24/06/2025 | Session
Addressing the PACE session today, Maltese Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg recalled the recent achievements of the Committee of Ministers, as well as the priorities of the Maltese Presidency – with Ukraine at the forefront. In his address he referred to the decision to establish a Special Tribunal...
24/06/2025 | Session
PACE today expressed concern about the dire situation of Ukrainian prisoners of war, “subjected to summary executions, widespread and systematic torture, and inhuman and degrading treatment, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity”. Unanimously adopting a resolution based on the...
24/06/2025 | Session
“Certain fundamental principles of international law must not and cannot be set aside or undermined in any ongoing or future negotiations,” said PACE today. The Assembly condemned the “illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine” and warned...
23/06/2025 | Session
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, opening the Assembly’s summer session in Strasbourg today, announced an address later in the week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during his first visit to the Council of Europe, and urged “the final steps” towards the establishment of an...
11/06/2025 | Children of Ukraine
A three-member delegation from PACE’s Parliamentary Network on the situation of the children of Ukraine carried out a fact-finding visit to Ukraine on 9-10 June 2025 where topics discussed included the situation of deported Ukrainian children, measures being taken to sanction those responsible...
30/05/2025 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Committee on Political Affairs, meeting on 27 May in Chania (Greece), expressed concern about the dramatic situation of Ukrainian prisoners of war, “subjected to summary executions, widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment, amounting to war crimes”. Adopting the report by...
25/05/2025 | President
“I welcome the prisoner exchange taking place this Sunday, the third and final phase of a ‘1,000 for 1,000’ exchange negotiated last week in Istanbul by Russia and Ukraine. I hope that this important step will help build trust and genuine cooperation between all parties to the conflict. It must...
15/05/2025 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, meeting on 13 May in Paris, categorically reaffirmed indisputable legal and human rights considerations related to the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine. It stated that certain fundamental principles of international law, such...
15/05/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
"Ukrainian children are non-negotiable. There can be no just and lasting peace without the unconditional return of all deported and forcibly transferred Ukrainian children. The safe and immediate repatriation of these children must form an integral part of any future peace agreement", today said...
09/04/2025 | Session
“More than eleven years after its start, the illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues to rage, causing endless damage and suffering to Ukraine and its people,” today reaffirmed PACE following an urgent debate. The Assembly warned...
20/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Addressing the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, appealed for unwavering support in Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression. “No matter how hard it gets, no matter what we face, we will never stop. We will not stop fighting...
24/02/2025 | President
“Peace must not only be lasting; it must be just. Justice for Ukraine has been at the heart of the Council of Europe’s mission over these past three years. And today, with the controversies that surround possible peace talks, more than ever, we must stand firm in upholding it,” the PACE President...