Council wants to keep contact with both members of the opposition and human rights...

22/11/2013 | Standing Committee

"Following the events after the presidential election in Belarus in 2010, the Nordic Council has suspended contact with the regime," said Marit Nybakk, President of the Nordic Council, addressing the Standing Committee in Vienna today.

Common standards for forced returns of irregular migrants and failed asylum seekers

22/11/2013 | Standing Committee

Europe urgently needs to draw up common standards for treating the estimated 300,000 irregular migrants and failed asylum seekers who are forced to return to their home countries every year.