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French President François Hollande met with PACE President Pedro Agramunt this morning in Strasbourg. Mr Hollande will be addressing the Assembly later this morning.
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“France stands shoulder to shoulder with the Council of Europe, and I am sure that the Council of Europe stands shoulder to shoulder with France, in upholding peace, freedom and democracy,” said the French President.
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The Deputy Secretary General OECD today urged that everything be done to address the concerns of the unemployed by “creating more inclusive societies where the benefits of growth are more equally shared”.
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The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today elected Lətif Hüseynov as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Azerbaijan. Mr Hüseynov obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
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The Assembly today elected Jovan Ilievski as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. Mr Ilievski obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
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The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today voted against the adoption of a recommendation on ‘Children’s rights related to surrogacy’, based on a report by Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC).
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"As a founder member and host of our Organisation, France plays a key role in the Council of Europe," Parliamentary President Pedro Agramunt said welcoming the President of the French Republic.
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Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly, Jürgen Ligi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia highlighted the recent events occurring during the Estonian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, including the attempted coup d'état in Turkey.
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Following the "Panama Papers" revelations, PACE has demanded new laws – and better application of existing ones – to crack down on tax havens and money laundering.
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In his opening speech of the PACE autumn session in Strasbourg today, President Pedro Agramunt denounced that “in too many parts of the world, including on our continent, the death penalty remains in force.”
10/10/2016 | Session
Adopting its final agenda at the opening of the 2016 autumn session, the Assembly decided to hold a current affairs debate on the situation in Turkey in the light of the attempted coup d’Etat”.
10/10/2016 | Session
In his opening speech of the PACE autumn session in Strasbourg today, PACE President Pedro Agramunt made a plea for the strict respect of principles and rules and warned against double standards.