02/10/2026 | Session
The demographic change in Europe, marked by low birth rates, population ageing, shrinking cohorts of working-age people and depopulation of rural areas, requires adaptation and mitigation measures “that focus on people’s rights, choices and empowerment”, PACE said today, by adopting a resolution...
02/10/2026 | Session
PACE this morning held a “free debate” on current issues not included in the session agenda. On this occasion, members were able to speak on any issue which falls within the Assembly’s mandate. Twelve parliamentarians took the floor.
02/10/2026 | Session
PACE decided today to streamline and amend its Rules of Procedure in particular to “clarify how its integrity framework applies to Guests of the Assembly (namely special guest delegations, observer delegations, partner for democracy delegations, and other guests). Under these new rules:- The code...
01/10/2026 | Session
“The future and legitimacy of European democracy depend on involving everyone, including diasporas and migrants, in democratic processes,” PACE says, adopting a draft resolution based on a report by Lord Leslie Griffiths (United Kingdom, SOC). PACE stated that “diasporas are inherent, valuable...
01/10/2026 | Session
“Our future cannot be built in isolation or through the use of force. It must be rooted in accountability, co-operation and respect for the rules we have set for ourselves,” said H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, addressing the Parliamentary Assembly during its autumn plenary session in...
01/10/2026 | Session
PACE today proposed “the drafting of a legally binding instrument recognising, at Council of Europe level, the autonomous right to a healthy environment, guaranteeing substantive and procedural rights”, giving due consideration to present and future generations, and providing for a monitoring...
01/10/2026 | Session
AI is “ushering in a new era of possibilities offering significant opportunities but also posing major threats”, with consequences for people, the economy, labour markets, education, public services and governance, according to the enlarged Assembly. Adopting a resolution on the role of the...
01/10/2026 | Session
PACE has called on Türkiye to end, without delay, “repression, intimidation, harassment and violence against LGBTI persons and defenders” in the country. Approving a resolution based on a report by Sam Rushworth (United Kingdom, SOC), the Assembly said the recent wave of repression in 15 Turkish...
30/09/2026 | Session
“Europe must not be a fortress. It must be a space of freedom, dialogue and co-operation, open to the world and true to its principles. At a time of geopolitical tensions, disinformation and growing fragmentation, we need more dialogue, not less,” said the President of Portugal António José...
30/09/2026 | Session
Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, stressed the need to strengthen the common legal space, while reaffirming the importance of supporting Ukraine in its quest for justice and preserving...
30/09/2026 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, expressed today its concern regarding attempts “to threaten and intimidate international judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC)”, by subjecting them to coercive measures...
30/09/2026 | Session
PACE has warned of escalating Russian attacks in Europe, while at the same time urging Council of Europe member states to reject the recent “sham elections” in Russia and not to recognise the resulting State Duma. It also unequivocally condemned the illegal conduct of so-called elections in the...