27/01/2014 | Session
After the first round of the election for the President of the Assembly, Anne Brasseur obtained 165 votes and Robert Walter, 125 votes. Ms Brasseur is elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly.
27/01/2014 | Session
At the opening of its Winter plenary session today, the Parliamentary Assembly elected its Vice-Presidents. The seat for the Vice-President in respect of Bosnia and Herzegovina remains vacant.
27/01/2014 | Session
When adopting its final agenda at the opening of the Winter Session 2014, PACE decided to hold an urgent debate on Thursday on ‘The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine’.
26/01/2014 | Session
The Assembly is due to elect a new President on the first day of its winter plenary session, Monday 27 January. Two candidatures have been received: Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, ALDE) and Robert Walter (United Kingdom, NI).
15/01/2014 | Session
The Magnitsky case, the impact of the internet on politics, and the integration of migrants in Europe will be among topics debated by the PACE during its Winter Session in Strasbourg from 27 to 31 January 2014.
18/12/2013 | Session
An urgent debate on "The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine”* as well as a debate on “Refusing impunity for the killers of Sergei Magnitsky” are among highlights of PACE’s Winter Session.
04/10/2013 | Session
PACE called on member states to “introduce measures for older workers wishing to enter or re-enter the labour market as well as for older employees”. Older persons are faced with unjustified discrimination, the resolution says.
03/10/2013 | Session
PACE has welcomed the plan to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons, but warned that while it renews hopes for peace, “it does not stop the war”.
03/10/2013 | Session
"Serbia is a step away from a great opportunity," declared President Tomislav Nikolić in his address to the Parliamentary Assembly and we will make use of all our capacities in order to make Serbia a European country in every respect.
03/10/2013 | Session
The delay in investigating the fate of 20 000 missing persons in Europe following a number of armed conflicts hampers the reconciliation between former conflicting parties, PACE said.
03/10/2013 | Session
Following a debate on food security, PACE called on member States to strengthen controls and labelling requirements and to support independent research on emerging risks.
03/10/2013 | Session
The EU should explore possible synergies with the Council of Europe before setting up new human rights structures. Higher standards and stronger protection are always welcome, PACE said, but the EU must not undercut Council norms.