23/06/2014 | Session
At the opening of its 2014 Summer session, the Assembly decided to hold a current affairs debate on “The political and humanitarian consequences of the crisis in Ukraine”, which will be followed by the address of the Ukrainian President.
23/06/2014 | Session
The PACE President has welcomed the recent proposals from the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, to establish a cease-fire, declare an amnesty and initiate constitutional reform, which all “give genuine cause for hope”.
23/06/2014 | Session
PACE stated that Ukraine’s presidential election was “in line with international commitments and respected fundamental freedoms in the vast majority of the country” despite continued violence in the east of Ukraine.
23/06/2014 | Session
The President of the Kyrgyz Parliament, Asilbek Jeenbekov, and PACE President Anne Brasseur today signed the Partner for democracy status, granted by the Parliamentary Assembly in April 2014.
23/06/2014 | Session
Elnar Mammadyarov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Chairman of Committee of Ministers, today presented to the Parliamentary Assembly the communication on the activities of the Committee of Ministers.
20/06/2014 | Session
The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will address the Parliamentary Assembly on Thursday 26 June 2014 in Strasbourg, in the context of PACE Summer Session taking place from 23 to 27 June.
16/06/2014 | Session
The election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, an address by the President of Azerbaijan, a debate on 'left-to-die boat' and on large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows in Italy are among the highlights of the session.
05/06/2014 | Session
The election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, an address by the President of Azerbaijan and a joint debate on 'left-to-die boat' and on migratory flows on Italian shores are among the highlights of the session.
11/04/2014 | Session
PACE has strongly condemned instances of outright violation of “interim measures” requested by the European Court of Human Rights – such as halting an individual’s extradition or deportation, for example.
11/04/2014 | Session
The Assembly has called on member States to make ending child poverty a political priority, and to maintain an adequate level of budgetary resources for social services for families.
11/04/2014 | Session
Approving a resolution based on a report by Roel Deseyn (Belgium, EPP/CD), the Assembly discussed a series of steps for ensuring “decent work for all” in Europe.
11/04/2014 | Session
A gap remains between the legal right of refugees to take up employment and their successful integration into host societies’ labour markets, according to PACE.