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Safer and more inclusive sport requires accountability and responsible leadership
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Safer and more inclusive sport requires accountability and responsible leadership

04/11/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

Speaking at the 19th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport in Monaco, Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), Chair of PACE’s Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, called for concrete action to make sport safer, more inclusive and respectful of human rights...
Ten years of a treaty to make sports events safer and more welcoming

Ten years of a treaty to make sports events safer and more welcoming

03/11/2026 | Parliamentary Alliance for Good Governance and Integrity in Sport

Agnes Sirkka Prammer (Austria, SOC), Chairperson of PACE’s Parliamentary Alliance on Good Governance and Integrity in Sport, made the following statement following the Alliance’s meeting today on “Stadia: a welcoming space for all”, in the framework of 19th Conference of Ministers Responsible for...

No place for business as usual with Russia in international sport

02/11/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

Reacting to the International Weightlifting Federation’s decision to award Moscow the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships and the recent ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) allowing the return of Russian national teams to international ice hockey competitions, Mogens Jensen...
Student protests in France: ‘Place dialogue and mediation at the heart of policing demonstrations’
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‘Young people deserve a better present and a fairer future’

15/10/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, made the following statement today: “The recent student protests in France should make us reflect on what Europe is offering its younger generations. Across Europe, many young people face an...
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‘Victory for Viktoria’ – remembering Viktoria Roshchyna and supporting journalists in war-zones

01/10/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

The courage and dedication of war-reporters was honoured today at a PACE hearing to mark the second ever “Victory for Viktoria” Day, an annual commemoration of journalists who risk their lives to tell the truth. The day was created by the Assembly in 2025 and named after pioneering Ukrainian...
‘Russia’s exclusion from international football remains necessary until peace is restored’

Statement by committee on crisis in leadership, governance and integrity in international football

30/09/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

The PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media today made the following statement: “The committee expresses deep concern about recent governance and integrity issues surrounding FIFA, which raise renewed questions about transparency, accountability, human rights and good governance...
International Youth Day: young people as equal partners in democracy

International Youth Day: young people as equal partners in democracy

11/08/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

Sona Ghazaryan (Armenia, ALDE), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future, and Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALDE), Youth rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, made the following statement today: “On the occasion of 2026 International...
PACE committee expresses ‘grave concern’ at growing threats to media pluralism and independence
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PACE committee expresses ‘grave concern’ at growing threats to media pluralism and independence

23/06/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

A PACE committee has expressed grave concern over growing threats to media pluralism and independence – citing “media capture” by political and economic actors, mounting pressure on public service media, the development of “news deserts” and the dominance of online platforms. The Assembly’s...
Committee condemns Russia’s attack on Saint Sophia Cathedral and the monastic buildings of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
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Committee condemns Russia’s attack on the monastic buildings of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

22/06/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

In a declaration adopted unanimously today, the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) strongly condemned the drone strikes that hit the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery on 15 June 2026. Saint Sophia Cathedral and the monastic...
Building trust in sport: Parliamentary Alliance meeting in Istanbul highlights benchmarks for integrity and good governance

Building trust in sport: Parliamentary Alliance meeting in Istanbul highlights benchmarks for integrity and...

08/06/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

The Parliamentary Alliance for Good Governance and Integrity in Sport convened on 3 June in Istanbul with a clear message: trust in sport depends on strong integrity, transparency, and effective governance at every level. Hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, the round table brought...
Committee denounces restrictions on media access in sport and growing control of content

Committee denounces restrictions on media access in sport and growing control of content

03/06/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, meeting on 2 June in Istanbul, highlighted structural, political and societal challenges affecting media freedom in sport, including restrictions on journalistic access, contractual limitations, growing control of content by rights holders...
Journalist prevented from attending Oslo Forum highlights risks faced by whistleblowers in sport, says PACE rapporteur
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Journalist prevented from attending Oslo Forum highlights risks faced by whistleblowers in sport, says PACE...

29/05/2026 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

Tone Trøen (Norway, EPP/CD), rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on media freedom in sport, issued the following statement today: “Silencing whistleblowers and journalists who expose abuses linked to major sporting events is incompatible with the values that...