24/05/2026 | Monitoring
Lord David Blencathra (United kingdom, ECPA) and Yves Cruchten (Luxembourg, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee on Türkiye, have made the following statement: “We are deeply concerned by the scenes witnessed today at the headquarters of Türkiye‘s main opposition party, the CHP...
21/05/2026 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee has expressed “serious concerns about the democratic breakdown and deep political and social crisis” in Georgia, warning that “the democratic backsliding has continued unabated as has the crackdown on civil society, political opposition and dissent”. In a draft resolution...
21/05/2026 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee, meeting in Sarajevo on 19 May, welcomed the progress made by Serbia as regards the reform of the judiciary and prosecution services since its accession to the Council of Europe in 2003, in particular the adoption of amendments to the Constitution in February 2022 and of...
19/05/2026 | Monitoring
Ending a three-day visit to Warsaw, the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Poland, Christophe Brico (Monaco, EPP/CD) and Didier Marie (France, SOC), have reiterated their concern at the level of polarisation within the country. “Key...
04/05/2026 | Monitoring
PACE’s co-rapporteurs for the periodic review of Greece, ending a three-day fact-finding visit to the country to assess how far it is honouring its Council of Europe membership obligations, said they were able to discuss “all issues relating to the rule of law and democracy openly and in depth...
27/04/2026 | Monitoring
The Rapporteurs on Türkiye of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Lord David Blencathra (United Kingdom, ECPA) and Yves Cruchten (Luxembourg, SOC), of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Bryony Rudkin (United Kingdom, SOC/G/PD), of the...
23/04/2026 | Monitoring
Laura Castel (Spain, UEL) and Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Finland, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the periodic review on Greece, will undertake a fact-finding visit to Athens from 27 to 29 April, to assess the honouring of membership obligations...
14/04/2026 | Monitoring
Following a visit to Tirana from 30 March to 1 April 2026, the co-rapporteurs of PACE for post-monitoring dialogue with Albania, Ionut Stroe (Romania, EPP/CD) and Pawel Jabłoński (Poland, ECPA), have welcomed the constructive discussions with the authorities and all other stakeholders about the...
27/03/2026 | Monitoring
Ionuț-Marian Stroe (Romania, EPP/CD) and Paweł Jabłoński (Poland, ECPA), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make a fact-finding visit to Albania from 30 March to 1 April, in the context of the post-monitoring dialogue with this country. During their...
27/03/2026 | Monitoring
Following a visit to Belgrade on 23 and 24 March, Victoria Тiblom (Sweden, ECPA) and Yunus Emre (Türkiye, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Serbia’s obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe, made the following...
20/03/2026 | Monitoring
Victoria Тiblom (Sweden, ECPA) and Yunus Emre (Türkiye, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Serbia, will make a fact-finding visit to the country on 23-24 March. In Belgrade, the co-rapporteurs are...
12/12/2025 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee today underlined its concern over “recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, marked by attacks against the State, the rule of law and the institutions established following the General Framework Agreement of Peace”, while noting “cause for hope” after decisions...