27/06/2017 | Session
Montenegro’s Prime Minister Duško Marković has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to implementing Council of Europe standards and recommendations, and outlined work carried out so far on combating corruption, among others.
27/06/2017 | Session
“Our priority line of action, in the framework of our chairmanship, will focus on the protection of rights of persons belonging to vulnerable or disadvantaged groups”, said Lubomír Zaorálek,addressing the Assembly today.
27/06/2017 | Session
Stepping up the fight against corruption and restoring trust in the efficiency and effectiveness of democratic institutions “must be a priority” for many European democracies, the Parliamentary Assembly said today.
27/06/2017 | Session
Investigative journalism is a “public asset” and a “key weapon in tackling corruption”, the Parliamentary Assembly said in a resolution adopted today, on the basis of a report by Gülsün Bilgehan (Turkey, SOC).
27/06/2017 | Session
While not ready to recommend restoring the Belarus Parliament’s special guest status, suspended in 1997, PACE has urged “stepping up” dialogue with the parliament, independent Belarusian NGOs and opposition forces.
26/06/2017 | Session
Europe and migration will take centre-stage at the Summer part-session of the Assembly. The parliamentarians will also hold a current affairs debate on “Europe’s common fight against terrorism: Successes and failures”.
26/06/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected, at the opening of its Summer 2017 Session, two new Vice-Presidents: Arpine Hovhannisyan (Armenia, EPP/CD) and Valeriu Ghiletchi (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD).
26/06/2017 | Session
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, in reply to questions, has told Parliamentary Assembly members that he is concerned by the current situation regarding fundamental rights in Turkey.
26/06/2017 | Session
Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip has hailed the transformations his country is undergoing on the path of European integration, with the help of the Council of Europe – and urged Europe to stay true to its values.
26/06/2017 | Session
Members of the PACE took part in a “free debate” this afternoon, in which they could speak on any current topic not already included in the session agenda. The second part of this debate will take place on Friday 30 June.
08/06/2017 | Session
Europe and migration will be one of the central themes of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's summer plenary session, to be held in Strasbourg from 26 to 30 June.
28/04/2017 | Session
Adopting a recommendation, the Parliamentary Assembly today said the Council of Europe should consider how intelligent artefacts and/or connected devices “challenge different dimensions of human rights”.