18/06/2018 | News
The full speeches by all heads of state or government who have addressed the Assembly since its creation in 1949 have been placed online. The archive on the Assembly’s website features a total of 263 speeches.
24/04/2018 | News
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland replied to questions from members of the Parliamentary Assembly in a question and answer session during the Assembly’s Spring part-session.
02/11/2017 | News
“The Council of Europe and the Nordic Council share similar values and goals”, said Maria Guzenina, Chairperson of the Finnish delegation to the PACE, addressing the Nordic Council Plenary Session in Helsinki on behalf of PACE.
19/10/2017 | News
Bringing together some 70 participants, the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) holds its annual Conference in Strasbourg on 19-20 October to mark its 40th anniversary.
07/10/2017 | News
Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD) and Emanuelis Zingeris (Lithuania, EPP/CD) have been proposed as candidates for the election as PACE President following the resignation of Pedro Agramunt.
02/10/2017 | News
“From reports, it has become clear that considerable and in some cases excessive violence was used during attempts to control or prevent the consultation, whether legal or not, called by the Catalonian authorities," Sir Roger Gale said.
01/10/2017 | News
"It is with deep regret that I have seen the violent incidents in Catalonia today," said Sir Roger Gale, most senior Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
15/09/2017 | News
“Our thoughts are with all those injured or affected by today’s terror incident on the London Underground,” said Sir Roger Gale, the most senior Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly.
18/08/2017 | News
Sir Roger Gale, the most senior Vice-President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), has strongly condemned yesterday’s terror attack in Barcelona, in which 13 people were killed and many dozens hurt.
30/06/2017 | News
A motion for dismissal of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Pedro Agramunt, has just been tabled by 158 component members of the Assembly belonging to 5 political groups and 36 national delegations.
14/05/2017 | News
“I am pleased that you have the opportunity to find out more about our two institutions, which are a little like “sisters”, who share the same values”, said Wojciech Sawicki, at the first Open Day organised jointly by the EP and the CoE.
04/05/2017 | News
Rapporteurs have called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to conduct an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of blogger Mehman Galandarov, who was found hanged in his cell in a Baku prison.