06/02/2013 | Monitoring
Pedro Agramunt (Spain, EPP/CD) and Joseph Debono Grech (Malta, SOC), PACE's monitoring co-rapporteurs on Azerbaijan, have expressed their deep concern at recent worrying developments in Azerbaijan, including the detention, trial and sentencing of peaceful demonstrators and the arrest of opposition politicians.
01/02/2013 | Monitoring
Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC), PACE co-rapporteur on Russia for the Monitoring Committee, has expressed concern at the approval by the Russian Duma, at first reading, of a draft federal law on the “propaganda of homosexuality to minors” which, if finally adopted, is likely to increase discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals (LGBT) by limiting their freedom of expression, association and assembly.
28/01/2013 | Monitoring
In a declaration adopted on 22 January, following the preliminary conclusions of Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, the PACE Monitoring Committee welcomed the resumption of talks by the Turkish authorities with a view to finding a political solution to the Kurdish issue.
12/12/2012 | Monitoring
While welcoming the substantial progress made by Bulgaria towards the fulfilment of its remaining obligations, the PACE Monitoring Committee today said that the current post-monitoring dialogue with the Bulgarian authorities should continue.
12/12/2012 | Monitoring
PACE Monitoring Committee today encouraged the authorities of Azerbaijan “to step up their efforts to implement the legislation in the areas crucial for the proper functioning of democratic institutions” and, against this background, said the monitoring of the country’s obligations and commitments should continue.
11/12/2012 | Monitoring
Following his visit to Tbilisi and Kutaisi from 5 to 7 December, Boriss Cilevics (Latvia SOC), co-rapporteur of the Assembly for the monitoring of Georgia, called on the political majority and opposition to fully respect each other’s constitutional roles and, in the interest of all Georgian citizens, ensure that the cohabitation between President and Government works.
04/12/2012 | Monitoring
Michael Aastrup Jensen (Denmark, ALDE) and Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC), PACE co-rapporteurs for the honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia, will undertake a fact-finding visit to the country from 5 to 7 December 2012. In Tbilisi they are due to meet the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Interior and Justice.
29/11/2012 | Monitoring
PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Pedro Agramunt (Spain, EPP/CD) and Joseph Debono Grech (Malta, SOC), visited Baku from 26 to 28 November 2012 in order to assess the progress made by the country towards fulfilling its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.
23/11/2012 | Monitoring
Pedro Agramunt (Spain, EPP/CD), PACE co-rapporteur on the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will be visiting the country on 26-28 November 2012 to assess the honouring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe. In Baku, he will hold talks with the President of the Republic, the Speaker of Parliament, the Foreign, Interior and Justice Ministers, and the leaders of the political parties represented in Parliament.
13/11/2012 | Monitoring
On returning from her third fact-finding mission to Turkey from 5 to 9 November 2012, Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), PACE rapporteur on post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey recalled the four main issues raised during her visit. Referring to the reception of Syrian refugees, she highlighted the “outstanding effort” of the authorities and the Turkish people’s “exemplary solidarity”...
05/11/2012 | Monitoring
Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), PACE rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, is to visit the country from 5 to 10 November 2012 for a fact-finding visit. Talks (to be confirmed) are planned in Ankara and Istanbul with the President of the Republic and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Justice, Labour and the Interior.
29/10/2012 | Monitoring
Robert Walter (United Kingdom, EDG), PACE rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 31 October to 2 November 2012. He will have talks with the Speaker of Parliament, the Prime Minister, the Vice-Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs, the Vice-President of the Government responsible for the implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, and the Ministers of the Interior and Justice.