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Rapporteur in Skopje welcomes authorities' open approach

04/12/2013 | Monitoring

Rapporteur Robert Walter (United Kingdom, EDG), ending a two-day visit to Skopje, has welcomed the constructive and open attitude of the authorities of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”.

Ukraine: monitoring co-rapporteurs call for calm and restraint

03/12/2013 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine, Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin, have called on the Ukrainian authorities to show restraint and to refrain from any violence against peaceful protesters.

Co-rapporteurs make monitoring visit to Albania

29/11/2013 | Monitoring

Jonathan Evans and Grigore Petrenco co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Albania, will make a fact-finding visit to that country from 1 to 5 December.

Post-monitoring visit to "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

29/11/2013 | Monitoring

Robert Walter (United Kingdom, EDG), rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", will make a fact-finding visit to the country on 2-3 December 2013.

Monitoring visit by PACE co-rapporteurs to Serbia

25/11/2013 | Monitoring

Co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Serbia Davit Harutyunyan and Indrek Saar began a fact-finding visit to Belgrade to assess different aspects of Serbia’s obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.

Co-rapporteurs regret Ukraine’s negative decisions on EU agreement and Yulia Tymoshenko treatment

22/11/2013 | Monitoring

Monitoring co-rapporteurs Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin have deeply regretted the Ukrainian decisions not to sign the EU Association Agreement and to refuse Yulia Tymoshenko medical treatment abroad.

Montenegro: Committee makes public an information note

13/11/2013 | Monitoring

The committee made public an information note by the co-rapporteurs on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Montenegro Nursuna Memecan and Kimmo Sasi (Finland, EPP/CD) on their fact-finding visit to Pogdorica.

Ukraine: call for swift adoption of amendments to strengthen judicial independence

02/10/2013 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine called for the swift adoption of the constitutional amendments to strengthen the independence of the judiciary which have received a positive opinion from the Venice Commission.

Call to halt the construction of border fences in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

23/09/2013 | Monitoring

PACE co-rapporteurs for Georgia expressed concern about the resumption of the installation of fences and other physical obstacles by Russian border guards along the administrative borderlines with South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Georgia: call for an acceptable compromise between flexibility and constitutional stability

17/09/2013 | Monitoring

“We take note of the discussions in the parliament about amendments to the Constitution. The parliament should take into account any comments by the Venice Commission,” PACE co-rapporteurs said.

Moldova committed to meeting Council of Europe standards, but ‘fundamental issues’ remain outstanding

06/09/2013 | Monitoring

Monitoring Committee has acknowledged the continuous commitment of the Republic of Moldova to complying with Council of Europe standards, but pointed out a series of “fundamental issues” to be addressed.

Committee raises prospect of suspending Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Council of Europe

06/09/2013 | Monitoring

PACE should ask the Committee of Ministers, to consider suspending Bosnia and Herzegovina from its right of representation in the organisation if it does not make “substantial progress” in implementing the Sejdić and Finci judgment.