22/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
The European Conference of Presidents of Parliament paid tribute to Sir David Amess, member of parliament of the United Kingdom, who was murdered on 15 October 2021 while holding a surgery for his constituents. The conference strongly supported the call made by the Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle...
22/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“To sum up: after the crisis is before the crisis. We need to ensure national parliaments and interparliamentary assemblies alike are prepared for future crises, and are prepared for the unexpected. These crises will come”, today said the President of the Hellenic Parliament Constantine An...
21/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Presidents of Parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states, as well as many neighbouring and observer countries and other partner parliamentary assemblies, met on 21 and 22 October 2021 in Athens, on the occasion of a conference organised by the Hellenic Parliament and the Parliamentary...
21/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“The subjects of our conference, here in Athens, are linked into three very vital issues of our time. Not so much in terms of discussion but more so for action to be taken. And this meeting is an opportunity for us to demonstrate that we are in a position to promote dialogue, but also to advice...
21/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
"Speakers of parliament have an unparalleled responsibility. Their role, your role, is to place yourselves above partisan politics to ensure the smooth running of debates, procedures and decision-making in the national interest. This non-partisan stance is not, however, synonymous with an absence...
21/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“The members of the Parliament of the Council of Europe - because this is how I like to call it - is not composed of directly elected members, but rather of members coming from your national parliaments, which makes PACE your Assembly, your Parliament,” said Rik Daems at the opening ceremony of...
21/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“The coronavirus pandemic has been a real challenge for the entire global community and the institutions of democracy. We, parliamentarians, had to take unpopular measures, difficult decisions, often creating serious inconveniences in the daily lives of citizens.”, said the Speaker of the Russian...
21/10/2021 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“As extreme weather events are felt across the globe, we must call for greater ambition and make environmental diplomacy a key to overcoming these challenges,” said the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Kakha Kuchava, addressing the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament. The recent...
24/10/2019 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
The Presidents of Parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states and many partner, observer and neighbouring countries, along with the Presidents of other international assemblies, met in Strasbourg on 24 and 25 October 2019 for a European parliamentary summit.Some 60 Presidents, together...
09/09/2016 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
The Presidents and Speakers of parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states and many partner, observer and neighbouring countries, along with the Presidents of other international assemblies, met in Strasbourg on 15 and 16 September 2016 for a European parliamentary summit, held every...
02/09/2014 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Presidents of Parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states, as well as many neighbouring and observer countries, met on 11 and 12 September 2014 in Oslo, on the occasion of a conference organised by the Storting and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). 59 Speakers...
21/09/2012 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament