24/01/2017 | Session
A resolution of the Cyprus problem is a sine qua non condition for stengthening democratic security in Europe and the south-eastern Mediterranean region, said Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, addressing the Assembly.
24/01/2017 | Session
Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly, Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland attributed the rise of populism in Europe and elsewhere to a widespread loss of faith in democratic institutions
24/01/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected Péter Paczolay as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Hungary. Mr Paczolay obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
24/01/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected Jolien Schukking as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the Netherlands. Ms Schukking obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
24/01/2017 | Session
PACE has expressed its concern at the many cases of serious threats to media freedom in Europe listed by the Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists, set up by the Council of Europe.
23/01/2017 | Session
Adopting its final agenda, the Assembly decided to hold an urgent debate on the need to reform European migration policies and a current affairs debate on the situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries.
23/01/2017 | Session
At the opening of its Winter plenary Session today, the Parliamentary Assembly elected its Vice-Presidents. The seats for the Vice-Presidents in respect of the Republic of Moldova and Romania remain vacant.
23/01/2017 | Session
Re-elected President of PACE for a second one-year term at the opening of the winter session in Strasbourg, Pedro Agramunt presented his political priorities for 2017 with a plea in favour of parliamentary diplomacy.
23/01/2017 | Session
The credentials of the new Slovak delegation have been challenged on the opening day of the session on the grounds that it does not contain at least one Representative who is a member of “the under-represented sex”.
23/01/2017 | Session
“The main theme we have chosen for our chairmanship is the strengthening of democratic security in Europe,” said Ioannis Kasoulides, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus and Chair of the Committee of Ministers.
16/01/2017 | Session
Debates on attacks against journalists and media freedom in Europe, the challenges and accountability of online media and journalism, and the need to end cyberdiscrimination and online hate speech will be at the heart of the session.
14/10/2016 | Session
Policies must be developed to address the current decline in fertility, known as the “European demographic winter”, and curb the negative effects of population ageing, as declared today by PACE.