26/06/2025 | Session
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked PACE for “real leadership” in its stand against Russian aggression and hailed Europe’s commitment to justice in an address to the Assembly just after the signature of an agreement to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against...
26/06/2025 | Session
PACE has called on all parties in the broader war taking place in the Middle East to de-escalate and to respect international law, and recalled the need to spare civilians and minimise their suffering and casualties. Approving a resolution based on a report by Ingjerd Schie Schou (Norway, EPP/CD...
26/06/2025 | Session
PACE today called on member states to fully comply with the instruments of international humanitarian law, maritime law and those relating to the protection of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Recalling the obligation to protect the right to life – as set out in the European Convention on...
26/06/2025 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today called on member states to strengthen the co-operation between public and private actors involved in migration management, whether in terms of first assistance, reception, or inclusion of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. According to PACE, the actors...
26/06/2025 | Session
Ensuring clean, safe and affordable energy is not only central to addressing climate change and pollution but is also a matter of human rights of present and future generations, PACE has said. Transition to more sustainable energy systems is “essential to securing Europe’s continued prosperity...
26/06/2025 | Session
PACE has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reinforce its commitment to human rights and democratic values. Recognising the Olympic Movement’s unique role in promoting peace, democracy and internationally recognised rights, the Assembly underlined that the principles of...
26/06/2025 | Session
In a wide-ranging address to the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), Croatia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman called on all Council of Europe member states to face the many challenges facing Europe today, while praising the organisation’s role upholding...
26/06/2025 | Session
While noting progress in gender equality, with “growing female participation in economic, public, cultural and political life” and legal standards that have changed to reflect this progress, PACE expressed concern in an urgent debate that women's rights were increasingly being challenged and...
26/06/2025 | Session
The Assembly held a current affairs debate on “A call for the immediate release of persons facing politically motivated persecution in Georgia” during its summer plenary session in Strasbourg. “We have a responsibility to our friends in Georgia and all those who aspire to the rights that we...
26/06/2025 | Session
Parliaments across Europe and beyond should declare the goal of achieving “gender parity” in their representation, backed by strategic plans, as one of a series of measures to ensure the balanced participation of women and men in all areas of parliamentary life, according to PACE. Approving a...
25/06/2025 | Session
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) this evening, Wednesday 25 June 2025, at around 20h40 CEST (to be confirmed), as the highlight of its summer plenary session in Strasbourg. He will also take questions from members...
25/06/2025 | Session
The dignity, rights and well-being of athletes must be placed “at the core” of global sports governance, PACE said, calling for a “paradigm shift” that aligns sport with democratic values, transparency and the public interest. “Only a co-ordinated, inclusive and multistakeholder approach can...